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Amer. Journ. Med. Sci. LXXVI. Philada. April, 1859.— From 



Blanchard ^ Lea, 

 Medical News and Library. XVII. 196, for April, 1859.— From 



Blanchard <Sf Lea. 



Mr. Durand presented for publication in the Transactions, a 

 paper entitled "A Sketch of the Botany of the Basin of Great 

 Salt Lake of Utah;" and read the preface to it. The paper 

 was referred to a committee consisting of Dr. Bridges, Dr. 

 Wood and Dr. Carson. 



Mr. Powel exhibited some photographs of the moon, exe- 

 cuted by Lubis M. Rutherford, of New York, enlarged from 

 small photographs taken, by means of a powerful telescope, on 

 collodion; also two stereoscopic views, copied from originals, 

 and a fine example of a photograph taken on dry collodion, 

 after the Fothergill process. 



Pending nominations Nos. 3S8, 3S9 and 390, were read. 



The special order of business for the evening being called 

 up, to wit: — the motion of Mr. Powell, that a list of members 

 of the Society, from its first organization to the present time, 

 be printed — it was, on motion of Dr. Bell, adopted; and, on 

 motion of Mr. Fraley, the form and number of copies to be 

 printed were referred to the secretaries, to report thereon at 

 the next meeting. 



No. 60, of the Proceedings just published, was laid on the 

 table, and the Society was adjourned. 



Siated Meeting, ^pril 15, 1S59. 



Present, twenty-five members. 



' Dr. Wood, President, in the Chair. 



Letters were read, acknowledging the receipt of No. 60 of 

 the Proceedings, from the trustees of the Boston Atheneum, 

 dated Boston, April 6, 1S59 ; The Corporation of Harvard Col- 

 lege, dated Cambridge, April 1, 1859; The Connecticut His- 

 torical Society, dated Hartford, March 31, 1859. 



