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on the banks, and the green swards have been bespangled with Daisies, 

 while the gorse bushes {XJlex europceus) are getting quite yellow with 

 the abundance of bloom. I would enumerate the following, which 

 within the last few days I have observed in flower in the fields, woods 

 and hedges, ^iz. : — 

 Ranunculus Ficaria, and several Alchemilla arvensis. 



other species. iEthusa Cynapium. 



Sinapis arvensis. Heracleum sphondylium. 



Cardamine hirsuta. Torilis Anthriscus. 



Viola sylvatica. Anthriscus sylvestris. 



Lychnis diurua. Sonchus arvensis. 



Stellaria Holostea. Lapsana communis. 



media. Senecio — several species. 



Moehringia trinervis. Pyrethrum inodorum. 



Cerastium triviale. Erythrsea Centaurium. ^^ 



glomeratura. Veronica serpyllifolia. 



Geranium Robertianum. Lamium purpureum. 



Linum angustifolium, nearly in AnagaUis arvensis. 



flower. Daphne Laureola. 



Fragaria vesca. Mercurialis perennis. 



Potentilla Fragariastrum. 



" The Honeysuckle and Elder are in leaf. I saw a few Hawthorn 

 leaves, and there was one bush which had sprouted to the length of 

 3 inches. The Oaks, Elms and Hazels have already an altered tint, 

 from the swelhng of their buds. On the banks the leaves of the wild 

 Arum are fully developed ; and in the hedges the Rubia peregrina is 

 grown to several inches. 



" In the gardens there are in blossom, of Roses several varieties ; 

 Arbutus, Laurustinus, Coronilla, an Acacia, Violets, Daff'odils, Peri- 

 winkles, Anemones, Hepatica, Snowdrop, Stock, Scarlet Pelargonium, 

 Omphalodes verna, Mignonette, Petasites fragrans, Sphenogyne spe- 

 ciosa. Scabious, and others. 



" The Virginian-Stock is becoming quite abundant. I have ob- 

 served in bloom the common Wallflower, the Cheirantkus mutabilis, 

 and the C. scoparius ; and it is a curious instance of the wonderful 

 adaptabiUty to climate in some plants, that the two latter, though na- 

 tives of warmer regions — Madeira and Teneriffe — are yet more for- 

 ward in flowering than the British species. To continue : — there are 

 in flower Candytuft, garden Cress, Picotee, Almond, Cydoniajapo- 

 nica, (Enothera rosea, Jgeratum conyzoides, V. teucroides. Polyan- 

 thuses and Primroses, several species of Daphne, the Iris germanica, 

 and I have no doubt many more might be added. 



" The Clematis, in many instances, has grown more than a foot in 

 length. Potatoes are in many places a foot in height. Near Ryde, 

 Aponogeton distachyon is blooming to perfection." 



March 10. — Professor Balfour, President, in the Chair. 



The following papers were read : — 



1. "On the occurrence of Palms and Bamboos, with Pines and 



