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behalf of G. T. Saul, Esq., an example of an enormous develop- 

 ment of a mass of adventitious buds on the root of a species of 

 Berberis. — The following paj)ers were read : — ' The Variation in the 

 Leaf of Conium maculatum,' by John Gorham. The author has 

 carefully registered and analyzed the minute distribution of the 

 veins of the leaf, and he finds that a piece one-third of an inch 

 long and one-fifth wide is an exact counterpart in its venation of 

 the entu'e leaf and of the order ; and he believes that the principle, 

 further extended, may be useful in diagnosis where minute frag- 

 ments of a leaf are mspected. — ' On some Genera of Olacacea',' by 

 John Miers. The author describes a new genus, Pihaptarrhena, 

 and single species, from Brazil, allied to Aptandra.'^^ He further 

 treats of three genera, Mijoschilos, Arjona and Quinchamcdiuni . The 

 first consists of a single species, the second of eight species, and 

 the third of seven species. All of the above three genera possess 

 a distinct though small calyx, with the addition of a separate 

 calycle on which the calyx is seated. — ' List of Fungi from 

 Brisbane, Queensland, with description of new species,' by the 

 Rev. M. J. Berkeley and C. E. Broome. Some 120 species had 

 been placed in the author's hands by Messrs. L. A. Bernays and 

 F. M. Bailey, of the Botanical Gardens, Brisbane. Among this 

 series Agarics are scarce, as likewise Clavariel and other fleshy 

 Fungi, possibly on account of difficulty of then- preservation. 

 Among some thirty forms of PoJypurei are several interesting 

 species. Ileodictijon gracile is alone representative in the series of 

 the Phalloidei. Two species only of Myxogastres occur. Leaf- 

 parasites are poorly represented. Three species of Helvellacei 

 appear new, while there are some mteresting examples of Sphae- 

 riacei. Hijpoxyhm cetrarioides of Currey, in perfect fruit, completes 

 the author's history of that plant. Several species are identical 

 with those of Ceylon and South America, and several with those 

 of Europe. 



April 4. — W. Carruthers, Vice-President, in the chair. — The 

 following gentlemen were elected Fellows of the Society : — F. M. 

 Bailey, Esq., of Brisbane ; A. Hewan, Esq., M.D. ; G. Payne, jun., 

 Esq. ; and J. R. Reid, Esq. — Dr. H. Trimen exhibited the per- 

 sistent base of the stem of Cicuta rirosa, Linn., in its floating 

 winter state, the example having been obtained near Yarmouth 

 by Mr. H. G. Glasspoole. This was described by Dr. W. 

 Watson and well figured by Ehret, in the ' Philos. Trans.' 

 for 1746. — Mr. G. Murray showed, under the microscope, 

 specimens of growing Saprolegnia, exhibiting terminal and inter- 

 stitial oogonia. — The following papers were read : — ' On a 

 Collection of Fungi from Texas,' by M. C. Cooke. These had 

 been obtained by Mr. Ravenel some years ago : the author has 

 added a list of all the recorded species. Altogether the series 

 is small, showing that there yet remains much unknown in the 

 mycologic flora of what is probably one of the richest States of the 

 Union. — * Remarks on the peculiar properties ascribed to a 



* This proves to be Lissoccupa, Bentli., referred in the ' Genera Plantarum ' 

 (p. 071) to Styracea. 



