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wheat {Triticum compositum). There appeared to be great doubts 

 as to the fact of the wheat found in mummy cases havmg germinated. 

 Jn all the instances mentioned, there are numerous sources of fallacy 

 which have not been guarded against. The most authentic and best 

 corroborated instance of the germination of mummy wheat seems to be 

 that noticed by Mr. Tupper, who got from Mr. Pettigrew grains which 

 had been taken by Sir Gardiner Wilkinson from some alabaster se- 

 pulchral vases. Even in this case, however, it is difficult to prove 

 that the grains had not been recently inserted into the vases. The 

 wheat which was then produced was the same variety as that now 

 sent by Mr. Campbell. 



A communication was read from Mr. Cruickshank, regarding the 

 discovery of Typha angustifolia in Lochmaben Loch, aud of Centun- 

 culus minimus near Dumfries. 



Specimens were exhibited by Dr. Balfour of Mentha rotundifolia, 

 var. vein Una, in flower, and of Pyrus pinnatifida in fruit, from the 

 island of Arran. 



Mr. James M'Nab exhibited specimens of Ardisia crenulata, from 

 the Horticultural Society's garden, in which the seeds had germinated 

 within the berries while hanging on the plant. — TV. W. E. 



BOTANICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON. 



November 7 y 1845. — Edward Doubleday, Esq., V.P., F.L.S., in 

 the chair. 



The Secretary announced that foreign plants had been received 

 from Mr. R. J. Shuttleworth, Mr. Guthvvick and Dr. Baird, and British 

 plants from Mr. G. S. Gibson, Mr. W. L. Notcutt, Mr. N. M. Wat- 

 kins, Mr. M. Moggridge, Mrs. Robinson, Mr. B. D. Wardale and 

 Mr. T. Bentall. 



Read, " Notice of the discovery of Carlina racemosa (Linn. J, in 

 Arran Island, Galway Bay, Ireland, in August last, by W. Andrews, 

 Esq., M.R.I.A. A specimen was exhibited. 



November 29, 1845. — Ninth Anniversary. J. E. Gray, Esq., F.R.S., 

 &c., President, in the chair. 



From the Report of the Council, it appears that sixteen members 

 had been elected since the last anniversary, and tliat the Society now 

 consisted of 182 members. It was stated that the Report of the her- 

 barium committee would appear in the spring, and that the exertions 

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