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252. PROCEEDINGS OF SOCIFTIES. 
vat Between the Meliacee of America and Africa there exists 
species, the type of which, however, is Indian. 4. In Australia three 
Indian cata are found, along with three genera exclusively belonging 
to Aus 5. No Meliacee have hitherto been collected in the 
most — islands of Polynesia; if subsequent observations reveal 
such, it will be interesting to know abn they pertain to Indian or 
American types. 
ay 3rd.—G. J. Allman, F R.S., President, in the chair.—Mr. J 
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lishain In addition to the counties of Oxford and Wilts, the limited 
area of this species extends also into Gloucestershire ; yet it is rather 
a plant of pe Thames basin than the Severn valley. 
—G. J. Allman, F.R.S. , President, i in the chair. —The fol- 
lowing cae were read: On some points in the morphology of the 
Primulacee,” by Dr. Maxwell Masters, The author stated there had 
been much discussion about the superposition of the stamens to the 
petals, the free central placenta, and the nature of the ovules in the 
Primulacee, Arguments and references based thereon have bee 
of 
and of allies, the mode of development of parts of flowers, the minute 
ve . 
Certain genera and species are more frequently found deformed than 
atid for weer aed ee is less subject to change than the 
Ti Ente the more important variations observed 
be: the e aithr, oe oshant by others, in various parts of the flower, 
he sums up: 1. The petals of most Primulacee are late outgrowths 
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of the Re var axis, and without apical or side connection wi 
carpels. eg baapesita occasionally in monstrous flowers arises from 
the ool centre of the carpel, but sometimes is detached, the de- 
tached atta cohering like a solid column. 4. Staminal ’and car- 
ves may occasionally be divided or lobed. 5. The ovular 
coat ie essentially foliar, representing a blade or undivided leaf, and is 
axis. 6. Processes of carpellary leaves 
may be sr thus forming secondary carpels.—‘ ate ok the 
eauses of numerical increase of parts of plants,” by Rev. G. Hens- 
low. The author classified the various methods and causes of the in- 
crease of parts of leaves and floral whorls, more ee with the 
view viete-et limiting each of the various kinds to its proper cause respec- 
tively.—‘‘On the floral development and s Gaiety in the Order 
Sapotacea,” by M. M. Hartog. The observations here recorded are 
