Dec., 1889,] elliott society. 229 



Soolcs Heceived. 



Kansas Academy of Sciences : Transactions, Vol. X. 

 Eeale Instituto di Stucli Siiperiori, Firenzi : 



Antonio Eoiti, Osservazioni della Elettricita Atmosferica. 

 Georgio Pellizzaii. Ai-chiyio della Scuola d'Anatomia Pata- 



logica. 

 Luigi Lnciani, Linee General! della Fisiologia del Cervelletto- 

 Angiolo Filippi, Esegesi INledico Legal! sul Methodus Tes- 

 tificandi di Giovan Battista Codronchi. 

 West American Scientist, San Diego, Cal. : No. 48. 

 Eoval Society, London : Proceedings, No. 283. 

 EHsha Mitche]! Scientific Society, Chapel Hill, N. C. : Joui^nal, 

 1889, pai't 1. 



Boston Society of Natural History : Proceedings, Yol. XXEV, 

 parts 1 and 2. 



Museum of Comparative Zoology, Cambridge : Bulletin, Yol. 

 XVn, No. 5. 



The Chairman exhibited a blue print chart of one of the " Big 

 Trees " of California, which he had received from Mr. E. H. Lucas, 

 Jr., of San Francisco, fi'om which it apj)eared that the germ had 

 vitahzed A. D. 620. 



Mr. Maz5xk exhibited specimens of the recently described Pupa 

 rugosida, Sterki, from Sullivan's Island, S. C. 



The following 2)aper was read : 



"RAINING" TREES. 



BY WILLIAil SCHXEPEGRELL, M. D. 



On December 2d, 1889, my attention vras called by an article in the Deutsche 

 Zeitung, to the pbenomenon of a " raining tree " at the Schuetzenplatz, near 

 the Citj' boundary. Ha^-ing frequently seen notices of similar phenomena, 

 with theoretical opinions as to their cause and origin, but Tvith a minimum of 

 facts from which a scientific theory could be deduced, 1 made a series of obser- 

 vations which I beg to report. 



December 3d, 1889, 1.40 p.m.; Thermometer, 67^; Barometer, "Weather Fan*. 

 I found the tree, of which the phenomenon is reported, West of the dance-hall 



