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Cruoria rosea, Crn., and Rhododiscus pidchcrrimus, Cm., new to 

 Britain, are interesting members of the Squamariacea?, and were found 

 by Mr. Batters on shells forwarded to him from the Laboratory. 



All the above finds were authenticated by Mr. Batters, to whom 

 the writer's heartiest thanks are due for his invaluable advice and 

 assistance. The writer likewise wishes here to express his great 

 indebtedness to the Director and staff of the Laboratory for the aid 

 rendered in the carrying out of these investigations. 



Note. — The diagnoses of the new genera, and further information 

 about the more important of the above finds, written by Mr. Edward 

 Batters, will be found in the Journal of Botany for January, 1896. 



