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The Franklin Institute. 



The Academy of Sciences of MontpeUier. 



The National Academy of Metz. . c .u^ 



The Natural History Society of the Department of the 



Moselle. 

 The Boston Society of Natural History. 

 The Lyceum of Natural History of New York. 

 The Geological Society of Dubhn. 

 The Royal Asiatic Society of Great Bntam. 

 The Royal Agricultural Society of England. 

 The Geological Society. 



The Horticultural Society. q -^^^^ 



The British Association for the Advancement of Science. 



Donations have also been received from M- «uerin-Me- 

 neviUe; M. Weibel; M. Haklinger; f ': /^^^^^^l^^^,^^ ^ 

 Cantor; Jacob Bell, Esq., M.P.; Dr. Leidy ; T. Rupei 

 Jones, Esq. ; W. E. C. Nourse, Esq ; P. Kernan, Esq. , 

 A Adams Esq , B.N. ; E. Newman, Esq. ; F. Crisp, Esq. ; 

 tEcSof^i^ieAthen^um Journal; the PubUshers of 

 the Literary Gazette ; and the Athenaeum Club. 



IV. MUSEUM. 



The reasons stated in the last Report have withheld the 

 Council from making any considerable additK)ns to the 

 Museum; but the Collection has been carefully attended 

 to with a view to the continued presei^vation ot the spe- 

 cimens. The Animals which have died in the Menagerie 

 and have not been retained in possession of the Society, 

 have been distributed to the British Museum, the Royal 

 Colleee of Surgeons, and various Provincial Museums, 

 wherf it is believed that the interests of Science have been 

 effectually consulted. 



V. GARDEN ESTABLISHMENT. 



1. Works and Repairs. 



In directing the Repairs which the great extent of the 

 Society's Property renders annually unavmdab e, the at- 

 feiS of the^CoL^cil has been carefully applied to the 

 opportunities thus afforded for improvmg the iacihties for 



