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not  be  injurious  to  the  interests  of  importers,  but  that  on  the 
contrary  they  are  of  great  benefit  to  statisticians  and  others 
engaged  in  the  diffusion  of  useful  knowledge.  The  petitioners 
therefore  pray  that  the  publication  may  be  resumed  under  such 
restrictions  in  reference  to  the  names  of  importers  as  may  be 
deemed  proper.  The  memorial  was  adopted,  and  the  Presi- 
dent was  instructed  to  sign  the  same  and  forward  it  to  the  de- 
partment. 
On  motion  of  Mr.  Brewer,  of  Boston,  the  plants  received  from 
the  Department  of  the  Interior  were  placed  in  charge  of  Prof. 
Asa  Gray,  of  Cambridge  Botanical  Garden,  for  the  benefit  of 
the  public,  he  having  signified  his  willingness  to  take  charge  of 
them. 
In  reply  to  No*  30,  on  the  practicability  of  raising  arnica 
plants  in  the  United  States  for  medicinal  purposes,  referred  to 
Mr.  Tilden,  it  was  replied  that  that  gentleman  had  not  been 
able  to  obtain  the  seeds.  Mr.  Dix  remarked  that  arnica  flowers 
could  be  imported  cheaper  from  Germany  than  they  could  be 
picked  here,  if  the  ground  was  covered  with  them.  He  could 
procure  the  seeds  for  any  person  who  was  desirous  of  trying  the 
experiment. 
Alexander  Cushman,  in  reply  to  No.  31,  relative  to  Pepsin, 
read  a  detailed  paper  upon  the  subject,  in  the  several  relations  of 
manufacture,  sources,  and  modes  of  administration. 
The  several  papers  which  had  been  read  in  reply  to  queries 
were  then  referred  to  the  Executive  Committee  for  publication 
— when  at  about  7  o'clock  the  meeting  adjourned  till  9  o'clock 
to-morrow  morning. 
Fourth  day—Sept.  16th,  1859. 
In  the  absence  of  the  President,  Mr.  Colcord,  the  meeting  was 
called  to  order  by  Wm.  Procter,  Jr.,  of  Philadelphia,  one  of  the 
Vice  Presidents,  at  half  past  9  o'clock. 
Henry  F.  Fish  of  Waterbury,  Connecticut,  offered  a  resolu- 
tion that  a  committee  be  appointed  to  consider  the  propriety  of 
holding  alternate  sessions  in  the  cities  of  New  York,  Philadel- 
phia, Boston,  Baltimore  and  Washington,  and  also  the  appoint- 
ment of  a  permanent  Secretary  at  Washington. 
The  consideration  of  the  resolution  was  deferred. 
