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species new to the flora. He also showed specimens of Cardimine 

 (Dentaria) laciniata, and Cardamine (Dentaria) muUifida, in which 

 the different forms of each so ran together as to be inseparable. The 

 two species should now be referred to C. laciniata and var. midtijida. 



Prof. James also read a short note appended by the editor of Science to 

 his communication respecting Caladium, read at the previous meet- 

 ing of the Society, stating that the phenomenon there recorded had 

 been noticed by Musset [1865] and by Munting [1672]. 



Mr. Davis L. James read a sketch of Mr. T. W. Spurlock, lately 

 . deceased. 



The papers were all referred to the Publishing Committee. 



Mr. I. H. Harris, of Waynesville, Ohio, was unanimously elected to 

 regular membership. 



A communication was received from L. E. Warner, Esq., chairman 

 of the local committee on entertainment of the American Institute of 

 Mining Engineers, thanking the Society for its co-operation through 

 its committee. 



The following proposition to amend the By-Laws was read: 

 Proposition to amend the By-Laws of the Cincinnati Society of Nat- 

 ural History — that the following words be added to Section I. of 

 Article VI : 



" And all papers shall, before being so published, be read at a meet- 

 ing of the Society, either in full, by abstract or by title." 



The amendment was laid over for one month, as required by the 

 By-Laws. 



The President announced that the next meeting would be the an- 

 nual meeting tor the election of officers, and hoped there would be a 

 good attendance. 



Donations were received as follows: 



From Prof. F. W. Putnam, Abstract of recent Archseological Excur- 

 sions in Wisconsin and Ohio; from Chief of Signal Service Bureau, 

 Weather Review, December, 1883; from E. M. Cooper, Esq., pamphlet, 

 Flora of Worcester count} 7 , Mass.; from Department of Agriculture, 

 three pamphlets on Entomology; from Kentucky Geological Survey, 

 ten pamphlets, viz. : Report of Progress, 1882 to 1884; Peter on Compo- 

 sition of Kentucky soils; Linney on Geology of Lincoln, Mercer, Gar- 

 rard and Washington counties; Linney on Rocks of Central Ken- 

 tucky; Linney on Botany of Madison, Lincoln, Mercer, Garrard, 

 Marion and Washington counties; Proctor on Resources of the North 

 Cumberland Valley; Crandall on Geology of Morgan, Johnson, 

 McGoffin and Floyd counties; from F. A. Sampson, of Sedaiia, Mo., five 

 pamphlets, viz.: Geological Report on Mineral Lands, Report on Min- 

 ing and Manufacturing, Natural History of Pettis county, Mo., Notes 

 on Distribution of Shells; from Cornell University, Register 1883-84; 

 from Dr. E. G. Betty. Dental Register, February, 1884; from Charles 

 Dury, Esq., Centipede in alcohol; from Zoological Garden, Cincinnati, 

 16 specimens of animals, Tenth Annual Report of the Garden. 



Adjourned. 



