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cylindrical maggot, both ends of the body rounded much 

 alike. 



Mr. PUTNAM remarked that he had collected several 

 hundred of the caterpillars and pupae of the cabbage but- 

 terfly during the month of September, the caterpillars hav- 

 ing crawled up the side of his house from an adjoining 

 field where a large number of cabbages had been entirely 

 destroyed by them. He had noticed that a very large 

 number of the pupae were infested by parasites, many of 

 which came out during the mouth of September and in 

 October. The butterfly will be out early in the spring. 



Discussion followed on these and kindred subjects, par- 

 ticipated in by Messrs. Packard, Putnam, Bolles, Good- 

 ell and the chair. 



William Gardner Barton of Salem and Beaman Gates 

 of Beverly were elected members. 



The LIBRARIAN reported the following additions : 



By Donation. 



GREEN S. A., of Boston. Miscellaneous pamphlets, 24. 



HINGHAM AGRICULTURAL AND HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. Transactions for 

 1871. 8vo pamph. 1872. 



HOLDEX, N. J. Wells' English Grammar, 1 vol. 12mo. The Commonwealth, 

 245 nos. The Liberator, 171 nos. National Anti-slavery Standard, 256 nos. Lynn 

 News. 25 nos. Saturday Night Press, 10 nos. Miscellaneous pamphlets, 50. Mis- 

 cellaneous serials, 10. 



HOLMES, JOHN C., of Detroit, Mich. Michigan School Report for 1870. 1 vol. 

 8vo. Lansing, 1870. 



LEE, GEO. C. New York City Directories, 1858, 1865, 1866, 1867, 1869, 1870. 6 vols. 

 8vo. Boston Directories, 1858, 1860, 1861, 1862, 1863, 1866, 1867, 1868, 1869, 1870. 10 

 vols. 8vo. Bankers' Magazine, Vols. II, III, 1847-8, 1848-9. 2 vols. 8vo. Boston 

 Board of Trade. 18fi5, 1868. 2 vols. 8vo. Water Power of Maine. 1 vol. 8vo. Re 

 port of the Commissioners of Patents for 1851. 1 vol. 8vo. Commercial Relations 

 of U. S., Vols. I, II. 2 vols. 4to. Washington, 1856-1857. 



LEE, JOHN C. Commercial Bulletin for Dec., 1871. 



VINTON, JOHN A. Giles' Memorial. 1vol. 8vo. Boston. 1864. 



WII.DKU, MARSHALL P., of Boston. Historical Address before the Massachu- 

 setts Agricultural College, July 19, 1871. 8vo pamph. 



WILLIAMS, HENRY L. The National Eagle, 1870. 8 nos. Miscellaneous pam- 

 phlets, 6. 



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