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Kead, a ' Description of Peltopliyllum, a new Genus of Plants allied to Triuris, 

 Miers; with remarks on their affinities : ' by George Gardener, Esq., F.L.S. 



June 20. — Edward Forster, Esq., Vice-President, in the chair. 



The Secretary stated that he had received instnictions from the President to nomi- 

 nate Kobert Brown, Esq., Edward Forster, Esq., Sir Wm. Jackson Hooker, and Thos. 

 Horsfield, Esq., M.D., to be Vice-Presidents for the ensuing year. 



Read, ' Notes on the Forest Trees of Australia,' by George Suttor, Esq., F.L.S. 



The Society then adjourned until Tuesday, November 7. 



BOTANICAL SOCIETY OF EDINBURGH. 



This Society held its last meeting for the season, on Thursday, July 13, at the Bo- 

 tanic Garden : the President, Dr. Neill, in the chair. 



After a delightful walk through the gardens, during which Prof. Graham pointed 

 out the objects most worthy of notice, the meeting assembled in the class-room for bu- 

 siness. Donations to the library were presented from Edwin Lees, Esq., Worcester, 

 and Professor Forbes, of London : and several valuable parcels of British and foreign 

 plants were announced. 



The papers read, which were mostly of a technical character, were : — 



1. On the genera Gomphonema and Meridion. By Mr. John Ralfs, Penzance. 



2. On four new species of British Jungermanniae. By Thomas Taylor, M.D., 

 Dunkerron. 



3. On a species of Fungus found imbedded in peat, near Stirling. Communicated 

 by Mr. Peter Mackenzie, West Plean. 



The attention of botanists has recently been directed to the importance of studying 

 the vegetable remains imbedded in peat-mosses, as calculated to throw light on the 

 early vegetation of the country, and the successive changes it has undergone. For 

 this object, communications like that from INIr. Mackenzie are much to be desired. 



A letter was also read from Dr. Joseph Dickson, St. Helier's, Jersey, mentioning 

 some interesting additions to the Flora of that island, which he had lately discovered ; 

 and remarking, that he felt convinced it contains many other species still unknown to 

 botanists. 



BOTANICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON. 



July 7, 1843. — J. E. Gray, Esq., F.R.S., &c., President, in the chair. Donations 

 to the Libraiy were announced from the American Philosophical Society, the Acade- 

 my of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, the Dublin Natural-History Society, the Shrop- 

 shire and North Wales Natural-History Society, Dr. Dickie, Dr. Gavin Watson, Pro- 

 fessor Forbes, Professor Meneghini, M. Schrenck and Mr. Chatterley. 



Dr. Gavin Watson and Mr. Robert Kilvington of Philadelphia, presented a very 

 large collection of North-American plants. The President presented some plants from 

 Singapore, and British plants had been received from Dr. Ayres and Miss Beever. 



Mr. T. Twining, jun., exhibited a large collection of living cultivated plants from 

 Twickenham. 



