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Report of the Cochituate Water-Board to the City Council of Boston, 

 for 1854. Boston. 8vo. — From Prof. E. N. Horsford. 



The American Journal of the Medical Sciences. No. LIX. July, 

 1855. Philadelphia. 8vo. — From Dr. Isaac Hays., Editor. 



The Medical News and Library. Vol. XIII. No. 151. July, 1855. 

 Philadelpliia. 8vo. — From BJanchard 6^ Lea. 



Chemical Examination of the Bakers' Bread of Philadelphia. By C. 

 M. Welherill, Ph. D. M.D. Philadelphia, 1855. Sso,—From the 

 Avthor. 



The Florist and Horticultural Journal. Vol. IV. No. 5. Philadelphia, 

 1855. 8vo. — From H. C. Hanson, Editor. 



The Plough, the Loom and the Anvil. Vol. VII. Nos. 10, 11, 12. 

 Apr. May, June, 1855. New York. 8vo. — From Myron Finch, 

 Editor. 



PlantDB Heermannianse. Descriptions of New Plants collected in 

 South California, by Dr. A. L. Heerman: with remarks on other 

 Plants heretofore described and belonsfino- to the same collection. 

 By E. Durand and Theo. C. Hilgard, M.D. 4to. 



Plantse Pratteniance CaliforniccS. An enumeration of a collection of 

 California Plants, made in the vicinity of Nevada, by Henry Prat- 

 ten, Esq. of New Harmony: — with critical notices and descrip- 

 tions of such of them as are new or yet unpublished in America. 

 By Elias Durand. 4to. — From E. Durand. 



Dr. Dunglison announced the decease of Dr. J. G. Fliigel, 

 U. S. Consul at Leipsic, a member of this Society, in the 67th 

 year of his age. 



The L R. Institute of Science, Letters and Arts, at Venice, — 

 the Upper Lusatian Society of Sciences at Gorlitz, — and the 

 Imperial Russian Mineralogical Society at St. Petersburg, were 

 ordered to be placed on the list of Corresponding Societies. 



Dr. Bache inquired whether any of the members present had 

 observed phenomena connected with the earthquake recently 

 felt in the city of Baltimore and in its vicinity. 



The Society next proceeded to the stated business of the 

 meeting, the balloting for candidates for membership. 



A communication was read from J. C. Van Dyke, Esq. U. 

 S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, inquiring 

 as to the terms on which the Society will dispose of their Hall 

 to the Government of the United States, for the purpose of 



