CONTENTS. Vii 



I'age 

 la cdte d'Osten Je, par I'.-J. Van Deiiedcn. — Mycologia Britannica, 

 or Specimens of British Fungi, by Pli. B. Ayres, M.D 31G — 349 



Proceedings of the Botanical Society of Edinburgh; Zoological So- 

 ciety 350 — 371 



Abundant Occurreuce of Rare Infusoria in the Scallop ; IIcEmalococcua 

 sanguineus, Ag. ; Observations on the Formation of Capillaries, by 

 E. A. Platner ; Reproduction of Lost Parts in the Articulata ; De- 

 scription of a new species oi Solarium, by li. B. Hinds, Esq., R.N. ; 

 Meteorological Observations and Table 371 — 37G 



NUMBER C. 



LIII. Descriptions of some Gigantic Forms of Invertebrate Animals 

 from the Coast of Scotland. By Harry D. S. Goodsir, M.W.S. (With 

 a Plate.) ". 377 



LIV. A Century of new Genera and Species of Orcltiilaceous Plants. 

 Characterized by Professor Lin dley 383 



LV. On a Monstrosity of Gentiana campestris. By G. Dickie, M.D., 

 Lecturer on Botany in the University and King's College of Aberdeen. 387 



LVI. Notes on the Synonymy of the Genus Apiun, with Descrip- 

 tions of Six new Species, &c. By John Walton, Esq., F.L.S 392 



LVII. On the Britifh Desmidiece. By John Ralfs, Esq., M.R.C.S., 

 Penzance. (With a Plate.) 401 



LVIII. Note on Mr. Bowerbank's Paper on the geuns Dunsiervillia 

 (Bowerbank), with Remarks on the Isc/iadiles Konigii, the Tt'iitaculites 

 and the Conularia. By Thomas Austin, E«q., F.G.S 40G 



LIX. On the Formation of Aerial Tubers in Sedum umplexicaule, 

 DeC. By L. C. Trevir.anus 408 



LX. Anatomical and Organogenical Researches on Latkrcea clan- 

 destina. By M. Dichartre 410 



LXI. On the Growth of the Stem of Palms, and on the Decurrence 

 of the Leaves. By M. von Martius 415 



LXII. Botanical Notices from Spain. By Moritz Willkomm 417 



New Books : — Contributions towards a Fauna and Flora of the County 

 of Cork. — Musee Botanique de M. Benjamin Delessert, par A. 

 Lasegue. — Classification der Saugethiere und Vogel, von J. J. 

 Kaup 419—423 



Proceedings of the Linnaean Society ; Botanical Society of Edinburgh ; 



Zoological Society ; Entomological Society 423 — 442 



On the Fossil Cycadea in general, and especially on those which are 

 found in Silesia, by Prof. Gceppert ; Extract of a Note from J. E. 

 Gray, Esq., relative to his paper on the Animal of Spini/a, p. 257 : 



