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Institute of the Netherlands : Jaarboek 1863, Utrecht, 1864— -from the Insti- 

 tute. Roy. Society of Sciences, Upsal: Nova Acta, T. V., Fasc. 1, 1864— 

 from the Society. Naturf. Gesellschaft zu Halle: Abhandl., Band VIII., 

 Heft 2, 4to, 1864 — from the Society. Royal Academy of Sciences, Amster- 

 dam : Verhandelingen, Afd. Letterkunde 1)1. II., 4to; Verslagen & Meded. 

 Letterk. Dl. VII., 8vo ; Naturkunde Dl. XV.-XVI., 8vo ; Jaarboek 1862; 

 Giacolletti, de Lebetis materie, et cet., 8°— -from the Academy. Acad, of 

 Nat. Sciences, Philad. : Proc, No. 4, Sept.-Oct, 1864— from the Academy. 

 Amer. Acad, of Arts & Sciences : Proc, Vol. VI., 2 Pts., 1864, Boston— 

 jrom the Academy. Essex Institute : Proc, Vol. IV., No. 3, Salem, 1864 — 

 from the Institute. Canadian Jour, of Ind., Sci. & Art, No. 64, Nov., 1864, 

 Toronto — -from the Canadian Institute. 



Dr. Sander exhibited the seeds of Physostigma venenosum 

 (Calabar Bean), and made some remarks upon its medicinal 

 properties. 



Mr. G. C. Broadhead presented a collection of botanical 



specimens, made by himself in the western counties of the 

 State of Missouri. 



January 2, 1865. 

 The President, Dr. Engelmaxn, in the chair. 



Thirteen members present. 



A letter was read from the Real Academia de Ciencias, 

 Madrid, Nov. 16, 1864, acknowledging receipt of Transac- 

 tions. 



The Corresponding Secretary laid upon the table the Bul- 

 letin de la Societe Imp. zool. d'Acclimatation, No. 10, Octo- 

 bre, 1864, Paris, from the Society. 



The President presented his Annual Report upon the op- 

 erations of the Institution during the year 1864, as follows : 

 ANNUAL REPORT. 



For the ninth time the anniversary of our Academy brings us together 

 in this Hall, and lays upon your President the duty to give you an ac- 

 count of the progress of our Institution during the year just closed. 



You cannot but feel that our Academy is based upon a firm footing, 

 and that its hopes of a permanent existence and increasing prosperity and 

 usefulness have a solid foundation, when you learn that notwithstanding 

 the evil times upon which we have fallen; notwithstanding this civil 

 war with its influences disturbing the political, social and financial 

 conditions of the country at large, and of our State especially ; that not- 

 withstanding these impediments and drawbacks, our members continue 

 active and zealous; our Museum, and especially our Library, have 

 had valuable and important additions made to them, and our finan- 

 cial affairs are, for the first time, I believe, since the beginning of the 

 war, in a prosperous condition — or, not to say too much, that Ave are at 

 least nearly free of debt. 



Our prosperity, and even our existence at home, is based on the num- 

 ber of our active members, and on the interest they show in our cause by 

 their attendance at the meetings, by their scientific labors, and by their 

 regular financial contributions. Our name and our existence abroad, 

 among the great fraternity of scientific nun and scientific institutions, are 

 founded on our published Transactions, their intrinsic scientific value, 

 and the regularity with which we are able to issue them. 



