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Society would not long allow these books of inestimable value to 

 remain unprovided with sufficient accommodation for convenient 

 use, and increased usefulness. 



The work of binding such books as were in need of it has been 

 steadily pursued. The largest number bound of smy one set is 

 twenty volumes of the American Journal of Science. Our sub- 

 scription to this journal was discontinued about len years ago, 

 owing to the diminished appropriation for periodicals, but last 

 year the volumes wanting to bring up this valuable work to the 

 present time were procured, and. they are now on our shelves in 

 uniform binding with the preceding volumes. The next largest 

 set bound is the Pomologie Generale of M. Mas in twelve volumes, 

 which have been bound uniformly with Le Verger of the same 

 author. Man}- other less extensive, but not less valuable, sets, as 

 well as single volumes, both old and new, have been fitted for 

 convenient use by the binder's art. 



ROBERT MANNING, 



Secretary and Librarian. 



