Proceedings of the Society. 



67 



Cultivated Plants. 



Calycanthus floridus, L. 

 Akebia quinata. 

 Dicentra spectablis. 

 Viola adorata, L. 

 Berberis aquifolium. 

 Pruaus anierieana. Marsh. 

 P. raaritima. 

 P. chicasa. 

 P. spinosa. 

 P. armeniaca. 



Amygdalus persica, Mar. 20. 

 Spivea prunifolia. 

 S. thunbergii. 

 Fragaria vesca. 

 Amelanchier canadensis. 

 A. var. botryapium. 

 A. var. alnifolia. 

 Pyrus malus. 

 P. communis. 

 Cydonia japonica. 

 Exocharda grandifolia. 

 Rhodotypus kerriana. 

 Lonicera tartarica. 



L. odorata. 



Halesia tetraptera. 



Vinca minor. 



Cercis japonica. 



Forsythia viridissima. 



Syringa vulgaris. Blue and White 



varieties. 

 Betula alba. 

 Tsuga canadensis. 

 Larix europaea. 

 Juniperus virginiana. 

 J. communis. 

 Thuja occidentalis. 

 Biotia elegantissima. 

 Chsetocyperus obtusa. 

 N arcissus p3eudo-narcissus . 

 X. poeticus. 

 X. jonquilla. 



Galanthus nivalis. Passing out. 

 Iris pumila. 

 Tulipa- Varieties. 

 Scilla siberica. 



Hyacinthus. Varieties passing out. 



Tuesday Evening, May 2, 1882. 

 Dr. R. M. Byrnes, President, in the chair. Present, 30 members. 

 General F. D'Utassy and John M. Xickles were elected members. 

 A microscopical soiree was announced for Wednesday evening, 

 May 10. 



The following donations were announced: From Otis T. Mason, five 

 pamphlets : from Smithsonian Institution, five pamphlets ; from Signal 

 Service Bureau, Monthl}' Weather Review ; from Department of the 

 Interior, Bulletin of Entomological Commission ; from H. S. Bosworth, 

 specimens of Leptogorgia stenobranchis, Coquina, Serpula and shells 

 from Florida ; from F. A. Sampson, Sedalia, Mo., ten species of shells 

 and fossils ; from James N. Davison, two insects ; from Colonel J. W- 

 Abert, twelve specimens ores ; from M. Parr, Omaha, Neb., seventeen 

 specimens minerals and fossils ; from F. L. Eaton, one insect; from H. S. 

 Clark, one Helianthus annuus (sunflower); from Dr. J. H. Hunt, fifty 

 microscopical slides of diatoms, etc.; from Dr. Robert Fletcher, 

 Washington, D. C, one pamphlet: from Mrs. John Chapman, per Judge 

 Force, a large collection of minerals, shells, fossils, wood specimens? 

 whale's teeth, etc.; from Dr. O. D. Norton, skull of badger. 



Mr. John W. Shorten read the following paper : 



I desire to call attention to a few facts concerning the relation of our 

 rapacious birds' to agriculture. 



