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in the vena cava. About an inch below this orifice was another anastomosis 

 LM, through which the bine matter penetrated out of the vein, and made the 

 contents of the artery purple at l. The right spermatic vein had only this one 

 anastomosis ml, being in all other respects as usual. It was rather surprising 

 to see the course of the channel inverted, if the blood ran from the vein m to- 

 wards L, into the artery ; but surely this must be from some accident in the in- 

 jection, for it could never be so in the person's life ; only indeed the oblique 

 rise of this branch out of the vein seems to show, that the blood ascending in 

 the vein would have its natural direction into the orifice of that channel, or at 

 least the blood coming from the artery would meet with a stop, and so the two 

 streams retard each other. 



On the left side there was only one spermatic artery n, and one spermatic 

 vein o, which, as usual, inclosed in a common involucrum, made their way to 

 the left ovary p. Only the artery n took its rise out of the body of the aorta 

 near the angle made by it and the left emulgent artery, then ascending be- 

 tween the emulgent vein and artery, turned in an arch at a, over the left emul- 

 gent vein, and so joined the left spermatic vein as usual, which rose out of the 

 left emulgent vein, as it often happens. 



There was on this side one thing very uncommon, and not taken notice of 

 by Eustachius himself; which was a short anastomosis rs, about a quarter of an 

 inch in length, from the left emulgent artery s, which making an arch under 

 the left emulgent vein, was inserted into its anterior part at r. 



In fig. 3, AB represents two spermatic arteries on the right side ; ccc, the 

 aorta descending, and the two iliac arteries ; ddd, the vena cava ascending, 

 and the two iliac veins; ef, lm, anastomoses of the spermatic veins and arteries; 

 G, the right spermatic vein ; h, the right ovary ; ik, an anastomosis of the 

 spermatic artery and vena cava ; nqn, the left spermatic artery ; oo, the left 

 spermatic vein ; p, the left ovary ; rs, an anastomosis of the emulgent vein 

 and artery ; tt, vv, arteries and veins dispersed on the fat and membranes 

 inclosing the kidneys. 



A new Family of Plants, called Oxyo'ides.* By M. Garcin. IVitk a Remark, 

 by Mr. John Martyn, F. R. S. N° 415, p. 377- 



The species of this genus are, 1. Oxyo'ides Javanica, sensitiva, caule rube- 

 scente, hirsute, flore majore ; fig. 4, pi. 11. 2. Oxyo'ides Malabarica, sensi- 

 tiva, caule viridi, glabro altiore, flore majore. Fig. 5. 



Remarks. — This plant is very sensible of the least cold : it loves warm and 



* These plants belong to the modern Linnaean genus oxalis. 



