1^6 MINUTES 01? MEETINGS. 



Cleveland, January 9, 1857. 



On Friday evening the Academy of Natural Science met, 

 Hon. John Crowell, Vice President, in the chair. 



The delivery of Prof. Brainerd's lecture on Vegetable 

 Stimulants was dispensed with until next meeting. 



Prof. Brainerd gave his views on the functions of 

 the leaves of i^lants — that they were excretory and not 

 absorbent organs ; and that it is his opinion, that the views 

 entertained by botanical physiologists, in regard to leaves 

 absorbing carbonic acid gas, are incorrect. Prof. Brainerd 

 explained his views on this subject in detail. He was fol- 

 lowed by other members of the Academy, and the question 

 was discussed during the evening. 



The following gentlemen were elected members of the 

 Academy, viz : Dr. A. B. Halliwell, W. H. Burridge and J. 

 W. Smith. 



The meeting then adjourned until next Friday evening, 

 January 16, 1867. 



John Kirkpatrick, Sec^y. 



Cleveland, January 16, 1857. 



In the absence of Prof. Kirtland, R. K. Winslow, Esq., 

 occupied the chair. 



The minutes of the previous meeting were read and 

 approved. 



An interesting discussion took place on the action of 

 vegetable poisons on the animal system. 



The meeting then adjourned until next Friday evening, 

 at 7 o'clock. 



John Kirkpatrick, Sec^y. 



Cleveland, January 30, 1857. 



Academy met in Dr. Kirtland's room, R. K. Winslow, Esq., 

 in the chair. 



Mr. John Kirkpatrick, in behalf of Mr. J. M. Brainerd, of 

 Parma, in this county, x>resented a recent specimen of a 

 Ring Tailed Bassaris — Bassaris astuta^ Lichenstein. 



