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The following specimens in spirits, of Reptilia, originally 



part of Prof. Rafinesque's collection, were presented by 



Dr. Hallowell, viz. : 

 Lacerta viridis, var. agilis, Linn. ; L. caerulescens, m. & f. , L. 



Brongniartii Daudin ; L. muralis ; L. crocea ; Anguis fra- 



gilis ; Coluber iEsculapii ; C. austriacus ; C. tesselatus ; C. 



natrix, L.; Vipera ammodytes ; Ranaarborea; R. esculenta; 



R. temporaria ; R. fusca ; R ignea ; R. variabilis ; R. 



vulgaris ; Salamandra maculosa ; S. atra ; S. cristata ; S. 



ignea ; S. tseniata. 



DONATIONS TO LIBRARY. 



Medical Botany ; or descriptions of the more important plants 

 used in medicine ; with their history, properties and mode 

 of administration. By R. Eglesfeld Griffith, M. D. 8vo. 

 Philadelphia, 1847. From the Author. 



On Hybridization amongst vegetables. By the Hon. and 

 very Rev. William Herbert, L. S. D., Dean of Manchester. 

 Part 1. From the Author, through Dr. Elwyn. 



The Corresponding Secretary read a letter from Richard 

 Kippist, Esq., Librarian of the Linnean Society of London, 

 dated March 4, 1847, acknowledging the receipt of his notice 

 of election as a Correspondent. 



Prof. Johnson made some remarks upon the Tippecanoe 

 coal mines of Clover Hill, Virginia, from which the specimens 

 presented this evening were obtained. 



Stated Meeting, May 18, 1847. 

 Mr. Phillips in the Chair. 



DONATIONS TO MUSEUM. 



The following collections of Bivalve Shells (consisting of 

 162 species) was presented by Dr. Robert E. Griffith, 

 viz. : 



