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"W. J. Smith. On Morchella crassipes, Pers., 1 plate. Seem. Journ. 

 Bot. vi. 



E., do Visiani. On Cheilanthes Szovitsii, 1 plate. Atti Instit. 

 Vcnot. xii. 



Bucliauan White. On Grimmia subsquarrosa, Wils., 1 plate, and 

 on two new Hypna from Breadalbane. Trans. Bot. Soc, Edinb. ix. 



G. Zanardini. New or rare Algse of the Mediterranean and 

 Adriatic Seas, 8 plates. Mem. Istit. Venet. xiii. 



Miscellaneous : — 



Middendorf, Sibirische Reise iv. Parti. Geography, climate, and 

 vegetation. Part 2. Animal World (Thierwelt). 4to, with folio 

 Atlas. Purchased. 



Dr. Hooker, V.P.L.S.,made some observations on some remarkable 

 specimens of abnormal Cocoa-nuts exhibited by him ; and read a letter 

 from Dr. E. Perceval Wright, on a singular monstrosity of the Cocoa- 

 nut that had recently come under his notice at Silhouette, one of tho 

 Seychelles Islands. 



A letter was read from Dr. Ferdinand Miiller, of Melbourne, to 

 the President, giving an account of his botanical excursions, during 

 a few weeks' visit to King George's Sound. 



Mr. Carruthers, F.L.S., exhibited specimens of coal-plants preserved 

 in a deposit of volcanic ash from the Island of Arran, and made some 

 observations upon them. 



Mr. Maw, F.L.S., exhibited, from the Lower Bagshot beds of 

 Studland Hay, impressions of leaves which closely resemble those of 

 Kydia calydna, and are found in connexion with the flowers of the 

 so-called " Porana " exhibited by Mr. Maw at the last Meeting. 



The following papers were read, viz. : — 



1. " Notes on Mosses, &c., collected by Mr. James Taylor on the 

 shores of Davis Straits," by George Dickie, A.M., M.D., F.L.S. 



2. " On a collection of Fungi from Cuba, part 2, including those 

 belonging to the families G aster omycetes, Coniomycetes, Ilyphomycetes, 

 Physomycetes, and Ascomycetesj" by the llev. M. J. Berkeley, M.A., 

 F.L.S. " 



3. " A few additional particulars regarding Couchia Edivardsii," 

 by Thomas Edward, A.L.S. 



