VI 



CONTENTS. 



Stevens Henslow, Professor of Botany in the 



University of Cambridge - - Page 406 

 Farther Illustration of Observations on Vessels 



made of the Papyrus. By John Hogg, Esq. 



A.M. F.L.S. &c. - - - 535 



On the Specific Identity of '.^nagallis arvensis 



and cffiriMea. By the Rev. J. S. Henslow, 



Professor of Botany in the University of Cam. 



bridge - - - - 537 



GEOLOGY. 



Introduction to Geology - - 62 



Illustrations of Antediluvian Zoology 'and Bo- 

 tany. By R. C. Taylor, Esq. F.G.S. 262. 361 

 Remarks on M. Adolphe Brongniart's Opinion 

 as to the Vegetation which covered the Sur- 

 face of the Earth at the different Epochs of 



the Formation of its Crust. By Nat. John 

 Winch, Esq. A.L.S. &c. - - Page 373 

 Remarks on the Relations subsisting between 

 Geological Strata and the Plants most fre- 

 quently found growing on their superincum- 

 bent Soils. By William Thomson, Esq. A.M. 



410 

 METEOROLOGY. 



Notes on the Weather at Florence during the 

 past Winter. By W. Spence, Esq. - 374 



Some Remarks upon the late Winter of 1829-30, 

 and upon the general Character of the Wea- 

 ther which preceded and followed it. By the 

 Rev. Leonard Jen yns, M, A. F.L.S. -538 



Notice of a singular Appearance of the Rain- 

 bow. By E.G. - . .644 



Part II. REVIEWS. 



Catalogue of Works on Natural History, lately 

 published, with some Notice of those con- 

 sidered the most interesting to British Natu- 

 ralists - - - 80.426.560 



Flbra Devoni^nsis : or a descriptive Catalogue 

 of Plants growing wild in the County of De- 

 von, arranged both according to the Linnean 

 and Natural Systems, with an Account of 

 their Geographical Distribution, &c. By the 

 Rev. J. P. Jones and J. F. Kingston - 288 



Deliciae Sylvkrum ; or Grand and Romantic Fo- 

 rest Scenery in England and Scotland. Drawn 

 from Nature and etched by Jacob George 

 Strutt, Author of the Sylva Britannica. Lon- 

 don. Fol. Nos. I. and II. - - 378 



Life of Sir Humphry Davy. By Dr. Paris 389 



Cours de I'Histoire Naturelle des Mammif feres. 

 Par M. GeofFroy Saint Hilaire - - 420 



A Geological Survey of the Yorkshire Coast, de- 

 scribing the Strata and Fossils occurring be- 

 tween the Humber and the Tees, from the 

 German Ocean to the Plain of York. By the 

 Rev. George Young, A.M., assisted by John 

 Bird, Artist, Members of several Local Philo- 

 sophical Societies. Second Edition - - 423 



Sylva Britannica; or Portraits of Forest Trees 

 distinguished for their Antiquity, Magnitude, 

 or Beauty. Drawn from Nature by Jacob 

 George Strutt - . - - 546 



Literary Notices . - 81.289.565 



The General Subject 

 Zoology 



Part III. COLLECTANEA. 



. 143 j Botany 

 - 144 I Geology 



150 

 152 



Part IV. MISCELLANEOUS INTELLIGENCE. 



Natural History in Foreign Countries : 



France - - - - 290 



Germany . . . - 428 



Italy - . . - 291 



Switzerland - . - 428 



Africa - . - - 429 



North America ... 429 

 South America - - - 430 



Natural History in London - - 153. 292. 431 

 Natural History in the English Counties 



Middlesex 



Surrey 



Kent 



Bedfordshire 



Huntingdonshire 



Cambridgeshire 



Suffolk 



Norfolk 



Gloucestershire 



Worcestershire 



- 434 



- 153. 434 



- 154. 435 



- 436 



- 154. 436 



- 154 



- 154 

 . 155. 436 



- 155 

 . 159 



Glossarial Index 



Index to Books reviewed and noticed 



General Index 



Herefordshire - - - 436 



Warwickshire _ . - 162 



Leicestershire ... 167 



Yorkshire - - - 168.437 



Northumberland and Durham - - 169 



Lancashire ... 169 



Cumberland - . - 171. 438 



Hampshire ... 439 



Somersetshire ... 174 



Devonshire _ . - 175 



Cornwall - . 175 



Natural History in Wales . - 439 



Natural History in Scotland - - 440 



Calendar of Nature 82. 178. 295. 391. 440. 566 



Description and Use of the Botanic Microscope, 



184 

 Hints for Improvements - - - 185 



Instructions for the Collection of Geological 

 Specimens . _ . . 442 



Retrospective Criticism . 84. 186. 296. 445 

 Queries and Answers - - 92. 191. 468. 568 



569 

 571 



572 



