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and the warm sun so kindly ripens botli tlie fruits and flowers, 

 as if the spring, the summer, and the autumn had agreed to- 

 gether to thrust winter out of doors." And at this rural 

 Paradise the third Field Meeting of the season was held, 

 making the Town Hall, the place of rendezvous. The parties 

 were dispersed in different directions and escorted by efficient 

 guides. The shores of Wenhani Pond were examined by 

 some ; and the stream, which issues from it known as Miles' 

 Eiver, was sought for by those of piscatory habits. Others 

 and the larger party were conducted to Pleasant Pond, a 

 beautiful sheet of water, bounded by Avooded slopes, and 

 flowering dells. It is in this vicinity that many rare New 

 England plants grow, for instances the Moneses uniflora, 

 Clintonia l>orcalis, Andromeda polifolia, Eriophoriuni alpi- 

 num, etc. 



On return to thcHall at 3 o'clock, P. M., the formal 

 meeting was called to order by Vice President, John L. Rus- 

 sell. The Records of the last Field meeting was read, and 

 donations to the Institute were announced as follows : 



To the Librarij — from the American Antiquarian Society 

 at "Worcester ; from Messrs. Jacob Batchelder ; D. A. White ; 

 George B. Loring ; Nathan Jones of Wenham. 



To the Cabinets — from L. R. Stone ; George A Perkins 

 and Mrs. G. R. Mason. 



The species of plants collected this day and laid before 

 the meeting were the following : 

 Pyrola elliptica. 

 Pyrola rotundifolia. 

 Mitchella repens. 

 Yaccinium macrocarjavim. 

 Arethusa ophioglossoides. 

 Sisyrinchium anceps. 

 Hypoxis erecta. 

 Prunella vulgaris. 

 Thalictrum dioicum. 



