8 PROCEEDINGS OF THE [NoV. 1859. 



last named plant and of Parnassia asarifolia from Salt Pond Mountain, and 

 observed that he was probably the first Botanist who had visited the locality 

 since Pursh. 



Prof. McCrady remarked that he had found our species of Oculina (hither- 

 to referred to the 0. pallens of Ehrenberg) at only two feet below water-mark 

 on Sullivan's Island. It spreads at the base very much in the manner of ^5- 

 troitis. 



6th anniversary MEETING. 



NOVEMBER 1st, 1859. 



The following Officers were elected for the ensuing year : 



President. 



LEWIS R. GIBBES. 



Viee-Pr_esidents, 



W. WRAGG SMITH, WILLIAM HUME, 



EDMUND RAVENEL. 



Corresponding Secretary, 



J. F. M. GEDDINGS. 



Recording Secretary. 



GEORGE E. TRESCOT. 



Treasurer. 



ROBERT HUME. 



Curators. 



John McCrady, J. F. M Geddings, 



Wm. Hutson Ford, H. W. Wright, 



J. P. Chazal, Robert Hume, 



Geo. E. Trescot. 



Contributions to the Library. 



Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society of Phila- 

 delphia, Vol. VII. No. 61. 



