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Dr. Alleyne presented a series of dried plants from Massa- 

 chusetts, collected by Dr. Starke; Dr. Win. M. McPheeters, 

 a small herbarium collected from Missouri, and Dr. Front, a 

 beetle (Lucanus cervus?) from Silver Top, Obion Co., Tenn. 



Dr. Engelmann exhibited Nelumbium luteum from the 

 swamps in this vicinity, and made some remarks concerning 

 its properties and peculiarities; also, specimens of Cuscuta 

 chlor oca rp<(. 



Prof. Michael O'Kinealy was elected an Associate Member. 



October 1, 1860. 

 Vice-President Wislizenus in the chair. 



Eight members present. 



Letters were read from the Editors of Amer. Jour. Sci. & 

 Arts, New Haven, Ct., Sept. 20, 1860, from the President of 

 Harvard College, Cambridge, Sept. 26, 1860, and from the 

 Chicago Acad, of Sci., Sept. 29, 1860, acknowledging the re- 

 ceipt of the Transactions. 



Donations to the library were received as follows : Proc. 

 Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad., Aug. 1860, from the Academy; Bull. 

 Mens, de la Soc. Imp. zool. d'Accliin., T. VII., No. 8, Aout, 

 1860, from the Society ; The Weal Reaf, a Record of the 

 Essex Institute Fair, Salem, 1860, from the Institute. 



Dr. Clias. A. Pope presented a Tarantula, caught on the 

 Pacific railroad in this State ; and Mr. J. C. Reid, a specimen 

 of schist from Erie Co., Fenn. 



Dr. Engelmann gave a further account of his observations 

 on Nelumbium luteum, and exhibited a series of drawings in 

 illustration of his remarks. 



October 15, 1860. 

 Vice-President, Dr. Engelmann, in the chair. 



Ten members present. 



Letters were read from the N. Y. State Library, Albany, 

 Sept. 28, 1860; Naturw. Verein des Harzes, Blankenburg, 

 May 26, 1860, and Naturforsch. Gesellschafl in Basel, March 

 18, I860, severally acknowledging receipt of the Trans.; from 

 Prof. C. IT. Shepard, dated New Haven, June 8,_ I860, advis- 

 ing the Academy of the transmission of meteoric iron from 

 Hominy Creek, N. C, Lexington District, S. C, and Bohn- 

 milch, Bohemia, in exchange for the Nebraska Iron sent him 



