May, 1909.]. Proceedings of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. xcvii 
later on, is that Marsilia quadrifolia so long as it remains in water 
never reproduces itself by means of spores, but by means of 
simple vegetative reproduction—any branch separated from the 
main plant, and suitably circumstanced, being capable of 
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which had already begun to tell heavily upon it. And if the 
plant is to preserve its race under such an adverse condition, 
it must produce some sort of reproductive organ which can 
withstand the destructive influence of summer, and can ger- 
minate when the conditions are favourable. In the case of 
Marsilia placed in land, such reproductive organs are produced 
in the shape of spores. The spores are covered by hard thick 
cuticularised walls and the capsules which contain the spores 
also possess extremely thick hard and cuticularised walls. These 
all tend to protect the inner resting protoplasm of the spore. 
In lower thallophyta, we find similar instances, where 
necessity obliges the plant to produce similar resting spores. 
Indeed it is recorded that other species of Marsilia, ¢.g., 
M. vestita, only produce spores when the waters have fallen and 
left them dry. 
7. ‘Notes on the History of the District of Hughli before the 
Mahomedan Period.—By Nunpvo Lat Dey. 
8. The drug Astukhudus, nowadays Lavandula dentata, 
and not Lavandula Stcechas.—By I. H. BuRKILL. 
This paper has been published in the Journal for March, 
1909. 
9. The Manikyala Tope.—By H. BEVERIDGE. 
10. First notes on Cymbopogon Martini, Stapf —By 1. H. 
BURKILL. $s 
This paper has been published in the Journal for March, 
1909. 
1l. Discovery of seven New-dated Records of the Scythian 
Period.—By Rakyat Das BANEBJI. 
This paper will be published in a subsequent number of the 
Journal. 
12. Mallayastika Grant of Nandana.—By ParMeswar 
Dayat. Communicated by MAHAMAHOPADHYAYA HaRAPRASAD 
SHASTRI. 
