836 Proceedings of Scientific Societies. (September, 
— The only photograph that was taken of William B. Carpen- 
ter, C.B., M.D., LL.D., F.R.S., during his 3 2e to the U.S, 
when he came ‘to attend the "A. A. An Si; ures II x 17 in, 
and copies can be obtained of Mr. Charles Siea IŜI Hodia 
Street, Buffalo, NY 
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PROCEEDINGS OF SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES. 
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE — 
This body met at Buffalo, N. Y., commencing August 18th, in 
the building of the municipal High School. The following 
Papers were read: 
Thursday, August roth. 
SECTION E—GEoLocy AND GEOGRAPHY. 
On the a Nt of testing building stones by absorption, freezing and fire, Alexis 
A. Julie 
Thickness a the glacier in N. E. Penn. John C. Bra 
A remarkable extinct geyser basin in S. W. Colorado. “Theo. B. Comstock. 
The Tully limestone ; its distribution, character and fossils. S. G. Williams. 
Note on the Lower Helderberg rocks of Cayuga county, N. Y. S. G. Williams. 
Revision of the Cayuga Lake section of the Devonian. H. G. Williams. an 
Mechanical origin of the Triassic monoclinal in the Conn. valley. W. M. Davis. ; 
Remarks on molluscan fossils of the New Jersey marl beds, contained in Vols. I = 
I of the New Jersey pulsibalbsigy. and on their stasireselibedl relations. 
P. Whitfield. 
Preliminary geological map of Nebraska. L. E. Hicks. 
e Permian formation in Nebraska. L, E. Hicks. 
Some typical well-sections in Nebraska. L. E. Hicks. 
The Lincoln salt-basin. - Hicks. 
On Devonian and Carboniferous fishes. J. S. Newberry. 
On the Cretaceous flora of N. America. J. S. Newberry. 
On some Carboniferous wood from Ohio. E. W. Sasa 
On the deep well at Akron, Ohio. E. W. Cla n New 
Notes on the Arch ities ad = the highlands oe of the Hudson river i 
in New York. TC CoS 
Some new geologic taken E K. Gilbert. í 
Roanded boulders at high altitudes along some Appalachian rivers. I. C. White 
Topography of head of Chesapeake bay. - McGee. 
Seer. geology of the head of Chesapeake bay. W.J.M 
k. G 
= Sleg the roofing slates of Granville, Washington ae New Yor 
D. Wole 
T. B: 
Super-metamorphism ; its actuality, inducing causes and general effects. 
: omstock, 
Paper on geology of Florida. J. Kost. 
r SECTION F—BIoLocy. 
Atavism the result of cross-breeding lettuce. E. Lewis Sturtevant. W. J. Beal. 
— The bulliform or hygroscopic cells of grasses and sedges compared. Coulter and J. 
aoe Eee North American pines based on leaf anatomy. John M. 
