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Royal Astronomical Society, at London; from the Depart- 

 ment of State, at Washington; from James B. Francis; 

 from the Public Library, of Boston ; from the United States 

 Naval Observatory, at Washington ; from L. Lesquereux ; 

 from the Editors of the American Journal of Science and 

 Arts ; the American Athemsum ; the Galaxy ; and the 

 Medical News. 



Mr. Pcale laid on the table a specimen of an alga (conferva), 

 from a warm spring in Rockbridge County, Virginia. Ob- 

 servations were made upon this variety of vegetable growth, 

 by Dr. Le Conte and other members. 



The Minutes of the Board of Officers and Council at their 

 last meeting, were read. 



Pending nomination No. 589 and new nomination No. 

 590 were read. 



And the Society was adjourned. 



Stated Meeting, June 19, 1868. 



Present, nine members. 



Dr. Wood, President, in the Chair. 



Dr. E. Rhoads, a recently elected member, was introduced 

 and took his seat. 



Letters were read : from the Hungarian Academy of Sci- 

 ences, at Pesth, dated August 13th, 1865 ; from the Nassau 

 Society of Natural Philosophy, at Wiesbaden, January 8th, 

 1868 ; from the Royal Prussian Academy of Science, at 

 Berlin, December 31st, 1867 ; from the Royal Society of 

 Northern Antiquaries of Copenhagen, October, 1867; from 

 the Imperial and Royal Zoologico-Botanical Society at Vi- 

 enna, February 25th, 1868 ; from the Royal Society of Vic- 

 toria, at Melbourne ; from the Royal Academy of History 

 at Madrid, January 21st, 1868 ; from the Chicago Academy of 

 Sciences, April 5th, 1868 ; from the Superintendent of the 

 United States Naval Observatory, May 3d, 1868, severally 



