Ivi ProceedingH of the Jloia nival (Society 



The Cliairman exhiljitcd the new part of " Ilcrcfonlsliirn 

 Pomona," also a new " Text-Eook on Botany," in three volumes, by 

 Professor Coniinhoa, of Kio Janeiro, which was beautifully illus- 

 trated alike with woodcuts and coloured lithograjjhs. He also laid 

 on the table some Brazilian scientific pamphlets, by Dr Kodriguez. 



The following Communications were read : — 



I. On Lejndophloios, a genus of Coal-Measure Plants. 

 Illustrated by Diagrams and Specimens. By J. M. 

 MACFARLA.NE, B. Sc. 



II. Extracts from Botanical Correspondence. By Mr John 

 Sadler, 



Mr Sadler gave some extracts from botanical correspondence. 

 In a letter from Edmund Giles Loder, Esq. of Floore, Weedon, 

 Northamptonshire, some meteorological details of the district were 

 given, which are of interest in respect of the account of the rare 

 exotics raised there, which were recently laid before the Society. 

 On June 5, 1880, the thermometer had fallen to 28°, or 5° of frost. 

 Last year the total rainfall was 32^ inches, of which nearly nine 

 fell in July — 3 inches in forty-eight hours. The exposed minimum 

 thermometer had registered as follows: — On October 21, 1880, 18° j 

 24th, 16° ; on November 2, 16° ; and on tlie 22d, 15°. During this 

 last January the readings had been, on the 13tli, 6^ ; on the 14th, 

 4°; 15th, 7°. In a letter of January 11th, from North Eonald- 

 shay, Orkney, Dr Traill noted the effects of this winter, especially 

 on some New Zealand introductions in his garden, where they 

 had been shaken by some heavy gales of wind, experiencing also 

 repeated snow-storms and frost, which, though not intense, was of 

 some continuance. The Grislinia, the Penettya and the Manuka 

 appeared unscathed, but Myrsine of two species, Avhich had stood 

 last winter well, were evidently suffering. Of the Veronicas both V. 

 Undleijana and V. andersoni looked bad ; even V. huxifolia, which has 

 stood well for six years, begins to fail, though V. decusmfa stands 

 out best. A number of seeds from Stewart's Island, New Zealand, 

 had just been planted, including those of trees and shrubs growing 

 near the sea and even exposed to its spray. Although small 

 they form clumps of foilage, acting as nurses to trees of larger 

 L'rowth. 



