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ate 8. America, and the herba- 
ceous vegetation of equal proportions of subtropical and S. American 
mperate floras. 
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Dr. Aug. Burke Shepherd and Mr. James Dallas were elected 
Fellows, and Mr. William Hodgson, of Cumberland, an Associate 
of the Society.—Mr. J. Britten exhibited specimens of Lithospermum 
purpureo-ceruleum, illustrating the life-history of the plan 
cently described by Mr. J. W. White in the ‘Journal of Botany’ 
(p. 74). — Mr. . Bower drew attention to a figure published in 
the ‘Gardeners’ Chronicle’ for March 1, representing a case o 
proliferation of the so-called double needle of Sciadopitys verticillata. 
e alluded to the various views which have been put forward as to 
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phylloclade is here developed in the normal manner; about one- 
third from the base a leaf is given off similar to the needle of Pinus, 
and without any emargination of the apex; higher up a second 
similar leaf is given off from the opposite side, while the axis 
continues its growth, and forms organs in a similar manner to any 
main axis of the plant. Such proliferations were obtained by M. 
Carriére from the apices of cones which had been grown through, 
liferation may be readily explained as an example of continued 
apical growth, accompanied by a displacement of the normall 
more intense intercalary growth. In the normal condition this 
growth is strongly localised below the apex of the axillary shoot. 
In the abnormal example in question growth has been distributed 
ere not observed 
Alfred W. Bennett drew attention to specimens under the micro- 
Scope of species of Ptilota and Callithamnion, which demonstrated 
the continuity of the protoplasm.— The Secretary read an abstract 
of an important contribution by Mr. C. B. Clarke, «On the Indian 
