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November 17, 1862. 

 Dr. C. W. Stevens in the chair. 



Seven members present. 



Letters were read from K. K. Akad. der Wissensch., Wien, Aug. 1862; 

 I. K. Acad, di Scienze, Letteie ed Arti, Padua, Feb. 15, 1862 ; Naturf. 

 Verein, Riga, Ap. 10, 1862; Verein fur Natmk., Presburg, July 20, 1862 ; 

 Naturf. Gesellsch. Graubiindens, July 16, 1862; K. bohmiscbe Gesellsch. 

 der Wissensch., Pi ag, March 12. 1862; Naturf. Gesellsch., Danzig, May 

 29, 1862; Physik.-med. Gesellsch , Wiiizburg, Jun. 29, 1862 ; Dr. Adolph 

 Weiss, Vienna, Oct. 29, 1861 ; K. K. zool.-bot. Gesellschaft, Wien, Mar. 

 20, 1862, acknowledging receipt of Transactions and sending publications 

 in exchange. 



The following donations to the library were received : 



Trans. Am. Phil. Soc, Philad., Vol. XII.. N. S. Pts. 1 & 2, 4to. 1862, 

 from the Society. Smithson. Rep for 1861, Washington, from the Institu- 

 tion. Rep. of ihe Geology of the Upper Mississippi Lead Region, by J. 

 D. Whitney, with Plates, Albany, 1862, from the Author. Proc. Essex 

 Institute, Vol. II., pp. 353 -438, Salem, 18b2,/»om the Society. Veihandl. 

 der K. K. zool.-bot. Gesellsch , Wien, Bd. XL, 1*61 ; Nachtiage zu Ma- 

 lys Enumeratio Plantarum, von Aug. Neilreicb, Wien, 1861, from ihe So- 

 ciety. Kentniss der Insekten-Metamorphose, I860, von G. Ritter von Frau- 

 enteld, from the Author. Die Fluorescein der Pflanzenfai bstofTe, von 

 Dr. Adolph Weiss, Bamberg, 1861 ; Abba.digkeit der Linien dislanzen, 

 von Dr. Weiss, Wien 1861; Verhalten des Kupferoxydammoniaks, von 

 Dr. A. Weiss, u. Dr. J. Weisner, Wien, 1861 ; Dichten und Biechungs- 

 Exponen'en in Gemengen von Flii-sitrkeiten, von Dr. A. Weiss und Edm. 

 Weiss. Wein, 1858. from Dr. Adolph Weiss. Wuizbuiger Med. Gesellsch. 

 Bd. II. Heft 3, Bd. II. Heft 2-3, 1861-2, from the Society. Uberdas Wan- 

 ken der Locoinotiven, von Dr Gustav Z uner. Zurich, 1861, from the Au- 

 thor. XI. Jahresbericht der Natnrh. Gesellschaft, Hanover, 1862, from 

 the Society. Schriften der Natuif. Gesellschaft, Danzig, Bd. VI. Heft 2-4, 

 1861-62. from the Society. Sitzui gsb. der K. K. Akad. der Wissenschaften, 

 Wien, 1862, Abth. I. Hrft 1-2, Abth. II. Heft 1-4, from ihe Academy. 

 Zoologische Garten, von Dr. D. F. Weinland, No. 1-6, 1862, /rom ihe Ed- 

 itor. Wochensciift fur Gartn^rei u. Pfjanzenk. Berlin, 1861, No. 50- 

 52, 1862, No. 1-16, from Ihe Society Silzungsb. der K. bohmischen Ge- 

 sellschaft der Wissenschaften, Prag, 1860-1, from the Society. Jahresbe- 

 richt der naturf. Gesellschaft, Chur, Jahrg. V.-VII., from the Society. 

 Veihandl. des Vereins fur Natuik., Presburg, Jahrg. IV. 1859, Band V. 

 186(1-1, from the Society. Correspondenz-Blatt des naturf. Vereins, Riga, 

 1862, from the Society. Die Fo-.-ilen Molhisken des Terliar-Beckens von 

 Wien," von Dr. Moriz Homes Band II. No. 1-4, Bivalven, Wien, folio ; 

 Jah buch der K. K. geolog. Reichsanstalt, Wien, Bd. II. No. 2, 1861-2, 

 from the Imperial Institute. Fall of Metrites on the Earth, by W. Hai- 

 dinger, F.R.S., 1861; the Imperial and Royal Geological Institute of the 

 Austrian Empire- London International Exhibition, 1862, Vienna, from 

 the Director, W. Haidinger. Revi>ta Periodica della I. R. Acad, di >cien- 

 ze, Lettere, ed Arti, in Padova, Vol. VII, VIII. & IX., 1859-61, from the 

 Academy. Atti del' I. R. Istituto Veueto. T. VII. Disp. 3-5, 1861-2, from 

 the Institution. Bull, de la Soc. Imp. zool. d'Acclimalation, Paris, No. 9, 

 1862. from the Society. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sciences, Philad , 4to, Vol. V., 

 Pt. 2, 1862 ; Proc. of same, Nos. VII. -IX., July, 1862, from the Academy. 



Dr. Engelmann announced the discovery, by Dr. C. C. Par- 

 ry, of another new species of Gentiana, G. barbellata, in Co- 

 lorado Territory, and of anew species of Spruce in the Rocky 

 Mountains, which Dr. Parry had named Abies Engelmanni. 



