Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-03-31
THE LINNEA
pnovErpisos or rnu LAST MEET,
Various Valuable Don at,ons 10 the nn.,um
ana 'iiorary-Activo Members Elected
to the So,iptx

various Valuable Donations TO the museun
""" "iaorary-Activo Members Elected
To the society.
Tho linrpan society met Ia its rooms on
saturday afternoon, at $3.50 o'clock, tho
president, Hon. j. L. Wiokersham. in tho
chair The minutes of tho preyious meet
ing were read aud approved aud dues
collected. Donations to tho museum
consisted OF pure specimen of tho
Florida whiptail or "Vinargia.r Tho
scientific uamo OF this insect Is "Thely-
phonas cxoubitor," of Gerard. 1t boonpn
to tho same family which includes tho
scorpions, tarautular, aul allied general.
This specimen was donated by Mr. Benja
min Snayly, now of Florida, formerly of
our city. For more extended account
OF TINS raro insect SEQ tho interesting
description in tho Hirmer Tor April,
1854. bottle containing u number of
Larvae of lepidoptcrous and calcoptcrOus
insects, found by Mr.. Frederick Boatos, Of
Willow Street, during tho month of Fob
| runry, 1854. A specimen of the lamprey
| eel, taken adhorent to u fish exposed for
sale III the Lancaster markets by MrJ. NJ,
Westhaeher. THIS Gel Is porasitis upon
tisb, and is known as Por0mgron nigricous,
n specimen of larvr of SpilOsoma isabella.
and whitc cgocus flower collected Ia open
air on February 25, 1884, during tempo
rary thaw, the next day temperature
falling point, donated by !. NJ. Senior, esq.
| DR.. ). ) Rathvou deposited two specimens
of drilled wood aud a.hor, as illustrative
OF his article on Animal Mechanism"
Mr.. George Flick, taxidcrmist, of this
city, donated a fine stuffed specimen of
the Jacobin pigeon.
Donations TO library consist of thirteen
botanical and ten plant catalogues donated
by 5. NJ Sener. Philadelphia Tunes Mo.
bile DdRy Register, Sacramento Union and
NatoRa! Tribune, March, 1884. Lancaster
| Farmers for February and March, 1884 :;
catalogue of DR.. Lc COutis, collection OF
chronological books for sale; LppiucOtt's
BuAe in and B0ok Euger for November,
1854 Dulan's catalogue Of botanical
books; catalogue of rare and
curious books from IL Southcran, Lordon !;
circulars and 4, also pamphlets ON
Education IN Italy and the BuGalina
Prize from department of interior,
Washington, ID. O.; prospectus of politi
cal CyclopUtia by J. LalOr American for
March, 1884 catalogue of duplicate books
IA Mercantile library, Astor Place, New
York Muhfs catalogue rare books cir
culars in reference 10 genealogy of the
Pratt family from 1868 down catalogue
Of historical books from McDonough,
Albany, y. Y; American college direc
tory proceedings Of natural sciences,
Philadelphia, from June to October, 1885,
part 2 proceedings American Philosophi- .
cal society from Aprii, 1888, to January,
1854 No. III patout office Gazette for
February and March, 1854 volumes A.
c. \ &. atlas ID. 3, vol. IL @. 7 aud
\ a., five in all, OF s,COnd geological sur.
vey of Pennsy sylvanla.
| Letters weTo filed from the Oneida His
to.ical society, asking for exchange Of
proceedings, also fifth annual address of
the same donated To library. a vote of
thanks was tenderei to donors to museum
and library. An original paper on AMI
NAL Mechanism was read by DIR. ). 5.
RathvOn. illustrated BY specimens deposit.
cd also a paper On the Florida whip
tail, by tho same.
Prof. Theodore Appel aud Miss NJ. z.
Baker, Lancaster, wcro elected active
mombers, aud &. W. DOrlug, Utica, n.
; Y, a correspondent secretary. The sec.
retary said that shares of stock had been
: properly executed and delivered 10 mem
bers entitled g. same, according to resolu
tion OF Februa y, 1854. Also that he had
expressed 10 the Onctda historical society
lot OF FIrH!srs containing our proCsed.
logs.
> \ committee Of three vas then on mo
tion appointed to draft a new constitution
and by laws, using suggestions from recent
committees reports and old constitution
and by laws as a guide. and report to
society at next meeting, The committee
consists of President J z. Wickersham, 5.
NJ. SeEer and Prof. j. S. Stair.
Under scientific gossip it was mentioned
that there are 500, coo distinct species o
Insects, and 1000, 900 species euumoratcC
in tho animal kingdom
Adjourned to meet Saturday afternoon
\ April 20 at 2! O'Clock at museum.