CONTENTS 



An Abstract of Remarks upon the Plants of Scripture, by Geo. 

 D. Phippen, ' . . . 1 



Eegular Meeting, Monday, January 3, 9 



Fifth Musical Entertainment, Wednesday, January 5, . . 9 



Regular Meeting, Monday, January 17, . . . . . . 10 



Subscription paper for the Isle of Shoals, 12. Letter from Dudley A. 

 Tyng, 13. 



Letters Announced, 10, 21, 40, 45. 61, 63, 66, 68, 87, 106, 118, 158, 165, 

 170. 



Additions to Library, 10,21, 40, 46, 61, 63, 67, 68, 88, 107, 118, 159, 166. 

 170. '% 



Additions to the Museum, . . 11, 40, 47, 61, 90, 109, 119, 171 

 Deficiencies in the Libraries, . . . . . , . 14, 128 

 Hybrid Grapes, by Charles H. Higbee, 17 



Regular Meeting, Monday, February 7, . . . 21 



Resolutions on the death of Charles Davis, 22. Notes on the History 

 of Horticulture in Salem, 22. 



Quarterly Meeting, Wednesday, February 9, .... 27 



Regular Meeting, Monday, February 21, 26 



The Indians of California, by E. E. Chever, 28. Notice of an old Revo- 

 lutionary musket, 32. 



First Houses in Salem, by W. P. Upham, . . . . 33, 49 



Regular Meeting, Monday. March 7, 40 



Notice of a portrait of Win. Orne, 43. Packard's account of a trip to 

 Florida, 44. 



Regular Meeting, Monday, March 21, 45, 



Upham's account of original laying out of Salem, 47. Atwood's remarks 

 on some of our marketable fishes, 48. Putnam's communication in 

 relation to Capt. Hall's third expedition to the Arctic regions, 48. 



Regular Meeting, Monday, April 4, ....... 61 



An act to amend the charter of the Essex Institute, 62. 



Regular Meeting, Thursday, April 21, 63 



Vocabulary of Familiar Words used by the Indians of California, 

 by Edward E. Chever, . - 65 



Regular Meeting, Monday, May 4, ...... 66 



Annual Meeting, Wednesday, May 11, '68 



Reports of Recording Secretary, 69. Treasurer, 72. Superintendent 

 of Museum, 73. Librarian, 74. Curator of Manuscripts, 75. Amend- 

 ments to By-Laws, 76. Officers elected, 77. 



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