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whole amount has heen deducted for their use; the balance, amounting to 

 $4549, is in Pennsylvania five per cent, stock, to which is to be added 

 $430 interest, paid in par funds, and 113 in six per cent. Pennsylvania 

 stock, also as interest; the latter being redeemable by the State in August 

 next. In accordance with the desire of Mr. Alexander Maclure, the first 

 mentioned sum will not be appropriated at present by the Academy, but 

 retained until some improvement in the stock occurs, which, it is hoped, 

 will be at no distant date. At all events, the Society has the positive 

 assurance of Mr. Maclure that no loss shall be sustained, and that both 

 principal and interest shall be eventually realised. 



For the final adjustment of this affair, the Academy is under great obli- 

 gations to this gentleman, to the Counsel of the Academy, and to several 

 other members. 



The Museum of the Academy has been augmented by large and valuable 

 additions to all its departments during last year. The details of these 

 presentations, with the names of the donors, have been already given in 

 the published Proceedings of the Academy during the year, and need not, 

 therefore, be repeated here. But a brief mention of the names of those 

 who have contributed most largely in each department is considered due 

 to them, and will not be unacceptable to the Society. 



Cairo, Egypt, J. Hamilton Couper, Esq., of Georgia, Mr. Joseph Brano, of 

 Philadelphia, and minor donations by Drs. Chaloner, Watson, Carson and 

 Blanding, and by Prof. W. B. Rogers, of Virginia. 



In the Ornithological department the presentations have been large and 

 valuable, and made chiefly by 



Prof. Holbrook, of South Carolina, Mr. Charles Twigg, of New Harmony, 

 Indiana, Mr. J. W. Rulon, and also by a club of members. Also by Mr. 

 .1. G. Bell, of New York, by the President of the Society, Mr. Wm. 

 Hembel, and by Mr. George W. Carpenter, Dr. William Blanding, and 

 Mrs. William Fnrness, of this city. 



To the Cabinet of Shells important additions have been made by 

 Dr. Paul B. Goddard, Dr. Benjamin B. Brown, of St. Louis, Missouri, 

 Mr. .1. Hamilton Couper, Dr. Wm. Walker, of Nashville, Tennessee, and 

 Dr. J. C. Jay, of New York. Also by Mrs. Lucy W. Say, Mr. P. H. 

 Nicklin, Mr. Haldeman, Mr. Phillips, Mr. Conrad, Mr. Cassin, &c. 



The Botanical department has been indebted for well preserved and in- 

 teresting donations of plants to 



Peter A. Browne, Esq., Mr. Richard C. Taylor, the Rev. J. P. Durbin, 

 Prof. Short, of Louisville, Kentucky, Dr. George Engleman, of St. Louis, 

 Missouri, J. Frampton Watson, Esq.; and also to Drs. Carson, Godon, 

 and others, 



A portion of the Herbarium containing the natural family Composite 

 has been carefully examined by Dr. Asa Gray, of New York, in whose 

 hands it had been placed, at his own request, for this purpose, and has 

 been considerably improved, and some additions made to it by him. 



A very large collection of plants presented in the year 1839, by Dr. 



