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AUGUST 1st, 1857. 

 President L. R. Gibbes in the chair. 



W. Wragg Smith, Esq., presented a specimen of the wood 

 of Pinus taeda, colored red transversley to the concentric lay- 

 ers of annual growth. Also a Longicorn Beetle. 



Wm. Sharswood, Esq., of Philadelphia, presented the second 

 edition of Liebig's Agricultural Chemistry. 



The President appointed Dr. J. F. M. Geddings, correspond- 

 ing Secretary pro tempore. Dr. Geddings signified his accept- 

 ance of the appointment. 



A letter of resignation from the Society, was received from 

 Dr. Geo. S. Pelzer, which on motion of Dr. Geddings was 

 accepted. 



W. Wragg Smith, Esq., read a second part of his paper, 

 entitled "Flora of the Low Country of South Carolina" 

 (See the note on foot of p. 224.) 



Prof. McCrady communicated verbally to the Society the 

 results of some observations recently made with regard to 

 certain asymmetrical ciliated germs of Bolina. (See the paper 

 on the reproduction of two species of Ctenophora published 

 under date of Dec. 15th.) 



The President stated that a memorial praying that the Mu- 

 seum of the College of Charleston be opened to the members 

 of the Elliott Society had been presented by him, on behalf 

 of the Society to the Trustees of the College; and he under- 

 stood that it had been laid before the Board of Trustees. 



The President also exhibited a plant, a Portulacca, on whose 

 powers of generating Ozone he had been experimenting. 

 Two Ozonometers one under the influence of light, the other 

 not, during four days had suffered no perceptible change of 

 colour. 



AUGUST 15th, 1357. 



Robert Hume, Esq. in the chair. 



Dr. L. A. Frampton mentioned that in a recent visit to Minne- 

 sota, he had seen a specimen of an Ortboceras four feet in length 



