Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-07-02
OUR LOCAL sClENrIsr,.

The juno Meeting Of the Linlnean society.
DR.. Wickersham presided at the meeting
Of the LininBan on Saturday and there
were seven members present. After read
ing of minutes and collection of dues the
donations to the museum were found to
be as follows A fine specimen of PAry.
nos0ma C0rnuta, commonly called horned
toad this was sent from Arizona by Mr..
Collin Cameron to Mr.. J. r. Windolph, of
Elizabeth farms, and by him to the socie-
ty. A very fine specimen of hair snake or
Gordius, measuring eight inches in length,
found in beetle and given by gentle
man whose namo is not known. A fine
stem of plant found in the sandstone in
Perry county, from Mr.. J. NJ. Lazalere.
Specimen of indurated tale from 8. 8.
Rathvon, also specimens of a variety of
caecus or scale insect infesting the Linden
trees in Lancaster. This variety was des.
cribed and named by Dr.. Rathvon in 1854.
Specimen of box wood donated by 8. M.
Sener. Bottle of salt from the spring at
Baden, near Vienna, by r.C.A. Hienitsh.
Prof. J. S. Stahr deposited a prepared
specimen of plant found by him which
is entirely new to the flora of Lancaster
county. This is the "Galinsoga parvi
flora" (Rinz and PavOn), and was col
lected on June II, 1885.
8. NJ. Scaer deposited specimens of a
Coleopterous insect found by him in the
swamps near Dillerville, feeding on the
brush willow. This is the Saperda Con
COLOR" and is entirely new to our county,
it never having been found here before
either by DR.. RathvOn or Mr.. Auxer, our
local entOmOlOgists. 1t is western
variety. Specimens of very large variety
of fire fly from Georgia, sent by Mr.. J. j.
Sprenger. Seven year Cicada, by S. P.
Eby, esq.
The donations to the library were as
Officer to Secretary of War for 1890, a
trated with plates and maps from the war
department U. s. Photographs of the
transit of Venus Dec. 6, 1882, as seen at
Santiago, Chill; observations on the
transit, and a view of the city of Santi-
ago, Chill, donated by Miles Rock,
Per VIM. l.. Gill, city. Mr.. Rock was a
member of the government expedition
and is . correspondent OF the LinnHan.
Official Gazette of patent office, VOL 23,
No. 90, June ), 1888. Circulars of infOr-
nation of Bureau of Education. No. 1,
1883, department of interior. Science for
April 81, 1888. Lancaster Fsrmer for
June, 1888. Amerscan Register for May Q,
1888, published in Paris, France. Six
book catalogues, 1G circulars, prOspsctuses
g., and two envelopes containing II
scraps of local interest.
Prof. J. S. Stair read paper describ =
ing the new variety Of plant found by him
in Lancaster county, and 8. NJ. Sener also
read notes on the now insect found by him
in our county.
The committee on constitution and BY
laws made report, recommending some
changes in the various articles and sections.
The report was received aud laid over for
three months for final action, which is
required by the charter. The committee
was then discharged.
A gentleman who had soma ludian
curiosities on special deposit, was given
leave to remove the same.
Society then adjourned to meet on Satur
day, September 80, 1888, at! p. IN.