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Oesterr. Bot. Zeitschrift (Dec). — L. Charrel, ' Colchicum 

 micranthum Boiss.' — R. Wettstein, ' Studien iiber die Gattungen 

 Cephalanthera, Epipactis, & Limodorum ' (1 plate). — J. A. Knapp, 

 ' Die Heimath der Syringa persica.' — H. Zukal, ' Ueber die Entste- 

 liung einiger Nostoc- und Gloeococapsa-formen.' — H. Sabransky, 

 Rubus Spitzneri, n. sp. — J. Freyn, ' Plants Karoanae ' (Astragalus 

 Karoi, n. sp.). — H. Braun, ' Rosa sarmentosa Woods.' 



Trans. Bot. Soc. Edinburgh (xviii. 3 : Dec. 1889).— A. Galletly, 

 'Wood of Resin-producing trees.' — D. Christison, 'Increase in 

 Girth of Trees.' — G. Bird, ' Rarer Plants of Dovrefjeld.' — A. 

 Bennett, 'Records of Scottish Plants during 1888.' — J. E. T. 

 Aitchison, ' Botanical Features of Country traversed by Afghan 

 Delimitation Commission, 1884-5.' — Id., ' The Source of Badsha, 

 or Royal Salep.' — F. B. White, ' Willows in Edinburgh University 

 Herbarium.' — P. Sewell, ' Flora of the coasts of Lapland and 

 Siberia ' (Carex Sewellii A. Benu. & C. B. Clarke, n. sp. : 1 plate). 

 — J. W. H. Trail, ' Galls of Norway.' — Id., ' Fuugi of Hardanger ' 

 (Leptospharia quadriseptata, Ophiobolus immersus, Ramularia Oxyrice, 

 Phyllosticta Geranii, Septoria Puunicis, Rhabdospora Artemisia, Mar- 

 sonia Solicit, spp. nn.). — J. Wilson, ' Fertilisation of Apidistra by 

 Slugs.' 



LINNEAN SOCIETY OF LONDON. 

 Dec. 5, 1889.— Mr. J. G. Baker, Vice-President, in the chair. 

 — The following were elected Fellows of the Society : — Rev. J. H 

 Crawford, Major A. R. Dorward, Messrs. S. A. Moor, W. Rome, 

 J. Shirley, H. L. Stonham, C. W. Turner, J. T. Tristram Valentine, 

 J. H. Veitch, J. J. Walker, and John Watson. — Mr. George Murray 

 exhibited and made some remarks upon specimens of Struvea macro- 

 phylla and S. plumosa. — Mr. A. W. Bennett communicated some 

 observations on a new and a little-known British Fresh-water Algae, 

 Schizothrix anglica and SphcerojAcea annulina. It was pointed out 

 that Schizothrix of the ' Phycologia Britannica ' is really an Inaetis. 

 — Mr. E. M. Holmes exhibited, as a new British Marine Algae, a 

 specimen of Gracilaria diver gens, a rare native of the warmer 

 portions of the Atlantic and the Mediterranean, which had been 

 recently found at Brighton by Mr. J. Myles. The specimen 

 exhibited possessed tetrosporic and cystocarpic fruits not described 

 by Agardh. — Mr. T. Christy exbibited and made remarks on some 

 " liquid amber" or resin, Altingia excelsa, from Cochin China. — A 

 paper was then read by Mr. George Massee on the life-history of a 

 stipitate Fresh-water Algae, illustrated by some excellent diagrams. 

 A discussion followed, in which the chairman, Mr. Murray, and 

 Mr. Bennett took part. 



We regret to record the death of Prof. W. R. McNab, of Dublin, 

 which took place on Dec. 3rd. We hope to give a notice of the 

 deceased botanist next month. 



