1890.] Lihrary. 151 



has hitherto been lower than that of introduction of unintentionally 

 introduced species. 



3. In both cases this rate has been lower for the period of 23 years 

 between 1866 and 1889 than during the 11 seasons prior to 1866 during 

 which a settlement had been in existence at Port Blair. 



4. This lower rate for the second period is more apparent than 

 real, and is due as regards naturalized species to the survival of 

 some cultivated species (left to their fate when the early settlement 

 that existed between 1789-92 was abandoned) at the time of the 

 second settlement in 1858,* and as regards weeds to the fact that the 

 greater number of common weeds were necessarily introduced with 

 earliest sowings of grain. 



5. That in both cases the rate has now probably become nearly 

 uniform, but that whereas for naturalized species it is steady or uni- 

 formly increasing, for weeds it is probably uniformly decreasing .\ 



The paper will be published in full in the Journal, Part II. 



2. The Buddhist Remains at Mount TJren in Hhmgir (Monghyr) 

 district, and identification of the site with a celebrated hermitage of 

 B^iddha ; illustrated with 'photographs, facsimile ink impressions of in- 

 scriptions, Buddha's footprint, and a map. — By L. A. Waddell, M. B. 



The paper will be published in the Journal, Part I. 



The following additions have been made to the Library since the 

 meeting held in March last. 



Tl^NSACTIONS, Pl^CEEDINGS AND JOUI^NALS, 



presented by the respective Societies and Editors. 

 Baltimore. Johns Hopkins University, — American Chemical Journal, 



Vol. XI, Nos. 1—5. 

 ■ . . American Journal of Mathematics, Vol. 



XI, Nos, 3 and 4. 



* In the papor various considerations were advanced which went to shew that 

 such survival must be far less extensive than on a 'priori grounds alone might be 

 expected under the circumstances. 



t Dr. King, Superintendent of the Royal Botanic Garden, is at present (April 

 1890) paying a brief official visit to the Andamans and has kindly undertaken to 

 collect any weeds that may be in flower now which were not in flower in Novem- 

 ber ; it is therefore hoped that before it passes through the press the numbers in 

 this paper may be brought quite up to the date of publication. 



