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S. Packard, Jr. ; Botany, John Eobinson ; Zoology, E. 

 S. Morse ; Horticulture, Caleb Cooke ; Music, Charles 

 H. Iligbee ; Painting and Sculpture, Thomas F. Hunt ; 

 Technology, Edwin C. Bollcs. 



Committees: Finance, John C. Lee, James Upton, 

 James B. Curwen, James O. Safford ; Library, Joseph 

 G. Waters, Henry F. King, George F. Flint, Amos H. 

 Johnson ; Publication, Abner C. Goodell, Jr. ; Edward 

 S. Atwood, William P. Upham ; Lectures, Charles H. 

 Higbee, Edwin C. Bolles, William D. Northend ; Field 

 Meeting, George M. Whipple, Allen W. Dodge, James 

 R. Nichols, George D. Phippen, Francis H. Appleton, 

 Amos Noyes, Francis H. Johnson, Amos H. Johnson, 

 George Perkins. 



Rev. Charles Arey of Salem, was elected a resident 

 member. 



Mr. John Robixson presented the following 



ADDENDA TO THE FERNS OP ESSEX COUNTY. 

 (Bulletin E. I., Vol. VII, No. 3, March, 1875.) 

 10 A. WOODWARDIA ANGUSTIFOLIA Smith. 



Dr. Charles Pickering informs me that Mr. Wm. Oakes, In a letter 

 written some forty years ago, speaks of fluding this species while bot- 

 anizing. The locality, Dr. Pickering was quite certain, was in Essex 

 Co., probably at Dauvers. 



25 A. Phegopteris hexagonoptera Fee. 

 Fine specimens of this species were found by Mrs. Horner at 

 Georgetown, Sept., 1875 (see herb. Essex Co. at P. A. S). 



Thus two species are added to the County ferns from 

 the list in the first paper indicating possible inhabitants. 



Among the possible inhabitants see No. 5, B. simplex, 

 from Long Island, N. Y. This will probably prove to 

 be a mistake, and should be No. 6, B. matricaritefolium. 



Mr. Frank Lufkin of Rockport has sent me Lycopo- 



