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Cold Weather. — On call of the president, various members reported 

 the indications of the thermometer, in the following localities, on the 

 Cold j^Iorning, January 9, 1856, viz : 



Thus indicating a degree of cold unprecedented in the region of Cincin- 

 nati, since the settlement of the country. 



January 19, 1856. 



Eegular Meeting. President Cart in the chair. 



J. K. Green was appointed Secretary, pro tem. 



Minutes of last meeting approved. 



Salaries. — On motion, ordered, that a committee of three be appointed 

 to prescribe duties and affix the salaries of Recording Secretary, Treas- 

 urer, and Librarian — Messrs. Ernst, Foot and Green the committee. 



On motion, ordered, that suitable signs be procured for the doorway 

 of the hall. 



On motion of Mr. Buchanan, ordered, that the Society hold a spring 

 exhibition. 



Presented. — Mr. J. Fiske Allen, by his agents, Truman & Spofford, 

 presented to the Society a handsome copy of his work on the Victoria 

 Eegia ; for which the thanks of the Society were ordered to be commu- 

 nicated by the President to Mr. Allen. 



Mr. S. W. Pomeroy resigned his office as member of the Council. 

 Accepted, and nominations ordered for filling the vacancy caused thereby. 



Northern Fruits Discussed. — Mr. Ernst moved to take up the report 

 of the Chairman of the Fruit Committee, made to the Society, January 

 5th. Adopted, and the report, in the following language, was taken up 

 and fully discussed, viz : 



" Very fine, all of them, and exhibiting the advantages of Xorthern 

 latitudes in the growth of apples." 



Dr. Warder remarked that the report was based upon the fruit that 

 at that time was upon the tables. 



