CONTENTS 



An Abstract of Remarks upon the Plants of Scripture, bj- Geo. 

 D. Phippen, 1 



Regular Meeting, Monday, January 3, . ^ 9 



Fifth Musical Entertainment, Wednesday, Januai'y 5, . . 9 



Regular Meeting, Monday, January 17, 10 



Subscription paper for the Isle of Slioals, 12. — Letter from Dudley A. 

 Tyng, 13. 



Letters Announced, 10, 21, 40, 45. Gl, 63, 66, 68, 87, 106, 118, 158, 165, 

 170. 



Additions to Library, 10, 21, 40, 46, 61, 63, 67, 68, 88, 107, 118, 159, 166, 

 170. 



Additions to the JVIuseum, . . 11, 40, 47, 61, 90, 109, 119, 171 



Deficiencies in the Libraries, . . ' . . . .14, 128 



Hybrid Grapes, by Charles H. Higbee, 17 



Regular Meeting, Monday, February 7, 21 



Resolutions on the de.a'th of Charles Davis. '2-2. — Notes on the History 

 of Horticulture in Salem. '22. 



Quarterly Meeting, Wednesday, February 9, .... 27 



Regular Meeting, Monday, February 21, . . . . .26 



The Indians of California, by E. E. Chever, 28— Notice of an old Revo- 

 lutionary musket, .'52. 



First Houses in Salem, by W. P. Upham, . . . . 33. 49 



Regular Meeting, Monday, March 7, 40 



Notice of a portrait of Wm. Orne. 13. — Paclcard's account of a trip to 

 Florida, U. 



Regular Meeting, Monda}', Marcli 21, 45 



Upham's account of original laying out of Salem, 47. — Atwood's remarks 

 on some of our marketable lishes. IS. — Putnam's communication in 

 relation to Capt. Hall's tliird expedition to the Arctic regions, 48. 



Regular Meeting, Monday, April 4, 61 



An act to amend the charter of the Essex Institute, (i2. 



Regular Meeting, Thursday, April 21, 63 



Vocabulary of Familiar Words used by the Indians of California, 

 by Edward E. Chever, 65 



Regular Meeting, Monday, May 4, 66 



Annual Meeting, Wednesday, May 11, 68 



Reports of Recording Secretary, Oil. — Treasurer, 72. — Superintendent 

 of Museum, 73. — Librarian, 74. — Curator of Manuscripts, 75. — Amend- 

 ments to By-Laws, 7(>. — Officers elected, 77. 



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