LIST OF OBJECTS. 



Exogens: No. 1. Transverse section of Spruce (Abies alba}, 

 showing cells cut through; 2. Longitudinal section of the Spruce, 

 radial, showing glandular dots, colored; 3. Longitudinal section of 

 the Spruce, tangential, showing glandular dots cut through, colored; 



4. Longitudinal section of California "Big Tree" (Sequoia gigantea); 



5. Transverse section of Oak (Quercus bicolor) ; 6. Transverse section 

 of Basswood (Tilia Americana), showing bast cells; 7. Longitudinal 

 section of Basswood, showing spiral cells, colored; 8. Transverse 

 section of Birch (Betula alba) ; 9. Transverse section of Blackberry 

 (Bubus villosus), colored; 10. Transverse section of Clematis (C. 

 Virginiana), colored; 11. Transverse section of Aristolochia (A. 

 sipho), colored; 12. Transverse section of Evening Primrose (Oeno- 

 thera biennis), showing dotted ducts. 



Endogens: 13. Transverse section of Malacca Joint (Calamus 

 scipionum) ,' 14. Transverse section of Bamboo Cane (Bambusa) ; 15. 

 Transverse section of Sarsaparilla (Smilax excelsa) ; 16. Transverse 

 section of Corn Stalk (Zea Mays) ; 17. Transverse section of African 

 Ginger Stalk (Zingiber) ; 18. Transverse section of Leaf Stalk of 

 Banana (Musa). 



Leaves, Cuticle, Algas, etc. : 19. Transverse section of Leaf of Ole- 

 ander, showing midrib ; 20. Leaf of Deutsia sc.abra, showing stellate 

 hairs; 21. Leaf of Geranium (Pelargonium), showing cells; 22. Leaf 

 of Bog Moss (Sphagnum), showing spiral cells; 23. Cuticle of Lily, 

 showing stomata; 24. Algae, Fresh water (Draparnaldia plumosa) ; 

 25. Algae, Marine (Polysiphonia urceolata) 26. Marine (Ptilota ele- 

 gans) ; 27. Elaters and spores of Jungermannia ; 28. Mallow anther 

 and pollen; 29. Crystals from bark of Locust; 30. Crystals from 

 skin of Onion. 



Hard Tissues: 31. Section of Coal, showing vegetable structure; 

 32. Section of Vegetable Ivory (Phytelephas macrocarpa) ; 33. Hori- 

 zontal section of the husk of do. ; 34. Section of Prune stone ; 35. 

 Stellate hairs from Deutzia; 36. Section of Cocoanut shell. 



MONDAY, JANUARY 13, 1868. Regular Meeting. 

 Vice President GOODELL in the chair. 



Correspondence and donations announced. 



Dr. G. B. LORING read an able and interesting communication on 

 the life and character of Chief Justice Parsons. 



Dr. Loring commenced by an allusion to the distinguished men of 

 Essex County, and to what they have performed for the elevation of 

 mankind and for the glory and honor of our common country ; to 

 Lieut. Gov. Phillips who founded the Theological Seminary at An- 

 dover ; to Abbott and Stuart and Woods as theologians ; to Story and 

 Parsons and Prescott and Putnam and Saltonstall and Pickering and 

 Rautoul as lawyers ; to Jonathan Jackson and Peabody and Perkins 

 and Pickman and Derby as merchants ; to Prescott as a historian, 

 Whittier as a poet, and Hawthorne as a novelist ; to Bowditch as a 

 mathematician. Of all these he selected Theophilus Parsons, as one 

 of the most remarkable. He was born in Byfleld, February 24th, 



