136 Royal Society. 



ANALYSIS OF PERIODICAL WORKS ON NATURAL HISTORY. 



Curtis's British Entomology. No. 2. 

 Nebria Uvula. A fine insect, which has neverbefore been figured in any 

 English work : it varies considerably from the continental specimens. 

 — Odenesis Pini, Pine Lappet, from an unique specimen in the British 

 Museum : the figures hitherto published have been from German specimens. 

 — Chrysis fulgida, a rare species of this splendid genus, which can vie with 

 the Humming Birds in the brilliancy of their colouring. — Anthrax ornata, a 

 very beautiful species from Hampshire of this rare genus : the accompany- 

 ing plant is the Chamomile, from whence the officinal variety is obtained. — 

 Xotonecta maculate. We only know of a wretched figure of this handsome 

 insect in Coquebert's Illustratio Insectorum ; it is mentioned in the Ento- 

 mological Transactions as having been taken so long back as 1807. 



The Botanical Magazine. No. 444. 



PI. 2455. Jlfomordica Charantia. — Cyrilla racenuflora. — Echinops strictus ; 

 " caule simplici stricto unifloro, foliis eroso-pinnatifidis spinuloso-dentatis 

 supra glabris subtus tomentosis : " raised by A. B. Lambert, Esq., from seeds 

 sent from Russia by Dr. Fischer. — Kicandra physaloides. — Ammobium (datum; 

 discovered by Mr. Brown in New South Wales, and the genus (which is 

 undescribed, and belongs to the same tribe with Gnaphalium) so named by 

 him from its growing in sand. — Plcctrantlms ternatus ; "caule sexangulato, 

 foliis ternatis petiolatis ovatis crenatis rugosis, radicibus tuberosis, spicis 

 terminalibus verticillatis :" this plant, which is from the Mauritius, has only 

 been brought into flower amongst us at Bury Hill, the seat of Mr. Barclay. 



The Botanical Register. No. 107. 



PI. 762. Narcissus Sabini, " spatha uniflora, scapo ancipite, nectario 

 columnari erecto plicato eroso petalis imbricatis patentibus" breviore, stylo 

 columnae uequali antheris paulo longiore, tubo petalis subaequali:" from a 

 valuable collection of hardy bulbs formed by Mr. Sabine and given by him 

 to the Horticultural Society. With this we have the description of another 

 species, JV. Maclean, " spatha 1-2-flora, scapo compresso subancipiti, 

 petalis patentibus imbricatis tubo nectarioque cylindrico truncato in- 

 tegerrimo paulo longioribus." These have been the subject of discussion in 

 our Magazine, vol. lxii. p. 440 and pp. 1 and 102 of our present volume. 

 We would observe here, that the descriptions in the Bot. Reg. and Phil. 

 Mag. appeared at the same time, the latter being published on the last day 

 of the month.— (Enothera acaid'is, raised by the Horticultural Society from 

 seeds sent by Mr. F. Place from Chili. — Cassinia aurca, found by Mr. Brown 

 near Port Jackson. — Euphorbia cyathnphora. — Bromeliainelanantka, "ebrac- 

 teata? foliis ligulato-oblongis ca?siis spina nigra ciliatis cuspidato-obtusis, 

 spica obeso-strobiliformi hexasticha? distanter laxata, verticillis trifloris 

 alternis, floribus rigidis fundo lana immerso, calyce trialato." — Hedychium 

 heteromallum, a Scitamineous plant from Calcutta.- — Curculigo rceurvata. 



XXVI. Proceedings of Learned Societies. 



ROYAL SOCIETY. 



Jan. 29.nPH E reuding of Mr. Scoresby's paper was resumed 



-■■ and concluded : and a paper was also read, entitled 



" Observations on the Iguana tubercidata, the common 



Guana ; " 



