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ver ; Boston Society of Natural History ; Connecticut His- 

 torical Society ; Ira Cheever of Chelsea ; Thos. F. Odell ; 

 Peter Bourse of Montevideo, S. A. ; George Leeds ; James 

 M. Hoppin ; Mrs. Eliza B. Plum ; Chicago Historical Soci- 

 ety ; Samuel A. Green of Boston. 



To the Cabinets — from Benjamin Grover ; Samuel L. 

 Young of Marbleliead ; Charles F, Pool ; William J. Chc- 

 ver ; George A. Ward of New York ; George P. Chever ; 

 Thomas Trask ; Jason Wilkin s ; Dr. D. F. Weinland of 

 Cambridge ; William Tufts ; N. Kinsman ; H. W. Putnam ; 

 Henry F. Shepard ; Asa Hayford ; Peter Bourse of Monte- 

 video, S. A. ; S. Carlin ; John S. Ives ; Morris Gouginham 

 of Cambridge. 



Mr. -Samuel P. Fowler had rambled through the woods to 

 day in search of plants and shrubs found here and no where 

 else. Of this description is the Magnolia glauca, observed 

 no where else north of us. The liquid amber or sweet gum 

 QLiqiddamhar stijracijiua, Michaux,) " is first seen on the 

 seashore, towards the northeast, between Portsmouth and 

 Boston" according to the author of the North American 

 Sylva, but had been sought for in vain. Surely there were 

 no other woods so favorable for its natural growth than the 

 woods of Essex. Failing to find it, would seem to indicate 

 an error in locating its habitat hereabouts, and so far north- 

 ward. The witch hazel was alluded to, and a variety of the 

 mountain ash, which occurred to day, and which he thought 

 was more beautiful than the usual form of the gardens. 

 Certain singular habits of birds engaged his attention and 

 his views respecting them were advanced and discussed. 



The magic power of the hazel rod was brought upon the 

 carpet by several believers in its efficacy ; and some so called 

 experiments were instituted, unconvincing to any ovA the 

 initiated or interested. Certain alledged facts were likewise 

 adduced, which seemed to defy any explanation of a philo- 



