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The afternoon session was held in the First Congrega- 

 tional Church, at 2 80 P.M. S. P. Fowler of Danvers, one 

 of the Vice Presidents, in the Chair. 



Records of the preceding meeting read. 



Donations received since the last meeting were an- 

 nounced : 



To the Library from Henry Wilson, U. S. Senator ; Chi- 

 cago Historical Society ; Redwood Library and Athenaeum 

 at Newport, R.I.; L. A. H. Latour, Montreal, C.E.; Amer- 

 ican Antiquarian Society ; Thomas Stimpson oi South Dan- 

 vers ; G. F. Read ; Mary E. Jocelyn ; Albany Institute ; G. 

 C. Chase ; Thomas H. Johnson ; New York Mercantile Li- 

 brary Association ; E. M. Stone of Providence, R.I. 



To the Cabinets from R. S. Rogers ; J. H. Emerton ; C. 

 H. Higbee ; John Robinson ; W. Palmer ; H. M. Brooks ; 

 Thomas M. Pond ; George Kilham of Boxford ; N. Vickery 

 of Lynn. 



Letters were read from Joel Munsell of Albany ; John G. 

 Whittier of Amesbury ; C. M. Tracy of Lynn ; A. E. Ver- 

 rill of Cambridge ; C. W. Felt ; Pennsylvania Historical 

 Society. 



H. WHEATLAND of Salem, gave a brief history of the In- 

 stitute, and the origin of these Field Meetings ; the first hav- 

 ing been held at Danvers in June 1849. 



G. D. PHIPPEN ot Salem described several of the thirty- 

 seven species of plants collected by the party, spoke of the 

 adaptation of some of them for cultivation in our gardens, 

 and suggested the importance of devoting more attention to 

 this branch of horticulture. 



