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Messrs. George E. Merrill, James A. Emmerton and 

 Charles H. Flint, of Salem, and H. B. Craiue, of Ames- 

 bury, were elected members. 



The Pkesident mentioned that Mr. James Kimball had 

 found among the papers in the Court House a map of 

 Merrimack River from Haverhill to the source, drawn by 

 John Gardner, supposed to be original. A paper for the 

 Historical Collections, giving a full account of the 

 same with accompanying documents is in preparation. 



ADDITIONS TO THE FERNS OF ESSEX CO.,. MASS. 

 (Bulletin, March, 1875, and Addenda, Oct., 1875.) 



NEW LOCALITIES. 



WooDWARDiA ANGUSTiFOLiA Sin. Magnolia Swamp, June, 1877. 

 J. H. S,ears and J. Robinson. 



Phegopteris hexagonopteua Fee. Chebacco woods, Aug., 1876. 

 J. H. S. and J. R. 



Ophioglossum vulgatxtm L. Bosford, 187G-7. J. R. 



Lycopodium inundatum L. Plum Island, and near CoflSn's Beach, 

 Gloucester (very flue). 



SPECIES NEW TO LIST. 



BoTRYCHiuM lanceolatum Angs. Near Georgetown, Aug. 11, 1876. 

 Mrs. Horner. 



AspiDiuM CRiSTATUM var. Clintonianum Eaton. Danvers, June, 

 1877. J. R. and J. H. S. 



CORRECTION. 



For Isoctes echixospora var. Braunii read the same species var. 



MURICATA. 



We have now in the herbarium of the Peabody Acad- 

 emy of Science the completed collection of Ferns, Equi- 

 aetums and Lycopods of the County. 



John Robinson. 

 Salem, June 30, 1877. 



