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PROCEEDINGS OF THE ACADEMY OP 
PHILADELPHACE^. 
Deutzia lost all its flowers and leaves with severe struggling for life, and 
was long recovering. 
CINCHONACE^. 
Serissa foetida dropped all its leaves and flowers, and recovered with great 
rapidity. 
CoFFfflA arabica was unusually sensitive. Although it stood far aloof from 
the leak, it shed every leaf, and remained leafless for some time. Its growth 
has been feeble ever since, and it may never fully recover. 
RoGiBRA were severely injured, they all lost every leaf and flower, required 
close pruning^ and were long recovering. 
Pavetta indica lost all its foliage, and recovered. 
IxoRA, This genus suffered severely. Not a flower or leaf remained on any 
individual, and had they been nearer the leak it is probable they would have 
been killed. They were cut back closelyj and have not yet fully recovered. 
Oldenlandia deppeana lost all its leaves and flowers — recovered. 
Pbntas lost all their leaves and flowers, had to be cut back, and were not 
long in recovering. 
RoNDELETiA lost all their leaves, and recovered. 
BouvARDiA lost all their leaves and flowers ; recovered. 
Manettia lost all their leaves and flowers, and recovered. 
LucuLiA gratissima lost all its leaves and buds, and withered slowly away. 
It finally died. 
Gardenia lost all their foliage, and were slow in recovering. 
OxYANTHUS lost all the foliage, and recovered slowly. 
Posoqueria longijiora was badly injured. It lost all its foliage, had to lose 
all its branches, even to within a short distance of the main trunk, and was 
very slow in recovering. 
MussiENDA frondosa lost all its leaves, flowers and bracteae ; it recovered 
slowly. 
Burchellia capensis lost every leaf and flower bud — recovered slowly. 
Campylobotrys lost all its leaves and recovered. 
CAPRIFOLIACEiE. 
Abelia. Some were not in leaf ; such as were in foliage lost every leaf, and re- 
covered slowly. 
CORNACE^. 
Benthamia lost all its foliage, and recovered. 
AucuBA lost all their leaves, had to be considerably pruned, and recovered 
slowly. 
ARISTOLOCHIACE^. 
Aristolochia lost all their leaves, grew again, but have not done well since. 
June \st. 
Vice President Lea in the Chair. 
Twenty-nine members present. 
Mr. Slack exhibited two living specimens of Argulus cato&tomi, and stated 
that this animal had been described at length by Messrs. Dana and Herrick in 
[June^ 
