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B. S. Barton in the possession of the Society, which was evi- 

 dently kept by Frederick Pursh, the eminent botanist, dur- 

 ino- an excursion at the instance of Dr. Barton. Although his 

 name does not occur in the journal, it is clearly proven to 

 be his, by a comparison of observations recorded with re- 

 marks published by Mr. Pursh upon plants which he discov- 

 ered. 



Pending nominations No. 576, 579, 580, and new nomina- 

 tion No. 581 were read. 



And the Society was adjourned. 



Stated Meeting, October 4, 1867. 



Present, nine members. 



Prof. Cresson, Vice-President, in the Chair. 



Letters were read from Major G. K. Warren, dated St. 

 Paul, Minnesota, September 19, and from John Welsh, dated 

 Philadelphia, September 20, 1867, acknowledging the receipt 

 of the notice and acceptance of membership. From the Nat- 

 ural Plistory Society at Emden; the Academy of Sciences, 

 Arts, and Belles-lettres of Dijon ; the Royal Society of Lon- 

 don, severally acknowledging the receipt of publications of 

 this Society. Also, from the Central Statistical Bureau of 

 Sweden, Stockholm, June 26, and from the Royal Geogra- 

 phical Society of London, announcing the transmission of 

 donations for the Library. 



Donations for the Library were announced : From the 

 Central Bureau of Statistics of Sweden ; from the Naturalists' 

 Society at Emden ; from the Royal Prussian Academy of 

 Sciences at Berlin ; from Prof. Dr. Karl Koch, of Berlin ; 

 from Joachim Barrande, of Prague ; from the Imperial Acad- 

 emy of Sciences at Dijon ; from M. Delesse, of Paris ; from 

 the Royal Geographical Society of Paris ; from the Royal 

 Society of London ; from the Zoological, the Geological, and 

 Geographical Societies of London; from the Geological and 



