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indicated above. The peculiarity is that the main axis does not, 

 per salt II IK, pass from the coudition of a leafy axis to that of an axis 

 of indorescence, but begins by producing one flower and then 

 developing a foliage -leaf beyond which the series of flowers is 

 uninterrupted. The "usurping shoot," as above indicated, repre- 

 sents the axillary bud of the foliage-leaf by which the raceme is 

 interrupted. — "On the 6-celled Glands of Cephalotus and their 

 similarity to the Glands oiSarracenia purpurea^" by Prof. A.Dickson. 

 The peculiar 6-celled glands found on the external surface of the 

 pitcher and both surfaces of its lid and of the leaf in Cephalotus are 

 very nearly identical with those on both surfaces of the pitcher of 

 S. purpurea, originally described by Vogl. Hence the author sug- 

 gested an afiinity not hitherto suspected. — " Notes on Xaiadacea;," 

 by I. B. Balfour. [This paper will be found in extenso at p. 290.] 

 Dr. A. Dickson exhibited specimens of Isoetes echinospora, which he 

 had collected on the muddy bottom of Loch Callater, Aberdeenshire, 

 growing with Putamoi/eton in about two feet of water, remarkable 

 for their slender and tapering leaves, which curve outwards. — 

 Dr. D. Moore exhibited specimens of an Isoetes from Lough Bray, 

 Co. Wicklow, with very long slender leaves. It was suggested 

 by Prof. Suringar and Prof. McNab that it might x^rove to be 

 1. Malinrerniana, Ces. &De Not. of Northltaly. [Subsequent examina- 

 tion of this plant has shown that this is not the case. The plant has 

 long been known in Lough Bray, and considered to be a form of 

 Isoetes with very long leaves. (See A. G. More in ' Eecent Addi- 

 tions to Flora of L-eland.') Dr. Moore now considers the plant 

 identical with the S. European I. setacea,''Del.] — Dr. I. B. Balfour 

 showed Salix Sadleri and Carex frigida, discovered m 1874 in Corrie 

 Chandler, Aberdeenshke, by Mr. Sadler, and not again seen till the 

 present year. — Mr. Britten, on behalf of Mr. J. H. A. Jenner, showed 

 specimens of llumex maximus, Schreb., from a new locality in East 

 Sussex, which presented the characters of the plant in a very 

 marked degree. [See p. 305.] — Mr. Price, of Chester, sent for 

 exhibition leaves of Cardamine pratensis producing numerous 

 gemmie. 



LiNNEAN Society of London. 



June 20th, 1878. — J. G. Allman, F.K.S., President, in the 

 chair. — William Cattell, Esq., was elected a Fellow of the Society. 

 G. Busk, Esq., W. Carruthcrs, Esq., Lieut. -Col. Grant, and Dr. 

 J. Gwyn Jefl'reys, were nominated Vice-Presidents. — Mr. J. R. 

 Jackson exhibited three Gourds (fruits of Lca/enaria, probably 

 L. vuhjaris) from Pekin. One of these had been used as a water- 

 bottle, and evidently had been made to assume its handsome form 

 by tying with cords while in a growing state. The other two were 

 said to have been inserted into moulds while growing, and to have 

 thus acquired their ornamental pattern, which was as sharp as if 

 carved. — The following papers were read : — 'On two kinds of 

 Dimorphism in the Iiubiacea/ This group is well known to be 

 largely dimorphic, the dimorphism consisting in mere variations 



