May, 1869.] elliott society. 69 



wise, shining, whitish or pale yellowish flesh-color. Sporidia bright orange or 

 flame-colored, somewhat large, ovoid, ( biseptate ? ) A lilac efflorescence, or 

 purpnraceous stratum often takes possession of the vacant pseudo peridia, 

 which is to all appearance some delicate species of mould. 



Prof. McCrady read a continuation of his " Critique of Dar- 

 win's Theoiy of Pangenesis." * 



MAY 13th, 1869. 

 W. "Wragg Smith, Esq. in the Chair. 



Books Received. 



Boston Society of Natui-al Histoiy, Proceedings, Vol. Xm, pp. 

 805-336 ; 



Occasional Papers, No. 1, Harris' Entomological Correspondence ; 



Memoirs, Vol. I, pt. 4, and 



Working Map of North America. 



Musemn of Comparative Zoology, Cambridge : Keports of Trus- 

 tees, 1867-8 ; 



Kev. J. B. Perry, Queries on the Ked Sandstone of Vermont 

 and its Relations to other Rocks, and 



L. E. Pourtales, Contributions to the Eauna of the Gulf Stream. 



Zoologisch-Mineralogischer Verein, Regensbui'g: Correspon- 

 denz-Blatt, 1868. 



Naturwissenschaf tlicher Verein, Bremen : Abhandlungen, Band 

 I, Heft 1. 



K. K. Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wein : Math.-Nat. Classe, 

 Sitzsungs-Berichte, Band LVI, Heft 2-5, I Ab. ; Heft 3-5, n 

 Ab. 



* See Note, page 58. 



