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Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History. Vol. V. No^ 

 25. Sept. 1826. Boston. Qvo.—From the Society. 



Human Physiology : by Robley Dunglison, M.D. LL.D., &c. &c. 

 Eighth Edition, revised, modified and enlarged. 2 vols. Phila- 

 delphia, 1 856. 8vo. — From the Anthor. 



Experiments upon Digestion : by Francis G. Smith, M.D. &c. &:c. 

 Philadelphia, 1856. 8vo. — From the Author, 



Mr. Justice laid upon the table a dried fungus from near Ju- 

 liustown, New Jersey, which, in the dried specimen, has the 

 radii of the volva firmly closed over the flattened spherical 

 capitulum; but upon being moistened the rays of the volva 

 open widely, OIke a stellate flower, gradually closing again as 

 the fungus becomes dry; and this may be repeated a great 

 number of times. The specimen agrees very nearly with the 

 description of Geastrum hygrometricum, as given by Per- 

 soon in his Synopsis JNIethodica Fungorum (Gottingen, 1801), 

 as referring to Lycoperdon volvam recolligens of Schmidel. 



A vacancy in the Committee of Finance having occurred 

 by the resignation of Mr. Wagner, Mr. John F. James was 

 appointed a member of that committee. 



Stated Meeting, October, 17. 



Present, nine members. 



Judge Kane, Vice-President, in the Chair. 



Letters were read: — 



From the Royal Academy of Sciences at Madrid, dated 

 Dec. 3, 1854; — from the Royal Geographical Society of Lon- 

 don, dated Whitehall place, June 12, 1856; — and from the 

 Royal Bavarian Academy of Sciences, dated Munich, June 

 20, 1856, all announcing donations for the library. 



The following donations were announced: — 



FOR THE LIBRARY. 



Memoirs of the Royal Astronomical Society. Vol. XXIV. being the 

 quarto half volume for the session 1854-5. London. 4to. 



