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Pycnogonida from Torres Straits, by George H. Carpenter, pp. 21-27; pi. II. A 

 List of some Rotifera of Ireland, by Miss L. S. Glascott, pp. 29-S6; pll. III-VII. 

 Pitchstone from Tertiary Dykes in Donegal, by Prof. W. J. Sollas, pp. 87-94.. 

 Variolite and Associated Igneous Rocks of Roundwood, Co. "Wicklctw, by Prof. 

 "W. J. Sollas, pp. 94-116. New Species of Actiniaria from Torres Straits, by Prof. 

 A. C. Haddon and Alice M. Shackleton, B. A., pp. llfi-132: pi. VIII. Colors of 

 Alpine Flov/ers, by J. Joly, pp. 132-144. Suggestion as to a possible Source of 

 the Energy required for the life of Bacilli, by G. Johnstone Stoney, pp. 154-156. 

 Report on Polychaets, by Florence Buchanan, pp. 169-179; pll. IX-XI. Notes 

 on Depastrum Cyathiforme, by G. T. and A. Fras. Dixon, pp. 180-1S3. On some 

 Pycnogonida from the Irish Coasts, by George H. Carpenter, pp. 195-205; pi. XII. 



Scientific Transactions, Vol. IV (Series II.), 1893, 22x28 cm. Part XIV. Fossil 

 Fish Remains of the Coal Measures of the British Islands, by James W. Davis, 

 F. G. S., pp. 703-748, pll. LXV-LXXVIII. 



Vol. N, 1S93. Part I. Germination of Seeds in the Absence of Bacteria, by 

 H. H. Dixon, B. A., pp. 1-4. Part II. Survey of Fishing Grounds, West Coast 

 of Ireland, 1890-1891: Eggs and Larval and Post-Larval Stages of Teleosteans, 

 by Ern^t W. L. Holt, pp. 5-122; pll. I-XV. Part III. The Human Sacrum, by 

 A. M. Patterson, M. D., pp. 123-204; pll. XVI-XXI. Part IV. On the Post- 

 embryonic Development of Fungia, by Gilbert Bovirne, M. A., pp. 205-238; pll. 

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EDINGURGH, SCOT.— The Botanical Society of Edinburgh; 



Transactions and Proceedings, Vol. XIX, 1892-93, pp. 233-636. Increase in 

 Girth of Young Trees in the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh, for five years 

 ending 1891, by David Christison, pp. 261-336; 341-346; 455-535. Temperature and 

 A'egetation in the Royal Botanic Garden, by Robert Lindsay, pp. 255-258; 337-340; 

 348-350; 437-440; 444-450; 535-543; .554-5; 558-561; 582-584; 590-592; .595-597; 602-605; 608-613. 

 The Embryo-sac of Myosurus Minimus L. :, by Gustav Mann, pp. 3.51-428; pll. 

 Ilia, IV. Supplementary Notes on the Marine Algae of the Orkney Islands, 

 by George Wm. Traill, pp. .544-546, with zincograph. Morphology of some 

 British Leguminosae, by James A. Terras, pp. .565-581. 



Vol. XX, Part I, 1894, 270 pp. The Botany of the Pilcomayo Expedition, 1890- 

 1891, by J. Graham Kerr, pp. 44-78. Flora of West Ross, by G. C. Druce. Pp. 

 112-171. Two New Species of Algae, with plates. Observations on Temperature, 

 continued as in Vol. XIX. 

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Kinetic Theory of Gases, by Prof. Tait, pp. 32-36. The Lesser Rorqual, by 

 Prof. William Turner, pp. 36-76. On the Equations of the Ellipse-Glissette, by 

 Lord M'Laren, pp. 89-97. The Wanyoro Tribe of Central Africa, by Robert W. 

 Felkin, pp. 136-193. Recent Innovations in A^ector Theory, by Prof. C. G. Knott, 

 pp. 212-238. A new Solution of Sylvester's Problem of the Three Ternary Equa- 

 tions, by Lord M'Laren, pp. 264, 265. 



GLASGOW, SCOT.— The Geological Society of Glasgow: 



Transactions. Vol. IX, Part II, 1890-92, pp. 241-472; pll. X-XVI; 4 diagrams. 

 Pectolite and Okenite, by M. Forster Heddle, pp. 241-256. The Geology of Kyle, 

 by James S. M'Lennan, pp. 264-276. The Leaf-Caves of Mull, by John Doug-all, 

 M. D., pp. 286-289. Peculiar U-shaped Tubes in Sandstone, by John Smith, pp. 

 289-292; pi. X. Carboniferous Ostracoda in the strata of "Western Scotland, by 

 John Young, pp. 301-312. Carboniferous Poraminifera in lower limestone shales, 

 by John Young, pp. 313-320. Alleged Proofs of Submergence in Scotland during 

 the Glacial Epoch, by Dugald Bell, pp. 321-345; with map. A Glacial Mound in 

 Glen Fruin, Dumbartonshire, by Dugald Bell, pp. 345-354; pll. XII, XIII. Ge- 

 ology of the Carsphairn District, by David Forsyth, pp. 376-390; pll. XIV, XV. 

 Geology of Fife, by Alex. S. Wilson, pp. 392-406. Notes on a visit to the Culbin 

 Sands, Morayshire, by James Barclay Murdock, pp. 406-414; pi. XVI, and map. 

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Proceedings, Vol. XXIV, 1892-93, 312 pp., 6 plates. Geography and Ethnology 

 of Mashonaland, by Robert M. W. Swan, pp. 9-28. Recent Developments of 

 the Hamilton Coalfield, by Robert Thomas Moore, pp. 51-63; with map (pi. II). 

 Comparative Tests of Hellesen and E. C. C. dry battery cells, by Prof. Jamie- 

 son, pp. 89-116. Exploration of the Amazonian Provinces of Central Peru, by 

 Alexander Ross, pp. 148-169, with map (pi. V). Special Application of the Tele- 

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