4 PROCEEDINGS OF THE [May, 1859. 



the First volume of the Proceedings of the Society containing 

 about 300 pages and 14 plates. 



It was resolved upon motion that a copy of the First volume 

 of the Proceedings be sent to the Zoological Society of London 

 with a request for exchange, and that the transmission of the 

 Proceedings to the Geological Society of London cease from 

 this date. 



APRIL 15th, 1859. 



Vice-President Smith in the chair. 



Prof. Gibbes exhibited specimens of Thalia dealhafa and Vac- 

 cinium myrtifolium from John's Island, South Carolina Coast, 

 South of Charleston. Also presented in the name of Lieut. 

 Fauntleroy of U. S. Coast Survey, Schooner Yarina; the Radi- 

 us of a Cetacean, found on the Coast. 



MAY 2nd, 1859. 



Yice-President Smith in the chair. 



The Chairman exhibited specimen of Solidago ulmifolia, which 

 had flowered on 30^7^. of April, The usual flowering time is 

 the Autumn. 



