1825.] 1 Linnean Society. '. 227 



family of Rosaceae, are contained in an extensive collection from 

 Mexico, part of the Herbarium of Mocinno and Sesse, now in 

 the possession of A. B.Lambert, Esq. VPLS. — Cowania. Char, 

 essent. Calyx 5-fidus. Petala 5. Ovaria 5-7, ovulo erecto. 

 Styli terminales, continui. Achenia stylis plumosis persistenti- 



bus aristata. Embryo erectiis. Sieversia paradoxa, foliis 



fasciculatis linearibus obtusis sessilibus integris 3-6-tidisve, 

 floribus subcoryrabosis, stylis plumosis, caule fruticoso. 



Nov. 1 6. — A letter was read from John Atkinson, Esq. FLS. 

 to Alexander Macleay, Esq. Sec. LS. accompanying specimens 

 of a beetle found in a mummy sent from Egypt by Mr. bait, and 

 recently opened for the Museum of the Leeds Philosophical 

 Society. The imperfection of the embalming appeared to indi- 

 cate that the person had not been of high caste : the folds of (he 

 linen in which it was wrapped contained several hundreds of the 

 Iarv3e of the beetle, and some of the perfect insects. 



Descriptions of several species hitherto unpublished of the 

 genus Cocci ne//(i ; by George Milne, Esq. FLS.: communicated 

 by the Zoological Club. The new species described in this 

 paper, were C. circuindata,A-Jasciata,ephippiu,parva, Q-gutiata, 

 decussuta, abdomina/is, and cj/anea, from Brazil ; 2S-macu/ata 

 and \ii-maciifala from New Holland; cordata and coiinuta from 

 North America. 



An Account of some plants belonging to the Natural Order 

 called bv Dr. Jack Cyrtandracete; by Francis Hamilton, MD. 

 FLS. The species described in this paper are Cheluue Jilif'orme, 

 C. rubiciuida, and C latifuUa. 



Observatidns on the MotaciUa Hippolais of Linnaeus ; by the 

 Rev. Revett Sheppard, MA. FLS.: communicated by the Zoo- 

 logical Club. Mr. Sheppard concludes, from a particular exa- 

 nnnation of the synonymy, ik.c. of this species of Motacilla, that 

 it is the Greater Peltychaps of English writers. 



y^rc. 7.— Mr. G. B. Sowerby, FLS. exhibited some Beryls, 

 I'lonj the Morne Mountains, in the'county of Down, in Ireland. 



The reading of Dr. Hamilton's Comnitntary on the third part 

 of the Hortus Malabaricus was continued : the following were 

 among the plants, the history and synonymy of which were 

 investigated : Codda Paiina, Isiii Fauna, Todda Patina, Katou 

 Indtl, Tiijuka Marani, Ata Maram, Anoua Maram, Ansjeti, 

 Kato Tsjuku, &.C. 



f Dec. 21. — A letter from J. Youell, Esq. ALS. stating that spe- 

 cimens of Atdea Caj/anenm and Tantalus viridis had been taken 

 near Yarmouth, and deposited in the Norwich Museum ; and 

 correcting some erroneous statements of Bewick respecting 

 J;)ilica at/a. 



An Account of a remarkable Fungus; by the Rev, W. Kirby, 

 AJA. FR. and LS. Mr. Kirby gives the name of 4/rac/«s to this 

 fungus, and places it between Clalhrm and Phallus. 



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