distributed in spring, among Members and 

 Friends of the Society, known as Horticul- 

 turists; and we have the satisfaction of know- 

 ing, that many of the seeds have germinated. 

 With deep regret, the Council have to add^ 

 that this generous Donor is no more, the news 

 of his death having arrived soon after the 

 receipt of his last Donation. 



This is, unfortunately, not the only instance, 

 in which a Donation must be noticed as the 

 last to be received from a generous Friend to 

 the Institution. Soon after our last anni"" 

 versary. Col. Wilson presented a handsome 

 and complete set of the Napoleon Medals, in 

 plaister of Paris, The death of this gentle- 

 man, whose liberality and public spirit are so 

 well known, may justly be regarded as a 

 serious loss to our Society,, which from the 

 first he has kindly patronized, which he was 

 ever ready to assist on any emergency, and to 

 which he contributed more, in a pecuniary- 

 way, than any other individual. 



In the course of the summer, the Society 

 received a valuable collection of Norwegian 

 MineraLs, consisting of 90 specimens, many of 

 them rare and beautiful, from Mr. Lars Kiersta, 

 of Christiana, formerly a resident Member of 

 the Society, and now an Honorary Member. 



