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and also for agricultural and horticultural productions : such as roots, 

 (especially " potatoes,") seeds, (especially of forest trees,) grains, 

 nuts, plants, wood, flowers, leaves, and the objects belonging to these 

 branches, that will be interesting in showing to Europe the produc- 

 tions of this country, and useful in transferring the best species for 

 their use, in exchange for other horticultural and agricultural works 

 and specimens returned to this country for our use. 



That there may be no misapprehension, the contributors are inform- 

 ed that the European agency does not receive presents except through 

 public institutions, as an offering of patriotism, that returns may be 

 made to the same institutions, as the representatives of the whole, 

 and for the good of the whole. 



We invite all who feel an interest in the subject, to call at the 

 repository, examine the books presented by Mr. Vattemare, amount- 

 ing to 140 volumes, and receive any other desired information con- 

 cerning these exchanges. 



T. B. Wakeman, Henry Meigs, 



William Dodge, H. W. Childs, 



Benjamin Aycrigg, John Campbell, 



Committee. 



A collection of books will soon be transmitted from the Institute 

 to France, in conformity to the plan of Mr. Vattemare. 



The number of machines, models and specimens, in the room ap- 

 propriated for daily exhibition, is 245 — not one-fifth pait of what 

 would have been received if there had been sufficient room. 



Correspondence has increased; the number of corresponding mem- 

 bers admitted within the last year is thirty-two, all of whom reside 

 in different parts of the country, and out of the city, and will by 

 their communications add much to our constantly growing fund of 

 information, by letters, &c., from abroad. 



The premiums bestowed on meritorious competitors have greatly 

 multiplied. Whole number awarded, consisting of gold and silver 

 medals, silver cups, diplomas, and books: 



In 1835, were ■» 447 



" 1840, " 421 



" 1847, « 912 



