CONTENTS. 



Page. 

 VIII. — On the Fructification of the Pileate and Clavate Tribes of 

 Hvmenomycetous Fungi. By the Rev. M.J. Berkeley, M.A., F.L.S. 

 (With Plates.) 81 



IX. — Notices accompanying a Collection of Quadrupeds and Fish 

 from Van Diemen's Land. By Ronald Gunn, Esq. With Notes and 

 Descriptions of the new Species. By J. E. Gray, Esq., F.R.S., &c. . 101 



X. — On the Existence of Spiral Vessels in the Roots of Dicoty- 

 ledonous Plants. By the Rev. J. B. Reade, M.A., F.R.S Ill 



XL — Miscellanea Zoologica. By George Johnston, M.D., Fellow 

 of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. (With Plates.) 114 



XII.— On the Genus Torreya. By G. A. W. Arnott, Esq., LL.D. 126 



XIII. — On the Genus Procyon, with a Description of two new Spe- 

 cies. By Prof. F. A. Wiegmann. {Extract.) 132 



XIV. — On two new Genera of Calif ornian Plants. By Thomas 

 Nuttall, Esq 136 



XV. Information respecting Botanical Travellers 139 



BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTICES. 



Molluscous Animals, including Shell-fish, by J. Fleming, D.D 147 



Animals in Menageries, by W. Swainson, Esq., F.R.S 148 



The Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal, conducted by Prof. 



Jameson 149 



PROCEEDINGS OF LEARNED SOCIETIES. 



Linnaean Society : — Mr. Hogg on the Classification of Amphibia. 



Mr. H. Hodgson on Nepalese Mammalia 152 



Geological Society : — Extract from the President's Address on pre- 

 senting the Wollaston Medal to R. Owen, Esq., for his re- 

 searches in Fossil Geology , 154 



Botanical Society of London : — Mr. White on a new Species of 



Epilobium 155 



MISCELLANEOUS. 



Notes on Irish Birds 156 



Fossil Salamander and Coprolite 158 



Habits of the Blue Titmouse (Parus caruleus) 158 



Zoological Garden in Edinburgh 159 



Tweedside Physical and Antiquarian Society 159 



Meteorological Observations for 1837 , 160 



