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river, and was established for the stud}' of various economic 
problems of interest to the people of the State. The station has 
a good building valued at S6.000. Special precautions have been 
taken to overcome dangers arising from inundations to which the 
region is subject during severe storms. Prof. Mine identified 
about fifty birds, among them the snake bird, boat-tailed grackle, 
black vulture, little blue heron, mocking bird, Louisiana clapper- 
rail, and Wil.son’s plover. There are very few sparrows. Land 
mammals are scarce but porpoises are very numerous. A number 
of species of insects were collected, of which about 150 have been 
identified. The address was closed with a brief description of 
the flora found in the region of the laborator}- and the speaker’s 
experience in flounder, schrimp and crab fishing. 
Ortox Maj' 2, 1904. 
In the absence of the President, the meeting was called to order 
by Prof. Schaffner. It was moved and seconded that he act as 
chairman for the evening. The motion was carried. The pro- 
gram for the evening consisted of reports on theses. 
Mr. York reported work on the life history of Xelumbo. IMr. 
Morse gave an outline of his work on the embr\'ology of the 
spider’s egg. 
Under personal observations. Prof. Kellerman reported that he 
had secured uredospores of Puccinia sorghi on dent corn inocu- 
lated with uredospores from pop-corn, which, together with 
previous experiments, showed that rusts on sweet-corn, pop-corn 
and dent corn are not physiological varieties. Mr. Frank reported 
culture experiments with Sphaeropsis rosae. Prof. Schaffner 
reported observations on the time when leaves come out on various 
trees and shrubs. 
Prof. Alfred Vivian, Prof. Rudolph Hinsch, and J, C. White 
were elected to membership. 
J. X. Fraxk, Secretary pro tc?n. 
Date of Publication of June Number, June 1, 1904. 
