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partook, on 18th of September, 1850, of a supper consisting of coffee, 

 fish, and rice, and ate along with this a small basinful of the bulbs 

 of Homeria collina. The exact quantity which each ate is not well 

 known. They appear to have supped between seven and eight, and 

 retired to bed at nine o'clock, apparently in good health. About one 

 in the morning the old woman awoke with severe nausea, followed by 

 vomiting, and found the childi'en similarly aff'ected. She endeavoured 

 to call for assistance, but found herself too weak to leave her bed ; 

 and when, at five o'clock, assistance arrived, the eldest girl was found 

 moribund, and expired almost immediately. The little boy of eight 

 years died an hour afterwards, and the youngest child was found in a 

 state of collapse, almost insensible, with cold extremities, pulse scarcely 

 fifty and irregular; pupils much dilated. The symptoms of the grand- 

 mother were nearly similar, but in a lesser degree, accompanied by 

 constant eff'orts at vomiting. By using diffusible stimulants she and 

 this child eventually recovered." - ... 



4. * Notice of the Number of known Fossil Plants at different 

 Epochs, and of the Natural Orders to which they are referred ;' by 

 Professor Balfour. After alluding to the division of the Fossil Epochs, 

 as given by Brongniart, viz., into the reigns of Acrogens, of Gymno- 

 sperms, and of Angiosperms, Dr. Balfour proceeded to give an ana- 

 lysis of the orders of fossil plants, as given by Unger. The following 

 general tabular view was compiled from Unger's work : — 



Dicotyledonous Fossil Plants. 



Thalamiflora3 - - - . 

 Calyciflorae - - - - 

 Corolliflorae - _ - - 

 Monochlamydeae Angiospermeae 

 „ Gymnospeiineae 



MONOCOTYLEDONOUS FoSSIL PlANTS. 



Genera. Species. 



Dictyogense 

 Petaloideae - 

 Glumacese 



ACOTYLEDONOUS FoSSIL PlANTS 



Uncertain Fossil Plants 



