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PROCEEDINGS OF THE 



[May, 1858 



MAY 15, 1858. 



Vice President W. W. Smith in the chair. 



W. W. Smith, Esq., presented specimens of different kinds 

 of native woods, showing their planed surfaces. 



Contribution to Library. 



Linnaean Society, of London, presented Proceedings, Vol. i. 

 four Nos. on Botany, and four Nos. on Zoology; Vol. ii. Nos. 

 5 and 6 on Botany, and Nos. 5 and 6 on Zoology; also, the 

 list of the Linnaean Society. 



Dr. W. Hutson Ford exhibited specimens of Alcohol, ob- 

 tained from hepatic and lung tissue, and blood of animals, 

 upon which he had experimented. Dr. Ford read a mono- 

 graph on the presence of Alcohol in the blood of Mammals.* 



JUNE 1st, 1858. 

 Vice President W. W. Smith in the chair. 



Dr. A. M. Forster: Specimens of Fish. 



Dr. Robert R. Gibbes : Specimens of Fish. 



Prof. L. R. Gibbes exhibited specimens of the chrysalides 

 of an insect allied to the genus Psyche, obtained on Sulli- 

 van's Island, chiefly on the cedar. 



Mr. W. W. Smith exhibited the Hygrometer plant, from 

 Arabia, submitted to his inspection by Prof. Holmes. 



Prof. Gibbes made some remarks upon the fishes and 

 insects presented. 



Member Elected. 

 Charles F. Panknin, Esq. 



*To be published at a later date. 



