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Gardeners’ Somer (May 81).—H. ay ave gon 
n. sp. 2 (Jub ). Masdevallia racemosa var. CYrossi (fg. 189).— 
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macrophylla (fig. 145). —J. G. Baker, ‘ Notes on Peonies.’ —— (June 
21). Diraptcsolen Jamesoni (fg 147).—(June 28). Coelogyne Dayana 
rans f., n. sp. — W.G. Smith, ‘ Disease of Yew (Spherella Tawi)’ 
(fig. 152). 
Grevillea. — M. C. Cooke, ‘New British Fungi’ (Agaricus 
ischnostylus, “Oidium pactolinum, spp. nn.). — Id., ‘ Notes on Hypo- 
creacee.’——Id., ‘ Synopsis Pyrenomycetum. *__T wo plates of Xylaria. 
rnal of Royal Be ey Cons —J. Badcock, ‘ On certain 
Dctouts observed in Suri } 
Midland Naturalist. _W. B. Gr rove, ‘On the Pilobolide’ (1 plate). 
—J. E. Bagnall, ‘Flora of Warwickshire ’ (Polygonacea—Cerato- 
phyllee), 
Oesterr. Bot. Zeitschrift. — J. Velenovsky, ‘Bohmische Rosen.’ 
—E. Forminek, ‘Flora der Beskiden.’ ——Celakovsky, ‘ Foe 
spina & P. andrachnoides.’ — B. Blocki, ‘ Flora von Galizien.’ — 
M. Kronfeld, ‘Pflanzennamen aus der Wiener gegend.’ —Jd. A. 
Baiimler, ‘ Mykologisches aus Pressburg 
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mock, ‘ bssentia Oils of Bisbees lacera and Spher berets indicus.’ 
Proc. Linn. Soc. N. 8. Wales (viii. pt. 4: Feb.).—E. Haviland, 
Notes on Praca variabilis, 
LINNEAN SOCIETY OF ON ae 
April 17, 1884. — Alfred W. Poses M.A., in the chair 
Messrs. Benjamin Lomax and R. Lloyd Pat paritin were alected 
Fellows of ue Society.—Dr. J. Poland exhibited under the micro- 
800 series of preparations, stained by reagents, illustrating the 
Bacillus of ‘Aa thra, x from m man He remarked that the Bacillus- 
3 ag in many i instances doubtless were conveyed in the drie 
&e. 
low vegetable organisms in the human body, and setting up the 
severely fatal malady in question. — A paper was read by the Rev. 
. M. Crombie, “On the Algo-lichen- angel Hypothe sis.” Th 
author gave a brief sketch of the BR sheet enunciated by 
