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Dublin Natural History Society. 



Remarkable form of Polyslichum aculeatiun, by Mr. Kinaliaii, 6:V2. 



LiNNEAN Society of London. 



Cavity formed in snow around the flowers of Soldanella alpina, by Mr. Curtis, 556. 



Microscopical Society of London. 



Volvox g-lobator supposed to be a vegetable, by Mr. Williamson, 463 ; anatomy 

 &c. of Lacunaria socialis, by J. H. Huxley, Esq., 487 ; the structure of Ra- 

 pbides, by John Quekett, Esq. ; pupa of an insect bearing a resemblance to 

 an Aphis, by the Rev. J. Thornton, 489 ; hints on the subject of collecting 

 objects for microscopical investigaticm, by George Shadbolt, Esq. ; instru- 

 ment for producing minute writing on glass, described by Mr. De la Rue ; 

 cyst in the olfactory nerve of a horse containing a crystal of oxalate of lime, 

 630 ; development of Volvox globator &c., by Geo, Busk, Esq. ; development 

 of the young of Tubularia divisa, by Mr. Mummery, 631. 



Pitetologist Club. 



Cucubalus baccifer, by Mr, Westconibe •, reproduction of Acrogens, 605 ; Teesdale 

 plants, by Mr. J, Backhouse ; Fritillaria Meleagris, 606 ; Mr. Smith's divi- 

 sion of Ferns, 607; Pteris serrulata in Dorsetshire; Orchis speciosa in Ire- 

 land, 609 ; Chenopodium ficifolium, by Mr. Varenne ; species of Woodsia, 

 by Mr. Wollaslon ; Arabis stricta &c., by Miss Altwood ; Nees von Esen- 

 beck,by Dr. Hance, 610 ; Encephalartoses of Southern Africa; Joakim Fre- 

 derick Schouw, 613; Viola stricta in Cambridgeshire, by Mr. Polwhele; Mr. 

 Salmon's division of Surrey, 615 ; Adonis autumnalis, by Mr. James Hussey, 

 617; Athyrium ovatum, by Mr, Newman, 618; Polypodium Phegopieris in 

 Sussex, 645 ; Narcissus aurantius, by Mr. Clarke, 646; new form of iVIyoso- 

 tis palustris of Withering, by Mr. J. B. Davies, 647; Botrychium Lunaria; 

 Viola stricta in Cambridgeshire, by Mr. Babington ; Dianthus caesius, Poa 

 polynoda, Pyrus Aria, and a Flora of Bristol, by Miss Attwood, 649 ; drying 

 succulent plants, by Mr, Syme, 650; Orchis hircina ; Eleocharis Watsoni, 

 651 ; variety of Polystichum aculeatum ; Pseudathyrium alpestre, by Mr, 

 Westconibe; botanical news, 652; anlher-cells of C'.irysosplenium, by Mr, 

 Purchas, 692 ; Myosotis strignlosa, by Mr, Babington, 693 ; monstrous form 

 of Trifoiium repens, by Mr, Littleboy ; Lastrea iiliginosa, by Mr. Newman, 

 694 ; Aconitum Napellus in Glamorga\ishire, by Mr, Maw ; plants near Great 

 Grimsby, by Mr. Rawson, 695; Asplenium germanicum in Northumberland ; 

 Lastrea uliginosa not in Kincardineshire, by Mr. Watson, 696 ; Hydnura 

 cnralloides near Burton-on -Trent, by Mr. Hind, 756 ; spinnlose section of 

 Lastreas, by Mr, Lloyd, 757 ; cowslip in flower in October, by Mr. Bennett ; 

 Melampyrtim pratense, -y., by Mr. Wardale, 758 ; Cyperus fuscus in York- 

 shire, by Mr. Baker, 759 ; Collomla grandiflora in Yorkshire, by Mr. Baker, 

 Lastrea recurva in Mull, by Mr. Tanner, 760. 



BuiTisH Association. 



Altitudinal ranges of plants in the north of Ireland, by Prof. Dickie, 775 ; raoi'- 

 phological analogy between the angles of branches and veins of leaves, by 

 Prof. M'Cosli, 774 ; black and green teas of commerce, by Dr. Royle, 775 ; 

 growth and vitality of .seeds, 776 ; a microscoi)ic Alga as a cause of the 

 phenomenon of the colouration of large masses of water, by Prof Allman ; 

 distribution of marine Algae on the British and Irish coasts, by Dr. Dickie, 

 777 ; influence of the solar radiations on the vital powers of plants growing 

 under diff'erent atmospheric conditions, by Dr. J. H. Gladstone, 778 ; Trifo- 

 iium repens, by the Rev. Prof. W. Hincks ; transmutation of ./Egilops into 

 Triticum, by Major Munro, 779; remarks on the Flora of the south and west 

 of Ireland, by Prof. Balfour, 780. 



