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A Paper ou the Early Quarantiue Arrangements of Salem. By 

 Robert S. Rantoul, 1 



Regular Meeting, Monday, January 16, 1882, .... 57 



John H. Sears, The Forest Trees of northern New York, 57. 

 Regular Meeting, Monday, February 6, 1882, .... 58 



Winter Field Meeting, Saturday, February 11, 1882, at Che- 



bacco Ponds, 58 



The Excursion, 58.— Account of the Wenham Lake Ice Compun j\ 58.— 

 Remarks by the President, 62; Mr. Robert S. Rantoul (J2; Rev. 

 George H. Hosnier, 63; Mr. John H. Sears, Buds and the ramili- 

 cation of Branches, 63. 



Regular Meeting, Monday, February 20, 1882, ... 67 



Remarks on the death of Rev. Samuel Johnson : Rev E. B. Willson, 

 68; Mr. Wm. P. Andrews, 69.— Resolutions on the death of Rev. 

 Samuel Johnson, 69.— Rev. C.F. Rice, Sketch of Trip to Europe, 70. 



Regular Meeting, Monday, March 20, 1882, .... 70 



E. P. Robinson, Esq., What I know about Whaling, 70. 

 Regular Meeting, Monday, April 3, 1882, .... 71 



Prof. G. F. Wright, The Terminal Moraine in Pennsylvania, 71.— 

 Discussion by Rev. R. Randall Hoes, John H. Sears. Prof. I. J. 

 Osbun. 73. 



Regular Meeting, Monday, May 1, 1882, .... 74 



Remarks by the President, on the observance of May-Day, 74.— Mr. 

 John H. Sears, Early spring flowers, 74. 



Annual Meeting, Monday, May 15, 1882, .... 77 



Officers elected, 78; retrospect of the year : members, 79; field meet- 

 ings, 80; excursions, 82; lectui-es and concerts, 83; meetings, 84; 

 publications, 85; library, 85; art exhibition, 96; liortieultural, 99; 

 museum, 102; financial, 103; extract from Secretary's report, 104. 



An Amendment to the Act of Incorporation, .... 104 



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