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Mr. Dumeril, in his own name, and that of Mr. Flourens, reported favourably 
on Mr. Roulin’s memoir on smalted maize. 
Mr. Henry Cassini did the same with regard te a work of Mr. Achille Ri- 
chard on the family of the Rubiacee. 
My. Girard delivered a highly commendatory report on M. Duten’s ** History 
of the Internal Navigation of France,’ with a statement of the canals necessary 
for completing the system. 
Mr. De Blainville read a memoir on the birds called Ganga which he said 
sheuld be classed with the pigeons, not as hitherto with the Gallinacee. 
Mr. Dumeril made a favourable report on a letter of Dr. Paillard on the effi- 
cacy of deuto-ioduret of mercury against syp ilitic and scrofulous ulcerations. 

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