Calendar of Societies. 



Philosophical society, Washington. 

 May 22. — Newton L. Bates, Organic cells of un- 

 known origin and form found in human faeces (two 

 cases), with specimens ; J. S. Billings and G. Brown 

 Goode, On museum specimens illustrating biology ; 

 George P. Merrill, On geological museum. 



Society of arts, Boston. 

 May 27. — T. M. Brown, The latest development 

 of the Bessemer process, or the blowing of small 

 charges. 



Anthropological society, Washington. 

 May 18. — Victor Mindeleff, The cliff-dwellings of 

 Canon de Chelley. 



Natural history society. Agricultural college, 

 Michigan. 



March meeting. — G. L. Teller, Comparison of 

 starch-grains in the common and the Colorado potato ; 

 L. G. Carpenter, Comet ; W. E. Gammon, Our winter 

 birds; L. H. Bailey, jun., Double fruits; G. W. 

 Park, Cheese-mites. 



April meeting. — F. L. Charles, Cells of ripe ap- 

 ples ; C. B. Cook, Mounting birds ; H. R. Case, 

 Vessels in plants ; K. Tamari, Japanese paper ; Miss 

 Mary Harrison, Structure of cotton, flax, wool, and 

 silk ; C. S. Crandall, Germination. 



May meeting. — A. B. Goodwin, Chlorophyll; 

 J. C. Duffey, Snakes ; Miss Mary Carpenter, Nettle- 

 stings ; Miss Jessie Baal, Pollen-tubes ; H. H. Winde, 

 Comparison of brains- of the cat, woodchuck. robin, 

 and cow ; A. B. Cordleg, The cup fungus : Mr. Pel- 

 ton, Nesting of the English sparrow ; A. E. Bulson, 

 Microscopic structure of tough and brash ash. 



Publications received at Editor's Office, May 17-22. 



Jevons, W. Stanley, letters and journal of. Ed. by his wife. 

 London, Macmillan, 18S6. 12+473 p., portr. 8°. $4. 



L-uciani, L., Seppilli, G. Die functions-localisation auf der 

 grosshirnrinde an thierexperimenten und klinischen fallen nach- 

 gewiesen. Tr. by Dr. M. O. Fraenkel. Leipzig, Dcnicke, 1886. 

 8+414 p., illustr. 8°. (New York, Stechert.) 



Mays. T.J. The analgesic action of theine. Philadelphia, 

 Trans. Coll. phys., [1886.] ' [28] p. 8°. 



Richards, E. Principles and methods of soil analysis- 

 (Dept. agric, bull. No. 10) Washington, Government, 1886. 

 66 p. 8°. 



Royce, J. American commonwealths. California. Boston, 

 Houghton, Mifflin &r Co., 1886. 16+513 p. 16 . $1.25. 



Spencer, G. L. Report of experiments in the manufacture of 

 sugar at Magnolia station, Lawrence, La., 1885-86. 2d report. 

 (Dept. agric, bull. No. 11.) Washington, Government, 1886. 

 26 p., 1 pi. 8°. 



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