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Journal de eee (No. 1, Feb. 15). —— G. Bonnier, ‘ La Con- 
stitution des Lichens.’ — J. Costantin, ‘ Observations sur la Flore 
du littoral.’——-E. Bo ie ‘Deux =e espéces de Ptychogaster’ 
(PB. aentias & P. rubescens) (1 plate). 
Oecsterr. Bot. Le (Feb.). — H. Zukal, ‘ Zur Frage vom 
grunfaulen Holze.’--J. Ullepitsch, “ay ope Rice steers 3. perdurans, 
n. var. — F’, Kra ad ‘Ursachen der Haarbildung.’ — V. Borbas, 
*Rhamni Hungarie.’— A. Hausgi ing, : Rerpalsentings Bohmens.’— 
A. Heimerl, Flora von Pondichery.’ 
EINNEAN SOCIETY OF LONDON. 
rect 20th, 1887. — William sree F.R. af President, 
in the chair.—Mr. John Benbow and Mr. Fiennes §. Y. Cornwallis 
were elected Fellows of the Eaaeiy. - — the President made a 
fa 
and is composed of a bacterium passing through all forms of hile 
coils and filaments, which a parently sonstitahas its greater part; 
and associated with this is a sprouting fungus. on g from 
descriptions he figures by Kern of the «“ Kephir,” sed in the 
Caucasus to induce fermentation in milk, the ene Es i plant 
closely resembles this ; ; but there are many points of difference. 
As one tradition of the introduction of the ginger-beer plant to 
Britain is that it was eee by soldiers from the Crimea, the 
resemblance is interesting. Prof. Balfour expressed a desire to 
have specimens of the ginger-beer plant from different localities, 
and hoped that any Fellow who could obtain it or sie light on 
its history would communicate with him. — Mr. Dyer showed and 
made remarks on agar y s of — arctic alpine plants from the 
Corea.—A paper was read by Fran is Darwin and A. Bate eson, “* On 
en more quickly, and then again the rate of increase becomes 
Slow; (2) the rate on increase in length increases as the a 
of the water rises, reaches an optimum, and sudde y tally as a tem- 
erature sufficient to cause flaccidity is reached ; (8) the een: 
reagents cause distinct acceleration, viz., alcohol, ether, ammonia, 
