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"was exciting mucli interest by the magnificent flowers of 

 the Victoria, a beautiful collection of these plants suspended 

 from the sides of the house, attracted notice, many of them 

 having expanded their curious and grotesque flowers. 



Eev. C. C Beaman expressed his gratification in listening 

 to the remarks which had been offered. He then alluded 

 to the interest which ministers in many of our rural towns 

 had taken in the cultivation of the garden. He suggested 

 the propriety of having some history of the horticulture of 

 this county, its pioneers, progress, <fcc. 



The meeting concluded with a communication from Mr. 

 John M. Ives on the Life and Labors of Alexander Wilson, 

 the American Ornithologist. Mr. Ives's long familiarity 

 with the habits of our birds, to which he has devoted much 

 study, and his personal acquaintance with many of our most 

 distinguished Ornithologists, render him a suitable person 

 to speak on this subject. 



Adjourned, 



Thursday, March 8, 1860. 



Meeting this evening at 7 1-2 o'clock. George D. Phip- 

 pen in the Chair. Eecords of the preceding meeting read. 



Donations were announced from the foUowino- : 

 To the Library — from William Brown ; James S. Bryant 

 of Hartford, Ct.; Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sci- 

 ence ; Chicago Historical Society ; John Chad wick ; Isaac 

 A. Lapham of Milwaukie, Wis.; Chas. B. Richardson of 

 New York ; John L. Sibley of Cambridge ; Adams, Samp- 

 son <fe Co., of Boston ; Samuel A. Green of Boston ; Ed- 

 mund B. Wilson ; N. J. Lord. 



