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discovered it, communicates the present notice of it to the Society. 

 This Pine is smaller than the other species inhabiting California ; 

 attaining the height only of from 40 to 1 20 feet, and a circumference 

 of from 2 to 1 2 feet. The largest and most handsome trees inhabit the 

 aqueous vegetable deposits on the western flanks of the Cordilleras 

 of New Albion, at a great elevation above the level of the sea. Mr. 

 Douglas designates it P. Sabiniana, in honour of Jos. Sabine, Esq., 

 F.R.S. L.S. ike. ; and he expresses his hope that it will shortly be 

 one of the greatest ornaments in the British Sylva. 



April 3. — A paper was read, entitled, " Some Remarks upon the 

 Llama, Alpaca, Vicuna, and Guanaco ; by Mr. W. Bollaert, formerly 

 Chemical Assistant in the Royal Institution ; " communicated by 

 A. B. Lambert, Esq. V.P.L.S. cS:c. 



The object of these remarks is stated to be to rectify the confusion 

 existing among the various writers on South America, respecting the 

 animals to which they relate. From personal inquiries made of the 

 natives and others, Mr. Bollaert infers that they are all distinct 

 species, a point, he observes, which may now be easily decided, as 

 living specimens of all are in the possession of the Zoological Society. 

 It would seem (he states) that there are two domestic animals, — the 

 Llama and the Alpaca ; and two wild ones, — the Guanaco and the 

 Vicufia. He next gives a general account of each, especially with 

 regard to its use as a beast of burden, &c., and to the wool it aflords. 

 Among other particulars contained in this paper, we are informed 

 that the Guanaco furnishes bezoars, consisting chiefly of the am- 

 monio-magnesian phosphate ; and that a small quantity of the wool 

 of the Vicuiia was lately imported into this country, and brought a 

 good price in the market. 



CHELMSFORD PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY. 



We have received a printed Report of the proceedings of this So- 

 ciety for the past year, dated Feb. 23, 1832, and signed Thomas C. 

 Neale, Secretary. The Society, it is stated, is in its fourth year, 

 having been instituted on the 7th of October, 1828, and it has had 

 forty-one lectures on various subjects delivered before it, which will 

 be continued occasionally. The main object is to procure apparatus 

 and books, to enable the Society to repeat many of the beautiful ex- 

 periments which have been performed by philosophers in various parts 

 of Europe, and which cannot be done by persons residing in "the 

 country," unless they individually possess, or belong to a Society 

 possessing, such apparatus. The principal subjects to which the 

 Committee are at present directing their attention, and to which 

 they invite the attention of the Society, is a repetition of some of 

 those interesting experiments on Galvanism, which were lately ex- 

 hibited before the French Academy of Sciences and the Royal Society 

 of Medicine at Paris, with otlicrs, wiiich have been subsequently de- 

 scribed in various scientific works. They are also repeating such of 

 Oersted's and Harlow's Experiments in IClectro-magnctism as tliey 

 have the means of performing, and Sturgeon's Experiments in 



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