iy CONTENTS. 



Annual Meeting, Wednesday, May 8, 66 



Retrospect for the Year, 66. Officers elected, 74. 

 Regular Meeting, Monday, May 20, 75 



Native Plants, by J. Robinson, 76. Remarks of G. D. Phippen, 78; of 



E. C. Bolles on the Houstonia, 78; of J. H. Emerton, 78. A Visit to 

 Jeffries Neck, by F. W. Putnam, 79. 



Regular Meetitfg, Monday, June 3, 81 



Field Meeting at Middleton, Wednesday, June 12, ... 81 

 Account of the Ramble, 82; First Field Meetings; Dr. W. Stimpson, 

 by the President, 85. Resolutions on the Death of Dr. Wm. Stimp- 

 son, 88. Early Meetings of the Society, by S. P. Fowler, of Danvers, 



89. Historical Notices of Middleton, by David Styles, of Middleton, 



90. Indian Relic, by D. J. Tapley of Danvers, 92. F. W. Putnam's 

 Remarks, 93. Spiders at Middleton, by James H. Emerton, 94. 

 Microscopic Fungi, by Rev. E. C. Bolles, 95. Report of the Com- 

 mittee on Lectures, 96. Vote of thanks passed, 97. 



Field Meeting at Groveland, Tuesday, July 16, . . . . 97 

 The New Iron Bridge, 98. Historical Notices, 100. E. S. Morse's Re- 

 marks, 107. Merrimack Academy, by Dr. J. Spofford, 108. Remarks 

 by J. H. Emerton, A. S. Phipps, S. C. Beane, E. C. Bolles, La Roy 



F. Griffin, Mr. Goldsmith and C. H. Webber, 114-116. Vote of 

 thanks passed, 116. The First White Hamburg, and the First Mus- 

 cat of Alexandria Grape-vine imported into the United States, by 

 Jones Very, 117. 



Field Meeting at Annisquam, Thursday, August 8, ... 118 

 Remarks of the President, 121. Indian Shell Heaps, and Egg Case of 

 the Skate, by F. W. Putnam, 123. Historical Notices of the Third 

 Parish at Annisquam, by Rev. E. W. Coffin, of Orange, Mass., 124. 

 Remarks of Allen W. Dodge, L. J. Livermore and James Davis, 128. 

 Historical Sketch of Annisquam, by J. J. Babson, 128. Remarks of 

 C. E. Barnes and Dr. A. Davis, 130. Communications from Thomas 

 Spencer, of Bransby, near Lincoln and E. W. Farley, of New 

 Castle, Me., 132. Remarks of R. Knowland, 134. Catalogue of the 

 Mammals of Florida, with Notes on their Habits, Distribution, etc., 

 by C. J. Maynard, 135-150. 



Quarterly Meeting, Wednesday, August 14, . . . . 150 



Regular Meeting, Monday, October 21, 150 



Explorations of St. George's Bank, by Dr. Packard, 153. Ancient In- 

 dian Carving, by F. W. Putnam, 156. 



Regular Meeting, Monday, November 4. 160 



Origin of Surnames, by Geo. H. Devereux, 162. 

 Regular Meeting, Monday, November 18, .... 165 



Communication by the President, 166. Remarks of F. W. Putnam, 168. 

 Regular Meeting, Monday, December 9, 169 



Ferneries, How to make them, and what to put in them, by J. Robin- 

 son, 169. 



Regular Meeting, Monday, December 23, 178 



Communications from P. A. Hanaford and Nehemiah Cleavelaud, 179. 



