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Mr. Johnston Shearer moved: "Thtrt the want of Catalogues 

 of the trees and shruhs in the PubUc Parks of this city has 

 been much felt by the botanical classes and societies that have 

 visited the Parks for educational purposes, and that it is highly 

 desirable, not only in the interests of students of this branch 

 of Natural Science, but of the citizens generally, that such 

 Catalogues should be prepared and exhibited at convenient 

 stations for reference in the Parks, the trees and shrubs having 

 conspicuous numbers attached to them corresponding with the 

 numbers of the Catalogues ; and that it be remitted to the 

 Council of this Society to approach the authorities and endea- 

 vour to get them to cai>rj' out this suggestion." The motion 

 was seconded by Dr. James Colville. After some discussion, 

 in which it was suggested that the value of any such Cata- 

 logues would be nuich increased by the addition of concise 

 information regarding such points as the affinities and economic 

 importance of the various species of trees and shrubs, the 

 motion was unanimously adopted. 



Mr. P. Ewing, Vice-President, made some remarks on Care.v 

 flava, L., and some of its allies, referring especially to the great 

 amount of variation to which sucli plants are subject, and 

 consequent difficulty in arriving at a perfectly satisfactorj' 

 method of their natviral arrangement. He exhibited specimens 

 of the following species and varieties, viz.: Carex binervis, 

 Sm.; C. distans, L.; C. punctata, Gaud.; C. fiilva. Good., type 

 and var. Hornschuchiana ; C. extensa. Good., type and var. 

 piunila ; C. flava, L., type and vars. elatior, lepidocarpa, and 

 cyperoides ; and other unnamed forms. 



Mr. E. M. Holmes, F.L.S , Corresponding Member, sent for 

 exhibition specimens of the following cryptogamic plants fi-om 

 Sevenoaks, Kent, viz.: 



Lee idea ostreata (with apothecia). 

 Pa)'))icHo23sis ainhigua. 

 Faniielia aleiirltes. 



Hymenostonium squarrosum . 

 Leptotrich }im geinniascens. 

 Ephemeru lu so-ratuin. 

 Clavaria fastigiata. 



Mr. Holmes stated that Leptotrichuin gemmascens had not 

 previously been recorded for Kent. Lecidca ostreata, although ex- 

 ceedingly common on damp palings, appears to be very rarely 

 found in fructification. ParnieUo2:>sis anibigua is rare in the 

 Southern Counties, but grows on the palings at Knole Park, 

 Sevenoaks, in company with Parmelia aleuHtes. It may 

 I'eadily be distinguished by the colour of the soredia when 

 moistened, those of P. ainhigua having a yellowish and those 

 of P. aleurites a greyish tint. 



He also announced the discovery of Epicladia Flustra, 

 Reinhe, a species of Marine Alga new to science. This was 

 found by Mrs. Holmes at Brighton, where it was growing with 



