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Two luiiidiec] plants of llie District of Columbia, collected and pre- 

 served by H. C. Williams. — From H. C. Williams. 



Hercules Beetle, (^Scarabaus hercules,) from the Island of Antigua, 

 West Indies. — From Francis Markoe, Jr. 



Frog, (Rana,) from Island of Antigua, West Indies. — From Fran- 

 cis Marlcoe, Jr. 



Exogyra Costata, Ameystown, JVew-Jersey. — From T. A. Conrad. 



Sulphuret of Iron, and Lignite, Rariton Bay. — From Lieut. George 

 M. Bache, a S. N. 



Specimens of Embroidery of Glass on Silk, in imitation of gold and 

 silver embroidery ; a new fabric, manufactured in Paris. — From 

 Capt. George W. Hughes, U. S. Top. Engs. 



Skull of John Hicks, a noted Seminole Chief. — Fro7n Dr. James 

 a Hall. 



Hydrocephalic Skull, (auricular bones preserved.) — From Dr. James 

 C. Hall. 



Blue Wheat, (Triticum,) (in ears,) from Andalusia, Spain. — From 

 A. Vail, Charge d' Affaires U. S. Madrid. 



Four Medals. No. 1. Struck by the Royal Society of Sciences, 

 Letters and Arts of Antwerp, on the occasion of the bis-secular 

 fetes in honor of Rubens. No. 2. Of the National Exhibition 

 of Fine Arts, in 1839, intended as a national reward. No. 3. 

 Commemorative of the opening of the First Section of the Belgian 

 Rail Roads in 1834. No. 4. Struck in honor of the Regent of 

 Belgium. — From Mons. Charles Scrruys, Belgian Mitiisier, in 

 the name of the Belgian Government. 



Bird of Paradise, {Paradisea apoda.) — From Miss Virginia For- 

 syth. 



Siamese Book, (a novel.) — From Miss Virginia Forsyth. 



Crystals from the Slate Rocks of Connecticut Valley, at Charles- 

 town, New-Hampshire. — From S. Webber, M. D. 



Magnetic Oxides of Iron, chiefly from Essex, Franklin, and Clinton 

 Counties, New-York. — From B. S. Roberts, Civil Engineer. 



Large native War Canoe, Sandwich Islands; given to Com. Chaun- 

 cey, by Capt. Bolton, U. S. N. — From the family of the late 

 Com. Chaunccy. 



