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, 
sylvatica).’—F.. Kirdsan, ‘ Ursachen der Haarbildung.’ 
Pharmaceutical Journal (Mar. 12,19). W. Elborne, H. Helving, 
& H. D. Rolleston, On Strophanthus. 
wirdige Verwachsungen von Stiimmen der Rothbuche’ (Fagus 
Kj 
EINNEAN SOCIETY OF LONDON. 
February 8rd, 1887.—William Carruthers, F.R.S., President, in 
the chair. — Dr. Michael C. Grabham (Oporto) and Capt. Georg 
Wingate (Cashmere) were elected Fellows of the Society. — Mr. 
George Maw exhibited a specimen in flower of Narcissus cyclamineus 
grown by him from bulbs sent by Mr. A. W. Tait, of Oporto. The 
plant in question was known to Parkinson in 1640 (Theatrum 
- Botanicum) ; it has also figured in the Jardin du Roi, 1628, as 
“‘N. hispanicus minor amplo calice foliis reflexis,” and in Theatrum 
flore, in 1687, pl. 20, as “‘N. hispanicus minor lecteus amplo calice 
fo lis reflexis,’’ — N, minor-cyclamineus of Haworth. Afterwards, 
n in 
aw also showed a drawing of Crocus Karducharum, 
and another of C. zonatus for comparison. e former was intro- 
duced in 1885, and flowered September, 1886. It was originally 
discovered by Theodore Kotschy in the neighbourhood of Sivas, 
3° or 4° west of Mokus and Schewan, that shown being from the 
. h d r, “On the and Fauna 
Western Afghanistan.” The author stated that the botanical col- 
a 
lections amount to 800 species, and probably 10,000 specimens ; 
Hooker and son in their introductory essay t or 
ica.” On son of data I have been led to the conclusion 
that this variation is due to altered climatic conditions 
ter is much m ere and of longer duration at similar 
8 e season as the end of May. The highest — 
temperature is in July and August, reaching to 105° in the shade, 
and although the summer is very much shorter than that in the 
tropical zone, the climate is intensely hot, no dew falling under an 
altitude of 3500 feet. These extremes of temperature between 
