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A donation of finely prepared plants of Kentucky, &c, con- 

 sisting of 77 species; some of which are rare and one 

 entirely new. From Prof. C. W. Short, of Louisville, Ken- 

 tucky. 



Specimens of Diallogite, from Transylvania ; Kerolite, from 

 Gumberg, Silesia ; Picrosmine, from Pusterthal, Tyrol ; Pi- 

 crolite and Metaxite, from Reichenstein, Silesia. Presented 

 by J. Randolph Clay, Esq. 



A specimen of Dysluite, from New Jersey. From Mr. 

 Joseph A. Clay. 



Fossil Ferns, from the vicinity of Hamilton, Lanarkshire, 

 Scotland. From Dr. Watson. 



The following large and valuable collection of Fossil bones 

 and shells from the Brunswick canal, Georgia, were presented 

 by J. Hamilton Couper, Esq. of Darien, Ga., through Dr. Har- 

 lan. 



Fragments of the superior maxillary bones of the Megathe- 

 rium, showing the sockets of the teeth. 



One side of the lower maxillary of the Megatherium, with the 

 four teeth in place. 



Head of the femur, and fragments of the same bone of do. 



Vertebra of do. and fragments of the ilium, showing the 

 glenoid cavity. 



A lower incisor tooth of the Hippopotamus. 



The same, with the points broken off*. 



A fragment supposed to belong to the same animal. 



Tooth of a Horse; broken. 



Teeth of the Mastodon giganteum. 



Pieces of the ribs, vertebra?, &c. of the Mammoth and Masto- 

 don. 



Two rotula? of the Mammoth, and a fragment of a tusk. 



Teeth of the Elephas primogenius. 



