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Annual Meeting, Monday, May 10, 1881, . . . . . 93 

 Robert S. Rantoul, memoirs of Hon. James Kimball and Prof. Ben- 

 jamin Peirce, 93: Election of officers, 94; Retrospect of the year, 95 ; 

 Members, 95; Field-meetings, 9<>; Excursions, 98; Lectures, 99; 

 Meetings, 100; Social meeting, 101; Concerts, 101; Publications, 101; 

 Library, 102; Museum, 111; Manuscripts, 112; Financial, 112. 



Anniversary of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 

 notice of, 113 



Visit of the American Association for the Advancement of Sci- 

 ence, notice of, . . 114 



Visit to Cambridge, Wednesday, May 25, 1881, . . .115 



Regular Meeting, Monday, June 6, 1881, 116 



Remarks by the President, 116; Resolutions adopted, 116.. 



Regular Meeting, Monday, June 20, 1881, .... 117 



Field Meeting at Rowley, Thursday, July 7, 1881, . . . 117 

 The excursion, 117; Remarks by John H. Sears, 119; Rev. John Pike, 

 D. D., 119; Rev. G. M. Harmon, 119; Rev. Charles C. Bruce, 120; 

 N. A. Horton, 120; John Robinson, 120. 



Dissemination of Seeds, by Mary N. Plumer, .... 121 



Field Meeting at Marblehead Neck, Wednesday, August 3, 1881, 147 



The excursion. 147; Remarks by the President. 149; John H. Sears, 

 149; J. J.H. Gregory. 149; Prof. E. S. Morse, 150; William D. North- 

 end, 151. 



Field Meeting at Saugus, Wednesday, August 30, 1881, . 152 



The excursion, 152; Remarks by the President, 153; John H. Sears, 

 153; Lecture by Prof. Herbert B. Adams on the Commons and Com- 

 moners of Salem, notice of, 154 ; Remarks by Dr. J. W. Goodell, 

 155; E. P. Robinson, 155. 



Field meeting at Boxford, Saturday, Octobers, 1881, . . 169 



The excursion, 157; Remarks by Rev. W. P. Alcott, 158; Address of 



John Robinson, notice of, 158; Remarks by Henry Wheatland, 159; 



Vote of thanks, 159; Visit to the Match Factory, 159; Notice of the 



Boxford Natural History Society, by Sidney Perley, 161. 



Introduced Plants found in the vicinity of a Wool Scouring es- 

 tablishment, by William P. Alcott, 162 



Excursion to Chelsea, Friday, October T4, 1881, . . . 166 



Remarks by the President, 167; J. G. Low, 167; Prof. E. S. Morse, 

 167; F. W. Putnam, 167; Vote of thanks, 168. 



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 Regular Meeting, Monday, November 7, 1881, . . .168 



Regular Meeting, Tuesday, November 22, 1881, . . . 169 



Communication from the Historical Society of Prince Edward Island. 

 169; Reply to the Same, 171. 



Regular Meeting, Monday, December 19, 1881, . . . 173 



Notes on the Forest Trees of Essex, Clinton and Franklin Coun- 

 ties, New York, by John H. Sears, . . . . 174 



