94 PROCEEDINGS OF SOCIETIES. 
(Esterr. Bot. Zeitschrift—‘J. S. Poetsch’ (portrait).—J. C. 
Schlosser, ‘ Senecio Vukotinovici, n. sp..—M. Seeland, ‘ On a trunk 
from the Pasterzen-glacier..—M. Gandoger, hue Plantarum 
novarum’ (contd.; forms of Woodsta rena and Potamogeton 
trichoides).—C. Marchesetti, ‘An Excursion to Aden.’— tro 
‘Flora of Etna’ (continued).—J. Murr, ‘On the Flora of North 
me 1.,—A. Oberuy, ‘ Vegetation of Thaia’ (Iglau; contd.) 
cience-Gossip.—G. Massee, ‘Notes on some of our smaller 
Pang (concluded). 
Scottish Naturalist—J. Cameron, ‘ Gaelic Names of Plants 
haere —J. Stevenson, ‘ Supplement to “ Mycologia Scotica.” 
. White, ‘ Fungi of Perthshire.’—Id., ‘On canine 
flewile and its sclsiaem to P. alpestre.’ 
Proceedings of Socteties. 
Linyean Soctety or Lonpon. 
February 8rd, 1881.—R. M‘Lachlan, Esq., F.R.S., in the chair. 
—Lieut.-Col. A. A. Davidson was elected a Fellow.—A note was 
read from Mr. A. Craig-Christie on the occurrence of stipules in 
the natural order Ilicinee. In several books it is stated this order 
= a leaves, but specimens of Ilex Aquifoliwm were 
own 
were heabacd Mr. Christie also called attention to the extreme 
scarcity of holly berries this season in the Lothians generally. wai 
The following paper by al George Bentham was read :—‘ Notes 
llow 
entirely lost, and random guesses have been made at the species 
intended by the short characters given in Roemer and Schultes’ 
‘Systema.’ Nees von EHsenbeck, in the 7th, 8th, and 10th 
volumes of the ‘Linnea,’ and Kunth, in vol. ii. of his excel- 
lent ‘Enumeratio,’ appear to have correctly identified many 
of these. Highteen so-called genera are here referred to various 
established genera. Steudel’s ‘Synopsis’ is marked by the 
author’s haziness - species. "Bocdkles has a thorough a 
of species, but his diagnoses are often excessivel 
the order, as to whether the fertile flower is ocigans ackanee or 
female only, bears the test of detailed examination 
Hermaphrodite flowers. | Distasat flowers. 
1. Scirpee. : 
cirp 
2. Hypolytr 2. Scleriez. 
3. fee aneceo: 5. Caricex. 
