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open air culture in our climate, and closely resembling 

 them in every particular. This was the same with Mr. 

 Rogers' second crosses, as he calls them. 



The introduction and dissemination of the European 

 grapes has brought together the two species, and the 

 result is, that every year we hear of a new grape spring- 

 ing up in 'some old garden. There has always been an 

 uncertainty as to the origin of the common varieties, and 

 I can find nothing in their history that conflicts with the 

 views herein given. 



EEGULAE MEETING, MONDAY, FEBKTJARY 7. 1870. 



The President in the chair. Eecords of preceding meeting read. 



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The Secretary announced the following correspondence. 



Academia dclle Scienze, Bologna, May 15, 1869; C. M. Barton, Worcester, Jan. 19, 

 21; W. T. Brig'iam, Boston, Jan. 20, 24; A. C. Hamlin, Bangor, Me., Feb. 1, 2; 

 Ferdinand D. Ilsley, Newark, N. J., Jan. 31; Linnaean Society, London, Sept. 25, 

 1869; N. H. Morrison, Baltimore, Md., Jan. 19; E. Steiger, New York, Jan. 10. 



The Librarian reported the following additions to the Library. 

 By Donation. 



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ANDOVER THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY. Catalogue of the Officers and Students for 

 1869-70, 8vo pamph. 



BUTLER, BENJ. F., M. C. Speech of Hon. H. L. Dawes in IT. S. H. R., on Econ- 

 omy of Public Expenditures. Speeches of Hon. B. F. Butler in the U. S. H. R., on 

 Public Expenditures of Grant's Administration. 



CUTTS, MARY P. S. Life and Times of Hon. William Jarvis, of Weathersfleld, 

 Vt., 1 vol. 8vo, New York, 1869. . 



HARVARD UNIVERSITY. Medical Department. Eighty-seventh Medical Course, 

 8vo pamph., Boston, 1870. 



LEE, JOHN C. Commercial Bulletin for January, 1870. 



SUMNER, CHARLES, U. S. Sen. Speech of Hon. Charles Sumner in U. S. Sen., 

 Jan. 12, 1870, 8vo pamph. 



TRUAIR & SMITH, of Syracuse. Syracuse and Onondaga Directories for 1868, 

 1870, 2 vols. 8vo. 



WATERS, J. LINTON, of Chicago. The Weekly Mississippi Valley Review and 

 St. Louis Journal of Commerce, Jan., 1870, 4to pamph. Fifteenth Ann. Rep. of 

 Board of Education, of Chicago, 8vo pamph., 1869. Illinois Central Directory for 

 1869, 1 vol. 8vo. 



WOOD, C. A. & J. F. Directory of Essex County for 1870, 1 vol. 8vo, Boston, 1870. 



WOODWARD, R., of Worcester. Worcester Directory for 1866, 1867, 1868, 3 vols. 

 8vo. 



