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22. The Condensation of Alipatic Aldehydes with Aromatic 
Amines, Alvin S. Wheeler, of the North Carolina Uni- 
versity. 
The following reaction takes place without any dehydrat- 
ing agent: RCHO+2RNH 2 =RCH (RNH) 2 +H 2 0. In some 
cases at low temperatures the addition product is obtained. 
Condensation products of Chloral with the three nitranilines, 
p-bromaniline, o-toluidine, anthranilic acid, and o-anisidine 
were prepared. By-products, as yet unidentified, were 
obtained with o-toluidine and with anthranilic acid. The 
condensation products are readily broken down by Hydro- 
chloric acid and by acetic anhydride. When suspended or 
dissolved in the glacial acetic acid they react with extreme 
smoothness with bromine, forming beautifully crystalline 
compounds which are much more stable than the condensation 
products. 
23. Chapel Hill Ferns, by W. C. Coker, of the University of 
North Carolina. 
A collection of the living ferns and fern allies native to 
Chapel Hill, N. C., was made and exhibited in pots. Twenty 
species were represented, including all the known Ptridophytes 
of the neighborhood, except Botrychium ternatum and its 
variety, dissectum, which had not yet appeared above 
ground. 
24. Notes on Turtles of Genus Pseudemys, C. S. Brimley, of 
Raleigh, N. C. 
25. Electricity in Heavy Traction (Illustrated by lantern 
slides), J. E. Uatta, of the University of North Caro- 
lina. 
26. The Optical Rotation of Volatile Oil, C. H. Herty and 
G. A. Johnson, of the University of North Carolina. 
27. Children’s Home Society Methods, William B. Streeter, 
of Greensboro. 
