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briskness of a man of fifty, and feels a warm interest in 

 the history and welfare of his native town, as well as in 

 all objects that come under the special cognizance of the 

 Essex Institute. He was born on the spot where he now 

 lives, in a house built by his grandfather a hundred and 

 twenty-five years ago ; his present house having been built 

 by himself in 1823. Nearly or quite all the trees growing 

 about and near his premises were planted by himself, and 

 the interest in his grounds was enhanced, to many of the 

 party, by the fact that he has as many as fifty bearing fig 

 trees, which are annually removed to his cellar before the 

 cold weather begins, and again 'set out in spring. He 

 has also one pomegranate tree or bush. During the day 

 his house was thrown open to the party, and he kindly 

 provided tea and lemonade for their refreshment. 



The afternoon meeting was called to order at a quarter 

 before three the PRESIDENT in the chair. Kecords of 

 preceding meeting read. 



The SECRETARY announced the following correspon- 

 dence : 



From George Arnold, Boston, July 11; J. W. Chadwick, Brooklyn, New York, 

 June 19; W. H. Dennet, Boston, June 21; Samuel A. Drake, Boston, July 28; Sam- 

 uel G. Drake, Boston, July 24; W. H. Eaton, Amesbury, June 25; Charles Hallock, 

 New York, July 22, 26; W. P. Lunt, Boston, July 18; W. H. H. Marsh, Salem, June 

 21; Alfred Osgood, Newburyport, July 10; James Perkins, Boston, July?; S. J. 

 Spalding, Newburyport, June 26; H. L. Williams, Salem, July 19; American 

 Pomological Society, Circular, 14th Session; Brazil, Legacao do, Washington, June 

 10; Belgique, Societe Entomologique de, fev. 3; Erlangen, Die physikalisch-Medi- 

 cinishe Societat in, 3, 2, 73; Frankfurt aM., Naturforschenden Gesellschaft, Jan. 10; 

 Freiburg, Die Naturforschende Gesellschaft, Marz 16; Liverpool Literary and Phil- 

 osophical Society, April 9; Lisbonne, L' Academic Royale des Sciences, March 26; 

 Riga, der Naturforscher Verein zu, Nov. 1 ; Hobart Town, Royal Society of Tas- 

 mania, Nov. 28; Washington, Smithsonian Institution, July 22, 28. 



THE LIBRARIAN reported the following additions : 



By Donation. 



ALLEN, JOHN FISKE. Boston Cultivator for 1871, 1872. Christian Register for 

 1871, 1872. 



BUTLER, B. F., M. C. Memorial Address on Hon. Garrett Davis, Dec., 1872. 

 Compilation of the Internal Revenue Laws of the U. S., Jan. 6, 1872. 



