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Proctor, of London, Hon. Sec. Roy. Astron. Soc., sub- 

 ject, "The Sun." 2d, Wed., Nov. 12, concert by the 

 English Glee Club, of New York City. 3d, Mon., Dec. 

 1, Readings by Prof. George W. Blish. 4th, Mon., Dec. 

 8, Rev. Newman Hall, of Surrey Chapel, London, sub- 

 ject, "Reminiscences of Mountain Rambles." 5th, Mou., 

 Dec. 22, Prof. W. H. Niles, of Cambridge, subject, "The 

 High Alps." 6th, Mon., Jan. 5, Charles Bradlaugh, M.P. , 

 of England, subject, "Republicanism in England." 7th, 

 Wed., Jan. 14, concert by Mr. B. J. Lang, of Boston, 

 with assistants, and the Essex Institute Chorus. 8th, 

 Mon., Jan. 26, concert by Harvard Glee Club of Cam- 

 bridge. Extra, Fri., Jan. 30, Wilkie Collins of London, 

 reading of "The Dream Woman." Supplementary course, 

 1st, Mon., Feb. 16, Charles Kingsley, Canon of West- 

 minster, subject, "Westminster Abbey," his first lecture 

 in America. 2d, Wed., March 18, concert by Adelaide 

 Phillips. 3d, Mon., March 30, a concert by the Essex 

 Institute Chorus. 



HORTICULTURAL. The operations of this department 

 have been very successfully conducted during the past 

 season. Six exhibitions have been held, three devoted 

 to the show of special flowers, the others more general in 

 their character. 1st, on Friday evening, June 13, for 

 the exhibition of several magnificent specimens of Cereus 

 grandiflora, Lilium auratum, Philocactus crenatus (white 

 cactus) and other species of cacti. 2d, Monday and 

 Tuesday, June 23 and 24, the rose show, one of marked 

 excellence. The conservatories also contributed many 

 choice plants. 3d, Monday, July 28, special exhibition, a 

 fine plant of H/ucharis grandiflora, also Gloxinias, Lilium 

 auratum, night blooming cereus and other plants. 4th, 

 Thursday, Aug. 14, continued on Friday on account of 



