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Donations to the Museum and Library were announced. 



George H. Vibert, of Rockport; Francis A. Langmaid, of Salem, 

 were elected Resident Members. Henry Davis, of McGregor, Iowa, 

 was elected a Corresponding Member. 



MONDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1867. Regular Meeting. 



Vice President GOODELL in the chair. 



The chairman alluded to the arrangements for a meeting on every 

 Monday night during the winter. 



Letters were read from, Prof. J. S. Newberry, Columbia College 

 (Nov. 25) ; John C. Wetmore, Essex, Mass. ; Howard Challen, Phila- 

 delphia; Dr. E. Diffenbaugh, Philadelphia; Prof. E. D. Cope, Phil- 

 adelphia (Nov. 27) ; Dr. A. C. Foote, University of Michigan, Ann 

 Arbor, Mich. ; A. L. Babcock, Sherborn, Mass. (Nov. 29) ; Dr. I. P. Trim- 

 ble, State Entomologist of New Jersey, Newark, N. J. ; New England 

 Glass Co., Boston (Nov. 30); M. C. Cooke, Secretary Quekett Micro- 

 scopical Club, London (Dec. 1); Dr. E. W. Hubbard, Tottenville, 

 Staten Island; Robert Howell, Nichols, N. Y. ; Samuel R. Carter, 

 Paris Hill, Me. ; Prof. Alex. Winchell, University of Michigan (Dec. 

 4) ; Prof. J. S. Newbury, Columbia College ; Prof. S. Tenney, Vassal- 

 College (Dec. 5) ; H. Willey, New Bedford, Mass. (Dec. 6) ; Prof. S. 

 F. Baird, Smithsonian Institution (Dec. 7). 



Mr. Putnam read by title the following communication from Mr. H. 

 WILLEY, of New Bedford. 



AMERICAN LICHENOGRAPHY. 



It is proposed in this sketch to give a brief account of such works 

 on the subject of Lichens published in this country as have fallen un- 

 der the writer's observation. The study of this branch of botany, 

 interesting as it is, is confined to a few, who labor under great disad- 

 vantages, from the scattered nature of what has been published by 

 our own writers, and the absence of a complete American Licheuog- 

 raphy, brought up to the present state of knowledge, and based on 

 the modern views of the science. Several interesting local catalogues 

 have, however, been published, and Professor TUCKERMAN'S valuable 

 Synopsis, published in 1848, gave a full and accurate view of the 

 Lichen flora of the northern part of the continent, so far as known at 

 that time. But very much has been discovered since then, and the 

 use of the microscope has imparted an entirely new aspect to the sci- 

 ence. A fresh impulse would doubtless be given to the study, and 

 many botanists would engage in the investigation of the Lichen flora 

 of our country, so vast, and as yet so imperfectly explored, could they 



