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BULLETIN 



OF THE 



ESSEX insrSTITTJTE 



Vol. 9. Salem, July, Aug., Sept., 1877. Nos. 7, 8, 9. 



Field Meeting at Boxford, Tuesday, June 26, 1877. 



The members and their friends assemljled at the chapel 

 of the village church in Boxford about 10.30, a. m., and 

 after a cordial welcome from a committee of the citfzens, 

 dispersed in groups for the ramble in search of plants, in- 

 sects and other objects of interest. A gentle rain at noon 

 interfered with the collecting of specimens, yet several 

 w^ere obtained. 



The afternoon session was called to order at 2 o'clock, 

 the Secretary reading the records of the last meeting, and 

 the President opening the proceedings with a general state- 

 ment of the objects of the Institute, particularly that fea- 

 ture of the institution which treasures facts and papers 

 pertaining to the civil or natural history of the county. 



Mr. William P. Upham, of Salem, gave some account 

 of the old elm tree on the James M. Hubbard place in 

 North Andover close to the Boxford line, which measured 

 this day, six feet from the ground, 18 feet lOJ inches iu 

 circumference, having increased since 1858 [at that time 



ESSEX INST, bulletin. IX 7 (99) 



