590 ANNUAL RECORD OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY. 



Academy of Science and Literature." In 1834 a building 

 which they had succeeded in obtaining, with the greater part 

 of the library and collections of the society, was destroyed 

 by fire, and all operations were suspended until 1836, when 

 the Academy was again revived. The first and only volume 

 of' 1 Transactions " was published in 1837. The Academy was 

 dissolved in 1844, and the books and collections were dis- 

 tributed among its members. 



On the 7th of May, 1855, the Maryland Historical Society 

 established a Committee on Natural History, and in 1836 

 the American Academy was again organized by the adop- 

 tion of a constitution, and the election of Mr. Tyson as pres- 

 ident. On the 15th of March, 1867, an act of incorporation 

 was obtained, under the title of " The Maryland Academy 

 of Sciences." In 1873 the Academy obtained the lease of a 

 lot of ground on Mulberry Street from the University of 

 Maryland, on which is now being erected a commodious 

 building for a museum and hall. The meetings of the Acad- 

 emy are now held regularly, and many interesting commu- 

 nications are presented from time to time, together with nu- 

 merous specimens of natural history and ethnology, as well 

 as rare and valuable scientific publications. The present 

 president is Professor Philip R. Uhler; Rev. John G. Morris 

 is vice-president, and the Rev. Dr. Edwin A. Dalrymple corre- 

 sponding secretary. 



BOTANICAL CONSERVATORY OF THE MARYLAND ACADEMY OP 



SCIENCES. 



The Maryland Academy of Sciences proposes to establish 

 a botanical conservatory at Druid Hill Park as soon as the 

 sum of $50,000 can be obtained for the purpose. One of the 

 members, now on a visit to Europe, has been paying atten- 

 tion to the selection of a suitable model for imitation. 



SOUTHERN HISTORICAL SOCIETY. 



A society has been started in the South, under the name 

 of the Southern Historical Society, having special reference 

 to securing materials toward a history of the events of the 

 late war, all printed matter procurable having been brought 

 together for this purpose, while a vast amount of manuscript 

 has also been received. One gentleman has furnished a his- 



