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George D. Phippen offered a few remarks upon the char- 

 acter of the autumnal flowers as distinguished from those of 

 Spring- ; and he was followed by C. M. Tracy of Lynn. 

 Mr. P. exhibited to the meeting a specimen of the Beech 

 drops found this day, known to botanists as Orobanche Vir- 

 giniana. It was then unanimously 



Voted, That the thanks of the Essex Institute be present- 

 ed to Mr. Temple Cutler for the donation received this day, 

 of several Mss. of his grand sire the late Rev. Dr. M. Cutler, 

 of Hamilton, relating to his observations in botany and 

 meteorology. 



Voted, That the thanks of the Essex Institute be present- 

 ed to the Committee of the Congregational Society for the 

 use of their Vestry to hold this meeting. 



Voted, That the thanks of the Essex Institute be present- 

 ed to Hon. Allen W. Dodge, Daniel E. Safford and other 

 citizens of Hamilton in providing carriages, guides &c., and 

 in rendering other offices of kindness to us on our visit to 

 this town. 



Voted, to adjourn. 



Thursday January 14, 1858. 



Evening Meeting at half past seven o'clock — Vice Presi- 

 dent, Rev. John L. Russell, in the Chair. 



Records of the meeting at Hamilton read and donations 

 received since that time were announced viz : — 



To the Library — from L. A. H. Latour, of Montreal, C. 

 E. ; B. W. Stone ; 0. C. Marsh, of Lockport, N. Y. ; Charles 

 T. Brooks, of Newport, R. I. ; American Antiquarian Society; 

 George Folsom, of New York, N. Y. ; Samuel A. Green, of 



