260 NOTES AND NEWS. 
In the original description of Fries, Avenaria gothica was stated 
to be an annual. ‘This occasioned some difficulty at first, but it has: 
been removed i the actual cultivation from Swedish seeds, by 
my friend Mr. Arthur Bennett, F.L.S., in London, and by Mr. 
Linnarsson at Skofde, of undoubted plants of the species. These 
proved to be biennial as well as annual, autumnal plants living till 
the following year, laden with empty capsules—exactly like our 
Yorkshire form, and then flowering again. Yorkshire seeds and 
wedish seeds, grown side by side by Mr. Bennett, proved alike im 
all respects. (Note by Mr. Bennett in ‘Journal of Botany, Nov. 
1892; also a later one, to which I cannot now give the reference.): 
Mr. Bennett’s original determination of Mr. Rotheray’s specimens: 
has thus been fully established. 
NOTES AND NEWS. 
We are glad to call the attention of such of our readers as are interested in the 
subject, to the very interesting and suggestive paper by Mr. J. Newton Coombe on’ 
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* Le Diat f March and Ju paper is accompanied 
merous drawings made with the camera lucida, from actual ples, of the 
conjugating process showing the megafrustules, and of ay be called t 
‘swarming’ of e frustules, w s of cists containing diato which’ 
the author supposes to be the work of a ce) It is i to see so abl 
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an observer as Mr. Coombe in this field, and we hope he may be able to devote 
more of his very valuable spare time to Sei relentehae in the same direction. 
e pth Soe les Crawshaw, M.C. LCS., of Saltburn-by-the-Sea, has been 
making of late some interesting observations on the olucca, or King Crab: 
(Zima ongispins) in captivity. Early in June he received from y Pees 
a fine d havin i he 
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is 22 inches, the cranial buckler from 13 to 14 inches at the widest part, and two’ 
inches in thickness at the anterior see: The styliform tail, which is ight inches: 
in length, can be erected at a right angle over the back of the animal, and pointed 
eclivities, the animal would easily roll over, Limulus is sluggish in its habits, 
creeping slowly, and moving without any apparent wraalny the co being entirely 
concealed by the great rounded shell which overlaps all the o Mr. 
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have extem ne and very defective, and the supplying of fresh sea-water 
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