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land was considered to be too far out of the citj to be of any value 

 to the Academy for the purpose proposed. The Secretary Avas 

 instructed to address a letter to the Association, thanking them for 

 their liberal offer, but declining to accept it for the reasons stated. 



Regular Meeting, July 6th, 1868. 

 President in the Chair. 



Twenty-live members present. 



G. A. Tread well was elected a resident member. 



Donations to the Cabinet : Rock perforated by boring shells, and 

 fossils from Santa Cruz, by Mr. Yale ; A Cabinet of Ores from the 

 interior of Mexico, by Mr. Harpending ; Crabs, found floating in 

 great numbers forty or fifty miles from land, and supposed to be a 

 new species, by Dr. Willard ; A Scorpion from Santa Cruz County, 

 by Mr. Bosqui. 



Donations to the Library : " Patent Office Reports for 1866,'* 

 3 vols. 8vo., and " Congressional Globe," from Senator Conness, 



1 vol. 4to. ; " Bulletin de la Soc. Imp. des Nat. de Moscow, 1867,'* 



2 vols. 8vo., from the Society. 



Dr. Blake read an interesting paper on the " Chemistry of 

 Digestion.". 



Dr. Ayres reported on the Sponge from Japan, presented June 

 15th, that it is a species of Hyalonema. Under the microscope it 

 appears jointed, and is parasitic, growing on another species of 

 sponge at the bottom of the sea. Both this and the Eaplectellay 

 presented April 6th, are very rare and valuable specimens. 



Regular Meeting, July 20th, 1868. 



President in the Chair. 



Twenty-two members present. 



Wm. J. Shaw and E. J. Schellhouse were elected resident 

 members. 



