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11 passing thought, and pcrliaps lead to some valuable 

 result. 



Thomas Trask presented to the meeting some very good 

 lithographs of several tropical plants, such as the sugar cane, 

 banana, cocoa, coffee, &c., they were of value as pertaining 

 to the botanical department. 



Dr. H. Wheatland made allusion to the excitement and 

 interest awakened by the blossoming of the night blooming 

 Cereus ( Cereus grandiflorus') in the conservatory of Ezekiel 

 Hersey Derby Esq., in South Salem, on the night of the 9th 

 of July, 1810. 



After some business matters, the Institute adjourned. 



Thursday/, February 25, 1858. 



Evening meeting at 7 1-2 o'clock, H. M. Brooks in the chair. 

 The Records of the preceding meeting were read and dona- 

 tions announced. 



To the hibrarij — from S. A. Green, of Boston ; William 

 B. Brown. 



To the Cabinets from J. C. Edwards, of Boston ; John 

 G. Felt ; Thomas Trask. 



A singularly beautiful collection of artificially prepared 

 ixnd colored (to the life), fishes of Surinam were presented 

 by Thomas Trask. It was the work of an artist resident 

 there twenty years ago : and although exposed to the light 

 yet had undergone no change ; the fac similes retaining 

 their original brightness and lustre. The material was paper 

 and the construction was very ingenious. The groupc 

 elicited much remark from the mcmljers of the Institute 

 present. 



The Secretary, in alluding to the donations made since 

 the last meeting on the 15th inst., had occasion to speak 



