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Spillman presented a collection of eocene shells from Mississippi ; and a num- 

 ber of other fossils were received from Ellwood Morris, A. L. Gerhart, G. C. 

 Abbott, H. C. Wood, H. C. Yarrow, G. Lincecum, A. L. Heermann, W. M. 

 Gabb, S. Ashmead and the Smithsonian Institution. 



Minerals. The British Consul, C. E. K. Kortright presented a fragment of a 

 meteorite from India. A few minerals were presented by Dr. F. A, Gentb, 

 T. Y. Field, J. H. Slack, W. Cleburne, Gillette & Matthews, Mr. Struthers, E. L. 

 Perkins, J. D. Sergeant, G. W. Farquhar, J. C. Fisher and W. W. Wright. 



Botany. Mr. Gideon Lincecum presented a collection of Texas plants com- 

 prising about 1000 species, S. B. Buckley a collection of Australian plants, 

 Dr. J. L. LeConte a small collection from tbe herbarium of his father, the late 

 Maj. LeConte, and Dr. I. I. Hayes a collection of living Arctic plants obtained 

 in his late expediiion. 



Miscellaneous. Mr. E. Samuels presented 33 mounted microscopic specimens, 

 chiefly diatomes ; F. W. Lewis 93 specimens, chiefly minute injections, sections 

 of bones and teeth, &c. ; and S. Powel 52 specimens. Mr. Pennock presented 

 specimens of cannel coal and a variety of its products ; and several rocks, &c. 

 were presented by J. T. Piggott, G. Lincecum, Burke and Slack, and 0. N. 

 Rood. 



Submitted by JOSEPH LEIDY, 



Chairman of the Curators. 



The election of officers for the ensuing year was held, in accordance 

 with the By-Laws, with the following result: 



President, ISAAC LEA, LL. D. 



Vice Presidents, Robert Bridges, M. D., 



Wm. S. Vaux. 



Corresponding Secretary, Thomas Stewardson, M. J). 



Recording Secretary, B. Howard Rand, M. D. 



Librarian, R.- E. Griffith. 



Treasurer, Win. C. Henzey. 



Curators, Joseph Leidy, M. D., 



Win. S. Vaux, 

 John Cassin, 

 J. D. Sergeant. 



Atidttors, Wm. S. Vaux, 



Joseph Jeanes, 

 Aubrey H. Smith. 



Publication Committee........ Wm. S. Vaux, 



Isaac Lea, 

 Robert Bridges, 

 Joseph Leidy, 

 Thomas Stewardson. 



[Dec. 



