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a careliil Monograph. Under every name, the author gives a refer- 

 ence to the correspondhig figure of the species or variety ; so that no 

 confusion can creep in as to the plant intended to be indicated by the 

 name. As every collector of British Ferns must possess himself of 

 this Catalogue, its appearance at the present moment may, in some 

 degree, act as an antidote to the unwholesome attempts now making 

 to introduce ill-judged alterations. 



Proceedings of Societies. 

 BOTANICAL SOCIETY OF EDINBURGH. 



Thursday, April 10, 1845. Dr. Seller, V.P„ in the chair, 



A valuable donation to the herbarium was announced from Robert 

 Brown, Esq., London, consisting of South American plants, collected 

 during Captain King's voyages. The special thanks of the Society 

 were voted to Mr. Brown. 



John Robert Oliver, Esq., was elected a Resident Fellow of the 

 Society. 



The following communications were read : — 



1 . On a monstrous variety of Gentiana campestris. By Dr. Dickie, 

 Lecturer on Botany, University and King's College of Aberdeen. 



2. On the correct nomenclature of the Lastrsea spinosa and L. mul- 

 tiflora of Newman. By Charles C. Babington, M.A., F.L.S., &c. 



3. Dr. Balfour read an Account of a Botanical Trip to the Mull of 

 Cantyre, and the island of Islay, undertaken with his pupils in Au- 

 gust, 1844. He gave a general account of the geological features of 

 the districts, and noticed the more important plants which were pick- 

 ed by the party. 



BOTANICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON. 



May 2, 1845, Edward Doubleday, Esq., V.P., F.L.S., in the chair. 

 Donations to the Library were announced from the Medico-Botanical 

 Society, and the American Philosophical Society. 



Mr. S. Osborn presented some seeds from Bombay. Dr. Lloyd, 

 F.G.S., and John Coppin, Esq., were elected members. 



The following paper was read : — 



" Remarks on some specimens of Ruhi sent to the Botanical So- 

 ciety of London, by T. Bell Salter, M.D., F.L.S. 



" The accompanying specimens are of forms of Rubi, descriptions 



