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The American Journal of Science and Arts. Second Series. Vol. 



XXII. No. 66. Nov. 1856. New Haven. Svo.— From Profs. 



Silliman <^ Dona, Editors. 

 On the Relations of the Fossil Fishes of the Sandstone of Connecticut 



and other Atlantic States to the Liassic and Oohtic Periods. (Am. 



Jour. Sci. and Arts. Vol. XII. 1856). By W. C. Redfield. Svo.— 



From the Author. 

 The Astronomical Journal. No. 96. Oct. 17, 1856. Cambridge. 



4to. — From Dr. B. A. Gould, jr., Editor. 



Dr. LeConte referred to the dried fungus exhibited at a for- 

 mer meeting, and laid on the table a specimen of another plant, 

 which, after having been dried, possesses a similar property of 

 expanding itself when moistened. It is commonly called the 

 Rose of Jericho {^nastatica Hierochontia), a native of Syria, 

 and belongs to the order of Cruciferce. 



In connection with this subject, Mr. Peale referred to the 

 desiccation of various kinds of garden vegetables and culinary 

 plants for preservation on long sea-voyages, by which means 

 they can be kept for a long time, and when immersed in warm 

 water nearly resume their original forms and properties. 



The Treasurer reported, that on the 20th of last month, the 

 sealed paquet left in charge of the Society by F. Andre Mi- 

 chaux, was deposited in the office of the Register of Wills, and 

 there opened in the presence of the Chancellor of the French 

 Consulate. A copy of the documents contained in the paquet 

 was read to the Society. 



Whereupon, the following resolution was offered by Judge 

 Kane : — 



Resolved, That a Committee be appointed to consider and report 

 as to the expediency of accepting the bequest of M. Michaux, upon 

 the trusts described in his testamentary disposition; — and that the 

 said committee further report, from time to time, what measures, if 

 any, should be taken by the Society for giving effect to the trusts re- 

 ferred to in the said bequests : — 



Which resolution was read, considered and adopted: — the 

 committee appointed consists of Mr. Trego, Mr. Durand and 

 Judge Kane. 



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