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by Mr. Brand, * On the Statistics of British Botany.' — * Some Obser- 

 vations on Whales, in connexion with the account of the Remains 

 of a Whale recently discovered at Durham,' by Mr. George T. Fox. 



Aug. 29. — Dr. Pritchard read a paper ' On the Extinction of the 

 Human Races.' He expressed his regret that so little attention was 

 given to Ethnography, or the natural history of the human race, 

 while the opportunities for observation are every day passing away. 

 — * A Report on the Distribution of the Pulmoniferous Mollusca in 

 Britain, and the causes influencing it.' Drawn up at the request of 

 the Association, by Mr. E. Forbes. — Mr. J. E. Bowman exhibited 

 specimens of a species of Dodder (Cuscuta epilinum), first found in 

 Britain, two years ago, by himself, and again in a new locality with- 

 in the present month. He believes it is to be found exclusively upon 

 flax, and has been overlooked for C. Europcea. — * On the Cultivation 

 of the Cotton of Commerce.' By Major- Gen. Briggs. 



Aug. 31. — Some remarks were made on the introduction of a 

 species of Auchenia into Britain, for the purpose of obtaining wool, 

 by Mr. W. Danson. — Prof. Jones made some observations on an ap- 

 paratus for observing Fish (especially of the family Salmonidce) in 

 confinement. Mr. Charles C. Babington made a verbal communi- 

 cation concerning some recent additions to the English Flora. — 

 A letter was read from Mr. Garner, on the Beroe pileus, stating that 

 he had not seen in this animal true luminosity, but only a peculiar 

 luminosity in the dark. The external rows of cilia he believed 

 might produce it. 



[We have not thought It desirable to fill our pages with imperfect 

 abstracts of the papers read in the Section of Botany and Zoology, 

 hoping, with regard to the most important, to be enabled, as last 

 year to give them entire. — Edit.] 



BOTANICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON. 



December 7, 1838. — John Edward Gray, Esq., F.R.S., President, 



in the Chair. 

 Dr. H. A. Meeson read a paper * On the advantages to be de- 

 rived by the Medical Profession from the study of Botany.' 



Mr. John Green communicated some * Observations on the seve- 

 rity of last winter on Vegetation in connexion with Meteorology.' 



December 21, 1838.— John Edward Gray, Esq., F.R.S., President, 



in the Chair. 



A donation of some British Algse was announced, presented by 

 Mr. Adam White. 



