Recent Proceedings of Societies. 



on the limb of a tree or other surface, producing a 

 noise somewhat similar to the tearing of a small piece 

 of paper. 



Torry botanical club, New York. 



Jan 12. — The following officers were elected for 

 the year 1886 : president, Dr. J. S. Newberry ; vice- 

 president, Mr Thomas Hogg ; recording secretary, 

 Mr. Arthur Hollick ; corresponding secretary, Miss 

 M. O. Steele ; treasurer, Mr. William H. Eudkin ; 

 editor of bulletin, Mrs. N. L. Britton ; associate editor, 

 Mr. F. J. H. Merrill ; curator, Miss M. 0. Steele ; 



librarian, Dr. N. L. Britton. L. H. Lighthipe, in 



a paper on k A list of new localities for rare plants 

 within fifty miles of New York,' gave Choi aria 

 virginica (L ) as occurring in Somerset county, N.J. 

 He stated that Paulownia imperialis has spread 

 rapidly from seed along the west bank of the Mill- 

 stone River, and is thoroughly established. Gerardia 

 auriculata (Michx.) was found at Woodbridge, N.J. 

 (the only known locality in the state). Albino plants 

 of Sabbatia stellaris (Pursh), Gerardia purpurea (L.), 

 and Brunella vulgaris (Tourn.). together with about 

 forty other species, were included in the list. 



Indiana academy of sciences, Indianapolis. 



Dec. 29. — In pursuance of a call of the Brookville 

 society of natural history, the Indiana academy of 

 sciences was organized by the adoption of a constitu- 

 tion and by laws, and tbe election of the following 

 officers : president, David S. Jordan, M.D. (State uni 

 versity) ; vice-presidents, J. M. Coulter. Ph.D. (Wa- 

 bash college), J. P. D. John, D.D. (De Pauw uni- 

 versity), and Rev. D. R. Moore (Brookville) ; secretary, 

 Amos W. Butler (Brookville) ; treasurer, Prof. 0. P. 

 Jenkins (State normal school) ; librarian, Prof. J. N. 

 Harty (Indianapolis). The oojects of the academy 

 were defined to be " scientific research, and the dif- 

 fusion of knowledge concerning the various depart- 

 ments of science." Membership is confined to per- 

 sons 1 engaged in scientific work or original research.' 



The following papers were read : W. H. Ragan, 



The work done for meteorology in Indiana ; E. K. 

 Quick, The progress of the study of mammalogy in 

 Indiana; Richard Owen, M.D., Sketch of the work 

 accomplished for natural and physical science in 

 Indiana ; D. S. Jordan, M.D . Rafinesque and Indiana 

 ichthyology ; J. M. Coulter, Ph.D , Indiana botany ; 

 J. P. Naylor, Physics; Prof. O.P.Jenkins, Lower 

 invertebrates ; Prof. 0. P. Jenkins. Herpetology ; 

 Prof. 0. P. Hay, Herpetology ; P. S. Baker, M.D., 

 Entomology ; Maurice Thompson, Mineralogy ; R. T. 

 Brown, M.D., The work done for geology in Indiana ; 

 R. B. Warder, Chemistry; Rev. D. R. Moore, 

 Indiana conchology ; J. B. Conner, Statistics ; A.W. 

 Butler. The past and present of Indiana ornithology ; 

 J. T. Scovill, Geography ; Daniel Kirk wood, Astrono- 

 my. Adjourned to meet at Brookville, May 20. 



Natural science association, Staten Island, New 

 Brighton. 



Jan. 9. — Mr. William T. Davis, in remarks upon 

 the habits of some native rodents, stated that he had 

 observed late summer or autumn broods of the flying 

 and red squirrels, — a fact hitherto not recorded. A 

 peculiar habit in the white-footed mouse was de- 

 scribed, by which communication is effected with 

 each other, especially when surprised. This is accom- 

 plished by beating one of the fore paws very rapidly 



Calendar of Societies. 



Philosophical society, Washington. 

 Jan. 16. — Mr. J. S. Diller, Notes upon the geology 

 of northern California ; Mr. G. K. Gilbert, Post- 

 glacial changes of level in the basin of Lake Ontario. 



Engineers'' club, Philadelphia. 

 Jan. 9, election of officers. — President, Wash- 

 ington Jones ; vice-president, Thomas M. Cleemann ; 

 secretary and treasurer, Howard Murphy ; directors, 

 Frederic Graff. Rudolph Hering, William A. Ing- 

 ham, Col. William Ludlow, and Henry G. Morris. 



Chemical society, Washington. 

 Jan. 14. election of officers. — President. Prof. 

 H. W. Wiley ; vice-presidents, Prof. E. T. Fristoe 

 and Prof. F. W. Clarke; treasurer, Prof. W. H. 

 Seaman ; secretary, Dr. A. C. Peale. 



Admission to the Royal society. 

 Will our correspondent, F. G. S., of London, 

 kindly furnish us his name and address ? Editor. 



Publications received at Editor's Office, Jan. 11-16. 



Afrika's osten mit dort eroffneten ausblicken. Heft i. Berlin, 

 Diimmler, 1885. 64 p. 8°. (New York, Stechert.) 



Baker, M. A group of circles related to Feuerbach's circle. 

 Washington, Philos. soc, |_i886.J [8] p.. illustr. 8°. 



Cosmos, the. Vol. i. No. 2. San Marco, Tex., Vogelsong, 



1885. 4 p. 4 . 



Ebers, G. Cicerone durch das alte und neue Aegypten. 

 Band i. Stuttgart, Deutsche verlags-anstalt, 1886. 16+355 p., 

 illustr. 8°. (New York. Stechert.) 



Erman, A. Aegypten und agyptisches leben im altertum. 

 Band i. Tubingen Laupp, [1886.] 16+350 p., 7 pi., illustr. S°. 

 (NewYork, Stechert.) 



Festenberg-Packisch, H. von. Der deutsche bergbau. Ber- 

 lin, VValther &> Apolant, 1886. 186 p. 8°. (New York, Stech- 

 ert ) 



Figuier, L. Les nouvelles conquetes de la science. Paris, 

 Flammarion, [1886.] 644 p., illustr., map. 4 . (New York, 

 Christern, §6.65.) 



Filhol, H. La vie au fond des Mers. Pans, Masson, [1886.] 

 8+301 p., 8 pi., illustr. 8°. (New York, Christern, $3.35.) 



Fisher, G. P. Outlines of universal history. New York and 

 Chicago, Ivison, Blakewan, Taylor &* Co., 1885. 16+674 p., 

 maps. 12 . 



Fluegel, O. Das Ich und die sittlichen ideen im leben der 

 volker. Langensalza, Beyer, 1885. 6+254 p. 12 . (NewYork, 

 Stechert.) 



Geymet. Traite pratique des emaux photographiques. 3d 

 ed. Paris, Gaut/u'er-Villars, 1885. 12+161+Lioj p. 12 . (New 

 York, Christern, $1.65.) 



Glaser, L., ed. Taschenworterbuch fur botaniker und alle 

 freunde der botanik. Leipzig, Weigel, 1885. 8+485 p. 24 . 

 (New York, Stechert.) 



Grashof, F. Theorie der kraftmaschinen. Lief. i. Leipzig, 

 Voss. 1886. 160 p., illustr. 8°. (New York, Stechert.) 



Hatton, F. North Borneo explorations and adventures on the 

 equator. With preface by Sir Walter Medhurst. New York, 

 Scribner & Wel/ord, 1886. 16+342+32 p., 18 pi., map, illustr. 

 8°. 



Hayek, G. von. Handbuch der zoologie. Band iii. Wien, 

 Gerold, 1885. 460 p., illustr. 8°. (New York. Stechert.) 



Helmholtz, H. Le mecanisme des osselets de l'oreille et de la 

 membrane du tympan. Tr. by Dr. J.-A.-A.-Kattel. Paris, Dela- 

 haye, 1886. 55 p., illustr. 4 . (New York, Christern, $1.) 



rlueppe, F. Die formen der bakterien und ihre beziehungen 

 zu den gattungen und arten. Wiesbaden, Kreidel, 1886. 8+152 

 p., illustr. 8°. (NewYork, Stechert.) 



Jaesche, E. Das grundgesetz der wissenschaft. Heidelberg, 



1886. 204445 p. 8°. (New York, Stechert.) 



Koehler, J. Exercices de geometne analytique et de geo- 

 metric superieure. Part i. Paris, Gauthier-Villars, 1886. 6+ 

 347 p., illustr. 8°. (New York, Christern, $3.) 



Leonhard, G. Grundziige der geognosie und geologic Lief. 



