72 PROCEEDINGS OF THE [AugUSt, 1869. 



AUGUST 26th, 1869. 

 The President in the Chair. 



Books Received. 



Kaiseiiiche Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien: Math.-Naturw. 

 Classe, Sitszungsberichte, Band 57, Heft 4--5, I Ab. ; Heft 4-5, 

 II Ab.; Band 58, Heft 1. 



Physic-Med. Gesellschaft, Wiirzburg: Sitzungsberichte, 1868. 



Contributions to the Collection. 



Leaves of Rohinia pseudacacia mined by the larva of Litliocol- 

 letis Robinella, Clemens. Charleston, end of May ; 



Depazea catdlpae on the superior surface of the green growing 

 leaf. Charleston, May. 



Depazea sps. f on Cor mis Asperifolia. Mt. Pleasant, S. C, June. 



Galls of the High-bush Blackberry. June, and 



Thelephora cespitidans, Schw.? at base of Rroussonetia, July. 

 J^rom Mr. W. W. Smith. 



Prof. McCrady continued the reading of his " Critique of Dar- 

 win's Theory of Pangenesis." * 



Mr. Smith stated that the plant exhibited at the last meeting- 

 was Euphorbia variegata, Nutt., a native of Western Louisiana. 



SEPTEMBER 9th, 1869. 

 W. Wragg Smith, Esq. in the Ohair, 



* See Note, p.oge 58. 



