278 [Oct., 1S45. 



Meeting for Business, Sept. 30, 1S45. 



Vice President Morton in the Chair. 



The Monthly Report of the Corresponding Secretary was 

 read and adopted. 



ELECTION. 



John Morphett, Esq., of Adelaide, South Australia, was 

 elected a Correspondent of the Academy. 



Stated Meeting, Oct. 7th, 1845. 

 Vice President Morton in the Chair. 



DONATIONS TO MUSEUM. 



A variety of seed vessels, from Liberia, Africa. From Dr. 



Wm. Blanding. 

 Specimen of Rocellia tinctoria, and of the fruit of Achras 



mammosa, from S. America. From Mr. Wm. Gambel. 

 Skins of Buteo solitarius, Peale, Corvus Hawaiensis, Peale, 



(2 spec.) and Strix brachyotis?, from the Sandwich 



Islands. From J. K. Townsend, Esq. 

 Seeds of a species of Amphicarpa, from the Upper Missouri. 



From Mr. Edward Harris. 



DONATIONS TO LIBRARY. 



Plantse Lindheimerianse: an enumeration of F. Lind- 

 heimer's collection of Texan plants ; with remarks and 

 descriptions of new species, &c. By Geo. Engelmann 

 and Asa Gray. (From Boston Journal of Natural His- 

 tory, vol. v.) Boston, 1845. From Dr. Gray. 



The Literary Record and Journal of the LimiGean Associa- 

 tion of Pennsylvania College. Vol. 1, No. 12. Oct., 1845. 

 From the Association. 



