IV CONTENTS. 



Regular Meeting, Monday, May 18, 1874, 102 



Charles C. Perkins, Talk upon Art, 102. 

 Field Meeting at Ipswich, Wednesday, June 2, 1874, . . .105 



Ramble and Notice, 102. E. S. Morse, On the Fertilization of Flowers, 

 109. F.VV. Putnam, On the Shell Heaps at Eagle Hill ; also an account 

 of the Chaidioilus Sloam. from George's Banks, 111. T. Morong, An. 

 Historical Account of the Public Library, 112. 



Regular Meeting, Monday, June 15, 1874, 115 



A Committee appointed to report on the Propriety of Taking Suitable 

 Notice of the Centennial Anniversary of the Meeting of the Legisla- 

 ture in Sulem, Oct. 7, 1774, 115. 



Field Meeting at Topsflelcl, Thursday, June 18, 1874, . . .116 

 Ramble and Historical Notices, 116. Opening Remarks by the Presi- 

 dent, 119; J. H. Fitts, Account of Thomas Almanacs, 119; Remarks 

 by N. A. Horton, J. Spofl'ord, S. Toclti, F. W. Putnam, B. P. Adams, 

 Charles J. Peabody and others, 120. 



Adjourned Meeting, Friday, June 19, 1874, 122 



Regular Meeting, Monday, July 6, 1874, 123 



Committee on the Centennial Anniversary report favorably to the Ob- 

 servance of tliis Anniersary by an Historical Address, and A. C. 

 Goodell, Jr., Esq., was invited to deliver the Address, 123. W. H. 

 Dull, Notes on an Examination of Four Species of Chitons, 124. 



Field Meeting at West Newbury, Thursday, July 16, 1874, . . 125 

 The Ramble and Historical Sketches. 125; Opening Remarks by the 

 President, 134; G. D. Phippen, on Plants Collected, and especially 

 on " Weeds," 135. Remarks by John Robinson, D. B. Hagar, Abner 

 G. Phipps, J. Spofford, Haydeu Brown, S. M. Allen, W. H. H. Marsh 

 and others, 135. 



Regular Meeting, Monday, August 3, 1874, 138 



Field Meeting at Rockport, Thursday, August 6, 1874, . . 139 



The Ramble, 138. A. Osgood, Notes on the Lead Mine at Rocky Hill, 

 West Newbury, 142. F. W. Putnam, Notice of the Anderson School 

 of Natural History, 143; Remarks by A. W. Dodge, A. H. Tuttle, A. 

 B. Hervey, 144. J. B. Wardwell, Description of an Indian Relic, 145. 



Regular Meeting, Monday, August 17, 1874, . . . . 147 



Regular Meeting, Monday, September 7, 1874, .... 148 

 E. C. Bolles, Notice of Some Relics collected at Chester, England, 150. 

 Notice, and Resolutions on the Decease, of J. Wyman, 152. 



Regular Meeting, Monday, September 21, 1874, .... 153 



Field Meeting at Manchester, Friday, Oct. 2, 1874, . . . 155 

 The Ramble, 155. E. S.Morse, Remarks on Glaciers, 157; John Robin- 

 son, Account of the Agassiz Bowlder, 158. E. C. Bolles, On the 

 Change of Color in Leaves in Autumn, 159. 



Regular Meeting, Monday, October 5, 1874, 160 



Commemoration 1st Centennial of the Revolution, 160. Ode adapted 

 to the Occasion, 161; A. C. Goodell, Jr., Address, 162. 



Regular Meeting, Monday, October 19, 1874, .... 165 



E. S. Morse, On the Theory of Evolution, 167; E. C. Bolles, Account of 



the Various Scientific Institutions of London, 168; R Kidgway, Lists 



of Birds observed from Sacramento to Salt Lake City, at Vaiious 



Localities Contiguous to Central Pacific Railroad, 169. 



