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Gardens, Kew, a small but t very interesting collection of plants 
brought. back by him from his recent Arctic yoyage. Amongst them 
are four specimens which he obtained from Dr. Begsels, a ee 
them in 82° _N., the most northern position from which any phanero- 
gamic vegetation has hitherto been procured. The a appears 
to have been on the east side of Smith’s Sound. The species are 
Draba alpina, L.; Cerastium’ alpinum, L.; Taratacum ig onts, 
Desf., var. ; Poa Jlexuosa, Vahl.—J. D. Hooxzn, in “ Natur 
LLA umNaLis mx Essex ?—This plant is = included in 
Gibson’s ‘“ Flora,” but there are specimens in the British Museum 
from the Banksian Herbarium labelled “ Muckford, pe ; 
pachtleot. ” I do not find this ag wh bao Stes Perhaps Mucking, 
agape is intended.—_Jamus B 
Proceedings of Aocicties. 
BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF 
SCIENCE.—BRADFORD, 1873. 
ction D, Brotoey. ree 18th. peirtey a aren 
bay Botany Prof. Allman the chair. — ‘‘ Report Co rid 
mittee on Influen nce of Denudatign of "Forests on Ratafall 
of N Holy Britain.” By Prof. Balfour. — Two localities had 
been fixed upon, viz., Carnwath, Lanarkshire, and Abernethy, 
Speyside, Morayshire, which seemed likely to be suitable for carrying 
on the inquiries, as wood was likely to be soon cut down and assistance 
was expected from the proprietors. It was proposed for one year at 
least to compare observations in the wooded and naked knolls. At 
2) ob aie ve forests were composed of pure Scotch Fir.—Dr. Hooker 
r, Sym and Mr. Grantham expressed the opinion that observa 
tions on oh g al proposed were perfectly inadequate.——‘ On 
Flora of the Environs of Bradford.” By John Willis,Ph.D. (We shall 
print this in extenso 
Sept. 19th. Department of Zoology and Botany. Prof. Allman 
the chair.—‘ On Cryst stals i in the Seed-coats and Pericarps of Plants.” 
. ‘ ‘On the tigi of the West Riding.” By o. 
P. Hobkirk (see p. hie tery ——‘On Parasitic Algxz.”” By W. Archer.*— 
That green Algs, contrary to what had Been generally supposed, could, 
though exceptionally, lead a parasitic life, had been n recently pointe ed out 
aredel for their nutrition upon organic compounds, and hence must 
€ a parasitic life, since they had not the power like the green 
* Published in the ‘‘ Quarterly Journ. Microse. Science,” Oct, , 1873, 
