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‘ Hieracium crepidiflorum, sp. 1 . Formanek, ‘Flora der 
Beskiden.’ — K. Untchj, ‘Flora von Fiume.’ —— J. B. iesbaur, 
‘Bosniche Rosen.’ — P. G. cea cee = Kina’ (contd.). 
Pha dene Journal (Ma y 3 W. Bennett, Beggiat oa 
alba, the « “Sewa Crees ata 3 10), W: Kirkby, ‘Note on 
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pe Science Monthly. — G. C. Chisholm, ‘Lessons from common 
an ie 
Trans. Bot. Soc. Edinburgh (xv., pt. 1).—R. Spruce, ‘ Hepatic 
Da ccaion et Andi ine,’ pt. 1 (4 plates : 
Trans. Linn. Soc. London (2nd &., t. 7). —H.N. Ridley, 
‘The Cyperacea of the West Coast of “Airion in the Welwitsch 
Herbarium ’ ( Acriulus, gen. nov.; 2 plates). 
LINNEAN SOCIETY OF LONDON. 
February 21, 1884.—Sir John Lubbock, Bart., President, in the 
chair.—-Mr, Alfred Prentice Young, of Bombay, and Mr. D. Sullivan, 
of Victoria, were elected Fellows of the Society. — Mr. R. Miller 
Christy showed a a oteeiice of dried ee obtained by him in 
Mantcc. Ro last summer. — Mr. W. T. T. Dyer exhibited and 
made remarks on portions of wreaths from the coffin of the Princess 
Uzi red of the XXI. Egyptian Dynasty.* — A paper was read 
by Mr. H.N. Ridley, ‘On the Cyperacee of the West Coast of Africa 
in the Welwi tsch Herbarium.” The author mentions po in the 
collections there are 159 species of cyperaceous uate which 
fifty-seven were not previously described. They belong to pe 
two endemic. Of the species more than ee are exclusively 
ican, and one- aes occur a also in S. America, but not in Asia. 
. pa : 
to both the continents only, we find it much smaller, ol ier ogi 
Of the highest animals, according to Wallace, few gener 
it th to om continents, but the insects of both ‘ts “alocely 
* See Journ. Bot. 1882, p. 317, 
