Ixxii. 



DONATIONS TO MUSEUM 

 In September and October, 1853. 

 September 13th, 

 Twenty-eight specimens of Fossils from Illinois. From Mr. L. W. Germain. 



October Ath, 



Specimens of Zinc Ore, from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. From Mr. Alfred 

 Creot. 



Sixteen specimens of Fruits and Seeds, from the East Indies. From Ellis 

 Yarnall, Jr. 



October llth. 



Plestiodon qiiinquelineatus, and young of Heterodon platyrhinus, from Pem- 

 berton, New Jersey. Presented by Dr. E. Hallowell. 



Young of Heterodon platyrhinus. Presented by Dr. Hartshorne. 



Coronella getula, from New Jersey. Presented by B. Badger and P. Doyle, 

 of Philadelphia county. 



Thirty-six specimens of Marine Algae, from Newport and New Haven. Pre- 

 sented by S. Ashmead. 



October I8tk. 



Fruit of Hura strepens, Texas. From R. P. Thomas, M. D. 



Several specimens of Yellow Perch with entozoon sacs upon the exterior sur- 

 face. From Cold Pond, Charlestown, New Hampshire. From Dr. Weber, of 

 Chailestown. 



DONATIONS TO LIBRARY 



In September and October, 1853. 

 September 13th. 



Voyage Geologique aux Antilles et aux lies deTeneriffe et de Fogo. Par Ch. 

 St. Claire Deville. 4to. and Atlas 4ft>. From Prof. Frazer. 



A quarto volume of Tracts on subjects of Natural History, Natural Philoso- 

 phy, &c. From the same. 



Documentary History of the American Revolution, consisting of papers relat- 

 ing to the contest for Liberty, chiefly in South Carolina in 1781-2. By R. W. 

 Gibbes, M. D. 8vo. From the Author. 



Blbliographia Americana historico-naturalis. An. 1851. By Charles Girard. 

 2d edition. From the Author. 



Virginia Medical and Surgical Journal, No. 6. September 18-53. From the 

 Editors. 



Charleston Medical Journal and Review. September, 1853. From the Editors. 



American Journal of Science and Arts. September, 1853. From the Editors. 



Annals of Science. No. 18. From the Editor. 



Dr. Wilson presented the following, on the usual condition : 



Annals and Magazine of Natural History, for July and August, 1853. 



London, Dublin and Edinburgh Philosophical Magazine, for July and August, 

 1853. 



Annals of Anatomy and Physiology. By John Goodsir. No. 3. 



London Athenaeum for July and August, 1853. 



Quarterly Journal of Micioscopical Science. 



Conchologia Iconica. By Lovell Reeve. Part 120. 



Annals de Chimie et de Physique. 3me serie. July, 1853. 



Bonplandia. Zeitschrift fiir die gesammte Botanik. Jahrgang No. 15. 



Comptes Rendus. Tome 37. Nos. 4, 5, 6. 



L'organisation du Regne Animal. Par Emile Blanchard. Livs. 3, 4, 5, 6. 



