August, 1846.] 89 



Stated Meeting, August 4, 1846. 

 Vice President Morton in the Chair. 



DONATIONS TO MUSEUM. 



One hundred species of Plants from Texas, Missouri, Illinois, 

 &c, from the collections of F. Lindheimer, Dr. Engelmann, 

 and C. A. Geyer. Presented by Dr. Engelmann, of St. 

 Louis. 



DONATIONS TO LIBRARY. 



Report of the Commissioner of Patents for the year 1845, read 

 24th Feb. 1846. pp. 1184. From the Hon. J. R. Inger- 

 soll. 



Charter, Constitution, and By-Laws of the Cincinnati Horti- 

 cultural Society, with a report of its transactions for 1843 

 '44 '45. From the Society. 



Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, Vol. 4. 

 No. 34. September to December, 1845. From the Society. 



Proceedings of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Vol. 1. 

 No. 6. From the Society. 



Proceedings of the Boston Natural History Society, pp. 121 

 to 136 inclusive. From the Society. 



Mr. Webster's vindication of the Treaty of Washington of 

 1842. Washington, 1846. From the Author. 



Charts of the Harbors of Annapolis, Maryland, and New 

 Bedford, made under the direction of A. D. Bache, Esq. 

 Superintendent of the U. S. Coast Survey. From the Trea- 

 sury department, through Prof. Bache. 



Dr. Thomas B. Wilson presented the following valuable works, 

 in 4 vols. 8vo., illustrated by numerous colored plates ; by 

 R. P. Lesson : 



Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux-mouches. 



" " " Oiseaux de Paradis et des Epimaques. 



" " Colibris. 



Les Trochilidees, ou les Colibris et les Oiseaux-mouches. 



