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The Herball, or Generall Historie of Plantes. Gathered by John 

 Gerarde, of London, Master in Chirurgerie. Imprinted at Lon- 

 don, by John Norton, 1597. Folio. — From Benjamin W. Rich- 

 ards, Esq. 



Thirtieth Annual Report of the Board of Direction of the Mercantile 

 Library Association, Clinton Hall, New York, January, 1851. 

 New York. 8vo. — Donor unknown. 



The minutes of the meeting of Officers and Council, held on 

 the 14th inst., were read. 



New nominations, from Nos. 242 to 247, inclusive, were 

 read. 



Stated Meeting, March 7. 



Present, seven members. 



Dr. Patterson, President, in the Chair. 



Letters were read: — 



From M. le Vicomte de Santarem, dated Paris, 12th Octo- 

 ber, 1850, announcing a donation to the Society: and — 



From the Trustees of the Boston Athenaeum, dated Boston, 

 9th January, 1851, acknowledging the receipt of the Proceed- 

 ings of this Society, No. 45. 



The following donations were announced: — 



FOR THE LIBRARY. 



Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. Part XVII. 1849; 

 and from January to x\pril, 1850. Together with the Reports of 

 the Council and Auditors of the Zoological Society, read at the 

 Annual General Meeting, April 29, 1850. London. 8vo. — From 

 the Zoological Society of London. 



Essai sur I'Histoire de la Cosmographie et de la Cartographie pendant 

 le moyen-age, et sur les Progres de la Geographie apres les 

 Grandes Decouvertes du XVe. siecle, &c. Par le Vicomte de 

 Santarem, des iVcademies des Sciences de Lisbonne, de Berlin, 

 de rinstitut de France, &c. &c. 2 Vols. 8vo. Paris, 1849. 

 From the Author. 



