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Vol. I. No. 5. 



Rat0'Hal 



"' SeiERGE: 



A JVIonthly J^eview of Scientific Ppogress. 



JULY, 1892. 



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CONTENTS. 



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Notes and Comments . . • • 321 



Provincial Museums — The Deep-Sea Deposits of the West 

 Indies— Another Continental Oceanic Deposit — Epping 

 Flora— The Dearth of Specialists — British Association — 

 The Seychelles, their Land Tortoises and Turtles — The 

 Revival of Dried Seedlings — The Protection of Birds. 



I. The Story of Olenellus. By Prof. G. A. J. Cole, F.G.S 340 



II. The Physical Features of the Norfolk Broads. By J. VI. Gregory, 



B.Sc, F.G.S 347 



III. The Evolution of Fiat-Fish. By Prof. A. Giard. 356 



lY. Is Stigmaria a Root or a Rhizome? 



I. By T. Hick, B.Sc. .. .. 360 



II. A Reply. By Prof. Yl. C. Williamson, F.R.S 365 



III. A Rejoinder. By T. Hick, B.Sc 370 



y. Agricultural Museums. By J. H. Crawford, F.L.S 371 



YI. Amber and Fossil Plants. By A. C. Seward, M.A., F.G.S 377 



Some New^ Books 386 



News of Universities, Museums, and Societies 396 



Obituary 400 



Observations and Correspondence 400 



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