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Lai/RLS sylvestris. 



bulla fa. Ait. Herb. 



splendens. Ait. Herb. 



■ — paniculata. Ait. Herb. 



■ verticillata. 



Caiuphorce aflinis. 



Also the following Genera, which form part of the Natural 

 Order LAURINEiE. 



Cryptocarya obovata. 

 TeTRANTIIERA dealbata. 



laurifolia. 



— monopetala. 



Ocotea Pichurim.* (Fruit only, known by the name of 

 Sassafras Nuts.) 



Cymbarum.* (Laurel Oil Tree ; dried specimens 



from Dr. Hancock's Herbarium.) 

 PlERARDlA sapida. 

 July the llV/i. The following gentlemen were elected Pro- 

 son for the yeai ensuing. 



Professor of Botany, John Frost, Esq. F. L. S. 

 Professor of Toxicology, George G. Sigmond, M. D. 

 Profetsor of Materia Medico, John Whiting, M. I). 

 i nplete specimens were exhibited by Dr. Hancock, of the 

 plant producing the Angostura Bark. 



tobertht 'J^t/i. The Direotor delivered his annual Oratiofl 

 which was orden .1 to be printed< 



\n , i/iln r tin 11///. Spi i inn/us of the Kiiii m auttreUt wave 



oibited bj Aylmer Bourke Lambert, Esq. V, I*. L.8. 



\ paper, mi tin- uses of Ciohorii m Intybus in Russia, bv 



Henry Willook, K. L.8. was read; and also a letter, on the 



1 i m Canadaue, from Colonel John Ready, Lieut. Governor 



i.i Prince Edward's [aland, V A., in which he gives the follow* 



purticulurs : " I have bem hm^ endeavouring to obtain for 



the S t\, spi nr s.-.ils of Mich plant* .i- un usi'd lis the 



ii., in. - .is i ii . . 1 1 . in |, .mil have .it length nutceeded in ..hi. uning 

 which is herewith enclosed. It i> . tilled here the ( 'hocolat* 



