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coides pilosus (Willd.) from northern Ohio. He also exhibited in con- 
nection with the two last, specimens of A. faxoni Porter and A. p?'in- 
glei Gray, the former from northeastern Illinois, the latter from cen- 
tral Wisconsin. Mr. Monroe knew of no reason why the species above 
named should not all occur in Wisconsin, but he had never found the 
New England species in this state. 
The members were very much interested in Mr.. Monroe's exhibi- 
tion and there" was a considerable amount of discussion concerning- 
certain species. 
The meeting then adjourned. 
Milwaukee, Oct. 24, 1907. 
Eegular monthly meeting of the Society. 
Vice President Ward in the chair and 47 persons present. 
The names of Mr. Charles B. Weil, 286 Knapp St. ; Dr. Geo. W. C. 
Meyer, Oconomowoc, Wis.; Robert W. Martin, Jr., 3107 Cedar St., and 
Miss Alice Childs, East Side High School, were proposed for active 
membership in the Society, and they were elected at the directors' 
meeting following. 
There being no further business, Mr. Howland Russel addressed 
the meeting on "A Visit to Linn.neus," a retrospection on the life, 
home and character of the great pioneer naturalist gleaned from the 
wrritings of his contemporaries. 
Mr. Russell gave a brief description of the personality of Linnaius, 
followed by a biography considering the more important epochs in his 
life with his achievements during each. At the close he pointed out 
the immense amount of work accomplished by Linnaeus and its place 
as the basis of all present systematic botany and zoology. After some 
discussion on the part of various members the meeting adjourned. 
Milwaukee, Nov. 14, 1907. 
Meeting of the combined sections. 
President Teller in the chair and about 50 persons present. 
Mr. Colles spoke on the origin and deposition of the Principal Ores 
of Copper and its extraction. 
The speaker described the most important ores of copx)er and 
classified them according to their chemical constitution. He de- 
scribed the manner in which ores are deposited, more particularly 
their relation to watery solutions, their geographical distribution and 
abundance. He also described the methods of extracting the metal 
from several of the more important types of ores. After he had 
finished some of the members joined in a short discussion on certain 
