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nati, February 19, 1884; from Allen M. James, two specimens marine 

 shells ; from E. M. Cooper, one malformed lien's egg ; from Dr. W. A. 

 Dun, two coccoons. 

 Adjourned. 



Tuesday, May 6, 1884. 



SCIENTIFIC MEETING. 



President Hunt in the chair. Fifteen members present. 



Prof. Joseph F. James read a paper on "Pollen, its development, forms 

 and uses." The subject was prefaced by an account of the courses of in- 

 struction for teachers and advanced students which are now afforded by the 

 large Museums and Academies of Science in the Eastern cities. The paper 

 was fully illustrated with pictures prepared by the author and projected 

 upon a screen, Dr. Hunt assisting with the lantern. 



The paper was referred to the Publishing Committee. 



The committee appointed at the annual meeting to audit the Treasurer's 

 accounts, reported as follows : 



Cincinnati, May 2, 1884. 

 _To the President and Members of the Cincinnati Society of Natural 

 History : 



Gentlemen — Your Committee appointed at the annual meeting April 1 , 

 1883, have examined the report of the Treasurer, Mr. S. E. Wright, for 

 the year ending April 1, 1884, and find the same to be correct ; and would 

 most heartily commend the manner in which the accounts are kept. They 

 also congratulate the Society upon being favored with the gratuitous ser- 

 vices of so faithful and efficient an officer. 



Respectfully submitted, 



R. M. Byrnes, ^ 



Davis L. James, V Committee. 



Walter A. Dun, ) 



The report was received and the committee discharged. 

 The amendment to the By-Laws, submitted at the April meeting by Dr. 

 Dun, was unanimously adopted. 



Donations were received as follows : 



From Bureau of Education, Washington, Circulars of Information No. 

 5, 1873, No. 1, 1884, Report of Director of American School of Classical 

 Studies, at Athens. 1882-3 ; from W. H. Linney, two Geological Maps of 

 Spencer and Garrard, and Mercer and Garrard Counties, Ky.; from Davis 

 L. James, Report of Superintendent of Coast Survey, 1852 ; from Chief 



