CONTENTS. 



Page 



I. On the Production of Vanilla in Europe. By Prof. Ch. Morren, 



of the University of Li£ge 1 



II. On the Goniatites of the Transition Formations of the Rhine. 



By M. E. Beyrich. (With a Plate.) 9 



III. Descriptions of some new or rare Indian Plants. By Dr. G. 



A. W. Arnott 20 



IV. On the Fauna of Shropshire and North Wales. By T. C. 

 Eyton, Esq 24 



V. Florae Insularum Novae Zelandiae Precursor ; or a Specimen of 

 the Botany of the Islands of New Zealand. By Allan Cunning- 

 ham, Esq 29 



VI. On an apparently undescribed Species of Lepadogaster ; and 

 on the Gobius minutus and Cyclopterus minutus, considered as the 

 young of Cycl. lumpus. By Wm. Thompson, Esq -34 



BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTICES. 



A History of British Zoophytes. By G. Johnston, M.D 46 



Flora of North America. By Drs. Torrey and Gray 50 



Genera Insectorum Iconibus illustravit et descripsit H. Burmeister. . 52 

 Second Annual Report and Proceedings of the Botanical Society of 



Edinburgh 52 



Flora of Jamaica. By Dr. Macfadyen - 53 



PROCEEDINGS OF LEARNED SOCIETIES. 



Linnaean Society: — On the Anatomical and Physiological Nature of 

 Ergot, by E. J. Queckett ; on Cereus tetragonus, by E. Rudge; 

 on the Indian species Iris, by Prof. Don ; observations on the 

 Spongilla fluviatilis, by J. Hogg ; on Encephelartos horridus, 

 by T. Forrest on the Indian species of Juncus and Luzula, by 

 Prof. Don '. . . . . 54—60 



Roval Irish Academy: — Description of Cydippe pomiformis, by Mr. 



Ball 60 



Geological Society : — On the Jaws of the Thylacotherium Prevostii, 



by Richard Owen 61 



Zoological Society : — H. Cuming on the habits of Galeopithecus and 

 Tarsias spectrum; Mr. Martin, description of two species of 

 Saurian reptiles 66 — 69 



MISCELLANEOUS. 



On the genus Syngnathus 69 



On the Influence of native Magnesia on the Germination, Vegeta- 

 tion and Fructification of Vegetables, by Angelo Abbene. ... 70 

 Meteorological Observations and Table , 71, 72 



