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' dead season ' is yet fully alive to him who observes nature even as 

 it ' Grows again tow'rd earth.' " — P. 4. 



By the way, though, we were all but ungallant enough to omit to 

 mention the tasteful frontispiece to the volume, although the same is 

 from the pencil of a lady. It represents four members of the Ranun- 

 culaceous order, each surrounded by an emblem of its peculiar habi- 

 tat, and the whole inclosed in an ornamental border. It is very pretty 

 and very appropriate. 



Proceedings of Societies, ^c. 



The Phytologist Club. 



One Hundred and Thirty-fiixth Sitting. — Salurday, August 28, 

 1852. — Mr. Newman, President, in the chair. 



The President, in reply to a note received on the subject, wished 

 to avail himself of the opportunity of stating that the Phytologist 

 Club was strictly confined to those under whose immediate superin- 

 tendance the ' Phytologist ' was published, and that the printing of 

 its proceedings was adopted as a ready means of communicating to 

 the public those passing observations which had not the formality, or, 

 in the eyes of their authors, the importance, of prepared communica- 

 tions, but which he thought were worthy of being thus rescued from 

 oblivion, 



Tlilaspi alpestre. 



The President mentioned that he had received from Mr. Thomas 

 Clark, of Halesleigh, Bridgwater, seeds of Thlaspi alpestre, gathered 

 on the Mendip Hills, between Sidcot and Shipham ; and that he had 

 forwarded them to Mr. Borrer, in accordance with a request on the 

 wrapper of the ' Phytologist ' for August, 1851. 



Anther-cells of Chrysospleniiim. 



The President read the following observations on this genus, com- 

 municated by Mr. W. H. Purchas, of Ross, dated August 21, 1852: — 



" I have frequently examined fresh specimens of Chrysosplenium 

 oppositifolium from this and the adjoining counties ; but 1 never could 

 verify the statement, which Mr. Babington has apparently adopted 



