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teen iiiclies, and circumference thirteen and a half inches, its 

 color is light red. 



The Secretary quoted " Brown's trees of America." 



PAULO WNIA IMPERIALIS. 



The genus Catalpa was constituted by Jusssieu from tlie Eig- 

 nonia Catalpa of Tournefoot. Sieber called this magnificent tree 

 in honor of the hereditary Princess of the Netherlands, a daugh- 

 ter of the Emperor of Russia. It is a native of Japan j flowers in 

 April or May ; flowers blue ; an agreeable perfume, something 

 like the mock orange ; leaves resemble those of a gigantic sun- 

 flower; was introduced into Britain in 1840, and France tw^o or 

 three years later; into the United States in 1843, by the Messrs. 

 Parsons, of Flushing, L. Island. It is easily propagated by cut- 

 tings from the roots ; put into thumb pots ; likes a good garden 

 soil learning and dry. 



The Secretary had observed that the leaves of this superb tree, 

 in this cit}', were not attacked by any insect, and on all accounts 

 it is a prize fjr cities as a shade and ornament. 



The oscillating perpendicular Dash Churn of IthielS. Richard- 

 sou, of Boston, was exhibited in operation before the Club by L. 

 N. Howard. The members were pleased and satisfied with it as 

 new and good. The principle of it is the introduction of air at 

 every oscillation in abundance, by means of which butter is soon 

 formed and perfectly so. The movement of the most easy des- 

 cription being oscillation or pendulum motion. 



C. A. Shelton displayed his fine Flora of California before the 

 Club. 



The same subjects together with Sumach were ordered for the 

 next meeting. 



The Club adjourned to Tuesday, January 18th, at noon. 



H. Meigs, Secretary. 



