316 [Nov. 1847. 



Berks Co , Pa., five or six feet below the surface. Depo- 

 sited by Dr. Joel Y. Shelley, of Berks county. 



Specimens in spirits, of Leptophis oestivus, and Coluber exi- 

 mius. Presented by Dr. Pennock. 



Fossil bones of a new genus of extinct Ruminants, consist- 

 ing of the cranium and parts of a humerus, ulna, and 

 radius. Deposited by Mr. Joseph Culbertson, of Cham- 

 bersburg, Penn. 



Cranium of Vulpes fulvus. Deposited by Dr. Morton. 



Native silver from Guanaxato, Mexico. Presented by Dr. 

 Griffith. 



Specimen of Loxia cardinalis. From Mr. Phillips. 



DONATIONS TO LIBRARY. 



American Journal of Science and Arts. New Series. Vol. 4. 



No. 12. From the Editors. 

 On the inhalation of the vapour of ether in surgical operations. 



By John Snow, M. D. 8vo. London, 1847. From Mr. 



Lambert. 

 A Medico-botanical catalogue of the plants and ferns of St. 



Johns, Berkley, S. C. An inaugural thesis for the degree 



of M. D. By Francis Peyre Porcher. 8vo. pamphlet. 



Charleston, S. C.1847. From the author. 

 Literary Record and Journal of the Linnean Association of 



Pennsylvania College. Vol.4. No. 1. From the Asso- 

 ciation. 

 The Geognosy of the Island of St. Helena, in a series of views, 



plans, and sections, with remarks and observations. By 



Robert F. Seale. Folio. London, 1S34. From Mr. Saml. 



Ashmead. 



Dr. Wilson deposited the following : 

 An analysis of the British Ferns and their allies. By G. W. 



Francis, F. L. S. 2d edition. 8vo. London, 1S42. 

 A history of British Ferns and allied plants. By Edward 



Newman, F. L. S. 8vo. London, 1S44. 



