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DECEAfHER 4th. J87H. — ^Trustees" Meeteno. 



Eev. W. H. Ban-is, President, in the chair. 



Six members present. 



It was decided to exhibit a selection from the collection of 

 the Academy, including the cloth covered copper axes, at the 

 Turners' Fair, to be held December 8th, 9th, and 10th. Messrs, 

 Hume, Riepe. and Farquharson were appointed a committee to 

 make the selection and attend to the exhibition. 



Decealber 23d, 1876. — Biological Section. 



Met in Dr. Parrv's Herbarium. 



J. D. Putnam in the chair. 



Three members present. 



Dr. Parry exhibited a collection of walnuts from various parts 

 of the country — Juylans clnerea L, our common white walnut or 

 butternut, J. nigra L, the black walnut, -/. regia L, the smooth 

 shelled English walnut, J. calif ornioa "Watson, from the Pacific 

 coast, and J. rujyes'^ris Engl., from Texas. Some time was spent 

 in examining early botanical publications. 



December 29th, 1876.— Trustees* Meetixg. 



G. U. French. Yice-President, in the chair. 



Eiglit members present. 



Dr. Parry stated that the editors of the Gazette and Demo- 

 crat both expressed a friendly feeling toward the Academy, and 

 their willingness to publish notices of the meetings gratui- 

 tously, and to advertise paying lectures, etc.. at a fair reduction 

 from regular rates : also desiring to be furnished Math condensed 

 reports of proceedings for prompt publication. 



Mr. J. D. Putnam reported, on behalf of the Publication 

 Committee, that the first volume of Proceedings had been com- 

 pleted and paid for, with a small balance on hand in the publi- 

 cation fund. Nine hundred and ninety complete copies were 

 received fi-om the printers, besides a number of copies lacking 

 some of the plates. Of these 250 copies had been delivered to 

 subscribers and sold, and 156 copies distributed to scientific 



