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Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science. — F. 0. Bower, ' Ger- 

 mination and Embryogeny of Gnetuui Gnemon.' — T. H. Huxley, 

 ' On Saprolegnia in relation to the Salmon Disease.' 



Pievue Mycologique. — J. Tlierry & J. Thierry, ' New Species 

 of Mortierella' (M. arachnoides, M. Ficuria), (1 tab.) — J. Bresadola, 

 'On Clitocyhe xantopliylla and Hygrophorus Wynnia.' 



Scottish Naturalist. — J. Stirton, ' On the Genus Usnea' (many 

 new species, including U. comosa (Ben Lawers and Moffat), U. fiitida 

 and U. subjioriflana, both from Ben Lawers.) — J. Cameron, ' Gaelic 

 Names of Plants' (contd.) — E. Moir, ' On the Distribution of the 

 Native Al^Dine Flora in Scotland.' — W. J. Fortescue, ' New List 

 of Flowering Plants and Ferns of Orkney.' — F. B. White, ' Pre- 

 liminary List of Perthshn-e Plants ' (" Aira fiexuosa, L., var. voir- 

 lichensis, Cosmo Melvill, M.S. Spikelets with three perfect flowers. 

 Ben Voirlich.") 



LINNEAN SOCIETY OF LONDON.- 



May 24, 1882. — Anniveksary Meeting-, Sir John Lubbock, 

 Bart., F.R.S., President, in the chair. — Mr. H. T. Stainton, on 

 behalf of the Audit Committee, read the Statement of Receipts 

 and Payments for the year, and the Treasurer, Mr. Frank Crisp, 

 followed with a detailed explanation of the various items, showing 

 that the Society was in a very sound financial condition, for besides 

 investments of about £4000 the balance at bankers was £649 2s. 6d. 

 Afterwards the Secretary, Mr. B. D. Jackson, read his Annual 

 Report. Since the last Anniversary 15 Fellows of the Society, 

 2 Foreign Members and 1 Associate had died, and 7 Fellows had 

 withdrawn ; while 40 new Fellows had been elected. Between 

 purchase, exchange, and donations 383 volumes and 348 separate 

 13arts had been added to the Library. The President then delivered 

 his Anniversary Address, commenting generally on the events 

 of the past year, with special reference to their bearing on the 

 Society. The meetings had been unusually well attended, exhi- 

 bitions and papers read evoking interesting discussions. The 

 publications, in number, nature and sale, were highly satisfactory. 

 The Library had received useful additions, the late Treasurer's 

 (Mr. Currey) bequest of rare volumes being most acceptable. 

 Referring to the removal of the botanical collections of the British 

 Museum to the new building at South Kensington, he congra- 

 tulated the Trustees on the ample space now given for exhibition 

 in the public gallery. The Herbarium, founded in 1824, had now 

 increased twentyfold, and to the original Banksian and Sloane 

 Herbaria had been added that of Shuttleworth ; the American 

 plants of Nuttall, Gardner and Miers ; the Asiatic plants of Pallas, 



* fVVe are mainly indebted to Dr. J. Mnrie for the reports appearing under 

 this heading. — Ed. Journ. Bot.] 



