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from the Academy; and the Proc. of the Essex Institute, 

 Vol. IV., No. 2, April-June, 1 864, from the Institute. 



Dr. B. F. Shumard offered for publication a paper, entitled 

 " A Description of a New Species of Bryozoa, from the un- 

 published MSS. of the late Dr. H. A. Prout," which was 

 accepted, and referred to the Committee on Publication. 



Dr. Shumard also read a paper, entitled "Notice of the 

 Sour Lake of Texas," not intended for publication. 



Dr. Engelmann presented an abstract of his observations 

 on Temperature and Humidity for the month of September 

 last. 



Mr. Richard Hayes, of St. Louis, was elected an Associate 

 Member. 



October 17, 1864 ; 

 The President, Dr. Engelmann, in the chair. 



Five members present. 



The Corresponding Secretary laid upon the table the Ca- 

 nadian Naturalist ^Geologist, and Proc. Nat. Hist. Soc. of 

 Montreal, Vol. I., No. 4, Aug., 1864, from the Society. 



Dr. Engelmann, from the Committee to whom was referred 

 the communication of M. H. Le Vasseur, French Vice-Consul 

 at St. Louis, relating to inquiries made by the Society of Ac- 

 climation in Paris concerning animals or plants in America 

 that might be valuable for economical, medicinal, or orna- 

 mental purposes, made a report of answers to the same, 

 which was accepted. He recommended the introduction 

 of Nelumbium luteum, as an ornamental plant, in the mild- 

 er parts of France, and of Buchtoe dactyloides, the Buffalo 

 grass, for pasturage, in arid parts of that country. A copy 

 was ordered to be communicated to the M. Le Vasseur. 



November 7, 18G4. 



The President, Dr. Engelmann, in the chair. 



Six members present. 



Letters were read from the Ills. State Horticultural Soc, 

 Alton, Oct., 1864, requesting an exchange of publications; 

 and from the Smithsonian Institution, Oct. 15, 1864, announ- 

 cing packages by express ; and from the Royal Society, Lon- 

 don, May 16, 1864 ; Deutsche Greol. <4esellschaft, Berlin, June 

 25, 1864; Society of Nat. Sciences, Zurich, March 31, 1864; 

 Naturf. Gesellschaft, Bern, May, 1864 ; Sweitzerische Naturf. 



