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LITERARY INTELLIGENCE. 



THE Philadelphia Linnean Society, 

 established at Philadelphia, for the promotion of Na- 

 tural History, at a meeting in the month of March, 

 last, resolved " that a member be appointed to deliver 

 an Oration, in Avhich are to be particularly pointed out 

 the Desiderata in Natural History, and the best means to 

 be pursued for the Advancement of the Science." 



In obedience to the request of the Society, the mem- 

 ber appointed delivered the Oration, on the 10th of 

 June, in the presence of the Society, of the Trustees 

 and Faculty of the University of Pennsylvania, and a 

 considerable number of other gentlemen. The Society 

 having thought proper to order the discourse for publi- 

 cation, the same is, at this time (June 23d) in the 

 press, and will be published with all convenient speed. 



His Excellency Chamberlain Sehested, of Copenha- 

 gen, has enriched the Library of the Editor of this 

 work with a copy of that great and important botanical 

 work the Flora Danica, in seven folio volumes, con- 

 taining 1260 plates : and, likewise, with a copy of two 

 other valuable works, the Zoologia Danica, and the work 

 of the celebrated Muller on the Animalcula Infusoria. 



