20 



PEOCEEDINGS 

 VOLUME I, 18481856. 



Black-wart on plum, 

 Calochortus luteus, 

 Collectanea Botanica, 



15 



150 

 270 



COMMUNICATIONS, verbal, by 

 Cole, Thos. Triple phosphates, 19 

 Fowler, S. P. Nat. Hist. Essex Co., 55 

 Manning, R. Canker of pear, 18 

 Niehols, A. Draba verna, . 19 

 Sk-nitic formation, . . 19 

 Perkins, Geo. A. African Ants, 20 

 Phippen, Geo. I). Old MSS., . 20 

 Russell, J. L. Achlya prolifera, 145 

 Ilex opaca, ... 19 

 Plants of Brattleboro' Vt., 15 

 Plants of Mansfield Mt. Vt., 16 

 Red Snow, ... 24 

 Victoria Regia, by J. F. Allen, notic- 

 ed, .... 81 

 Upham, C. W. Historical events, 155 

 Salem Records, . . 24 

 Waters, J. G. On Revolutionary rel- 

 ics, .... 17 

 Wheatland, H. Goliath Beetle, 17 

 I.odoice'a ; enl elHirum, . 20 

 Native Mollusea, . . 18 

 Physalia atlantica, . . 19 



COMMUNICATIONS, written, by 

 Brooks, Henry M. Historical mat- 

 ters, . . . 01,05,81 

 Cole, Thos. Infusoria of Salem, 33 

 Chute, A. P. Cancrinite,* new occur- 

 rence of, . . . 151 

 Pviidicott, C. M. "Leslie's Retreat," 89 

 Statements relating to the event by 

 Wm. Gavett, . . . 120 

 Sam'l Gray, ... 129 

 Sam'l Holman, . . 130 

 Col. D. Mason, . . 131 

 Col. Pickering, . . 122 

 Mrs. Story, ... 134 

 Fowler, S. P. Naumkeag Indians, 50 

 King, H. F. Peach-gum, . 17 

 Perkins, Geo. A. Nat. History of West 

 Africa, <i6 

 Phippen, Geo. D. Study of Natural His- 

 tory, .... 72 

 Putnam, F. W. Birds of Essex Co., 201 

 Fishes of Essex Co., 144, 148, 201 

 Roberts, David, Historical reminiscen- 

 ces of M. Cradock, . . 242 

 Russeil, J. L. Entomology, 54,59,08 

 New hybrid grape, . . 195 

 Madura aurantiaca, . . 150 

 Stone, L. R. Indian Skull from Cayu- 

 ga, 149 

 Stricter, G. L. Cancrinite,* . 153 

 Salem Newspapers, . . 157 

 Tufts, Samuel, List of Native Shells, 25 

 Upham, Charles W. Colonial records of 

 Massachusetts, ".' "' "'. 232 



*Afterwards determined to be Soda- 

 lite. 



Wheatland, Henry, Anatomy of Rab- 

 bit, .... 240 

 Balls formed on a foresail, &c., 200 

 Papers relating to Salem, in 1773, 151 

 Skull of Walrus, . . "62 



Wheeler, Chas. H. Physical Geogra- 



W^iite 



Hiite, D. A. Covenant of 1st Church, 

 Salem, . . . . tiO, 25(> 



Winsor F. Pteromys volueella, 147 

 Worcester, S. M. Covenant of 1st 

 Church, Salem, . ". 04 



DONATIONS. 



To the Library, 22, 25, 52, 57, 04, 77, 81, 



140, 150. 

 To the Cabinets, 21, 22, 50, 7o, 137, 155. 



Dothidea pomigena, 



193 



ESSEX COUNTY NAT. His. SOCIETY. 

 Act of Incorporation, . 4 



E?SKX HlS'lOKICAL SOCIETY. 



Act ol Incorporation, . 



ESSEX INSTITUTE. 



Preliminary r marks, . 



Act of Incorporation, . 



Constitution of, . . 

 By-Laws 



.. 



List of Officers, 11, 23, 53, 80, 141 



Sketch of the History of, . 144 



HOKTICULTUKE. 



Report on, . . 22,52,78,140 



Contributions to department of, 208 



Hildenbrandtia sanguinea, . 193 

 Hydrothyria venosa, . 



Ilex paraguayensis, . . 137 



Indian Skulls at North Andover, 14 



Lonicera sempervm ns, . 273 



Myriangium Curtisii, noticed, 146 



OBITUARY NOTICES of 



Adams, C. B. . . . 50 

 Cole, Thomas, . . 23, 49 



Gibbs, William, . . 75 



Mack, Elisha, . . 49 



Nichols, Andrew . . 49 



Pierson, A. L. . . 50 



Sprague, Jos. G. 49 



Tenney, John, . 50 



Ward, Israel, . . 74 



Weston, G. L. i ' . 130 



White, Charles . 11 



Peach-gum, *. ' . . 15 



PORTLAND NAT. HIST. SOCIETY. 

 Letter from, ... 05 



Resolutions concerning, . 59 



Phragmotrichum Chailletii, 



194 



