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him, concerning the culture of cotton in the Middle States ; 

 and mentioned the fact, that the growth of cotton in Mary- 

 land, Virginia, and Delaware is no new thing, it having heen 

 raised there to a limited extent since 1786. Dr. Emerson 

 remarked, that he himself had this season raised cotton from 

 the seed in Kent County, Delaware, planted May 5th, and 

 he presented to the Society some specimens from his crop. 

 He believes that the culture of cotton in Northern localities 

 may be more successfully attempted than formerly, on account 

 of the use which may no^Y be made of concentrated fertilizers, 

 such as superphosphate of lime, &c. Dr. Emerson added, 

 that potash had been recently obtained by separation from 

 the other ingredients, in the greensand marls of New Jersey, 

 at a cost of four and a half cents per pound for the potash. 



A letter was read describing an accompanying specimen of 

 jasper, from the lately discovered cave in New Hampshire, 

 whence the Indians of New England are supposed to have 

 obtained their arrow-heads and flint instruments. The cave 

 is an artificial excavation, tw^enty-eight feet long, twelve 

 "wide, and eight or ten high, with a narrow mouth in a jasper 

 vein, inclosed in the "granite" of a steep mountain spur, on 

 the banks of the Androscoggin, one and half miles from Berlin 

 Falls. 



Pending nominations Nos. 456 to 465 were read, and there 

 being no further business before the meeting, the Society 

 proceeded to ballot for candidates for membership, after 

 which, the following named gentlemen were declared by the 

 presiding oflBcer to be duly elected. 



Dr. Evan Pugh, Principal of the Farmers' H. S., Penna. 



Dr. A. A. Henderson, U. S. N. 



Robert Cornelius, of Philadelphia. 



Dr. Prof. Rudolph Virchow, of Berlin. 



Dr. Prof. Fred. Theo. Frerichs, of Berlin. 



Thomas Jefferson Lee, T. E. U. S. 



Dr. Prof. Louis Stromeyer, of Hanover. 



Dr. Prof. Karl Rokitansky, of Vienna. 



Henry Winsor, of Philadelphia. 



And the Society was adjourned. 



