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Boston Society of Natural History. Incorporated, 1831. XV. H. 
Niles, Pres. ; Samuel Henshaw, Sec. Annual Meeting, first 
Wednesday of 'May. Library and Collection. Publishes "Pro- 
ceedings," "Memoirs," and "Occasional Papers."* 
Boston Scientific Society, 419 Washington St. Organized, May, 
1876. Dr. Frank Perrin, Pres. ; Wm. D. Spier, Rec. Sec. "Sci- 
ence Observer" published by this Society.* 
Brewster Ornithological Club, Worcester, Mass. MissH. A. Ball, 
Pres. Orn* 
Cambridge Entomological Club. Established, Jan. 9, 1874; incor- 
porated, March 9, 177. W. H. Ashmead, Pres. ; Roland Hay- 
ward, Sec. "Psyche," published by this Society, is issued 
monthly, at $2 per annum, $5 per vol. of 3 years.* 
Cape Ann Scientific and Literary Assoc., Gloucester. Organized, 
1875. Thomas Conant, Pres.* 
Essex Institute, Saiem. Incorporated, 1848. Rev. E. B. Wilson, 
Pres. ; Henry M. Brooks, Sec. Library contains 60,000 volumes. 
Publishes " Historical Collections " and "Bulletin." Objects, 
diffusion of knowledge in History, Nat. Hist., Horticulture 
and Arts.* 
Harvard Natural History Society. Founded 1837. Cambridge, 
Mass. A. W. Weysse, Pres. ; P. B. White, Cor. Sec. The So- 
ciety especially desires to obtain floral, faunal and mineralogi- 
cal lists for New England.* 
Lyceum Nat. Hist., Williams College, Williamstown. Founded, 
1835. S. F. Clarke, Pres. Collection.* 
Massachusetts Horticultural Society, Boston. Organized 1829. 
Nathaniel T. Kidder, Pres. ; Robert Manning, Sec. and Lib. ; 
Charles E. Richardson, Treas. and Supt. of building. The 
Library contains 6,700 books and 7,1' 00 pamphlets on Botany, 
Horticulture, Agriculture, etc., and is the best Horticultural 
Library in the U. S.* 
Middlesex Institute, Maiden. Organized, 1878. L. L. Dame, Med- 
ford, Pres.; F. S. Collins, Maiden, Sec.* 
Museum of Comparative ' Zoology, Cambridge. Alex. Agassiz, 
Director. Publishes "Bulletin" and " Memoirs. r * 
Nat. Hist. Society of Newton. Chartered, 1873. Charles J. May- 
nard, Pres. ; A. R. Bailey, Sec.* 
Nuttall Ornithological Club, Cambridge. Organized 1873. Wm. 
Brewster, Pres. ; F. B. White, Sec.* 
Peabody Academy of Science, Salem. Founded, 1867, by George 
Peabody, of London, and contains Ethnological Coll. East In- 
dia Marine Soc. (1799), Nat. Hist. Coll. Essex Inst. (1834) as 
permanent deposits, and large accessions made since 1867 by 
the trustees. Pubs. Memoirs (2 vols ) Annual reports (19 in 9 
numbers). Classes and lectures in botany, zoology, mineralo- 
gy, etc. Wm. C. Endicott, Pres. ; Edw. S. Morse, Dir. ; John 
Robinson, Treas., in charge of Museum. Special collections, 
Ethnology in general, and Zool., Bot., Min., Geol. and Arch, of 
Essex County, Mass. Museum ranks among the most valuable 
in the country.* 
