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Gardeners Chronicle (Feb. 4). — Esmeralda bella Kchb. f., Maxil- 

 laria Hiibschii Echb. f., Catasetum tapiriceps Echb. f., spp. im. — 

 Abies numidica (fig. 23). — (Feb. 25). Dendrobium chryseum Eolfe, sp.n. 



Journal de Botanique (Feb. 1). — W. Nylander, ' Note sur Ie 

 Parmelia perlata et quelques espeees affines.' — C. Flahault, ■ Les 

 herborisations aux environs de Montpellieiv — M. Gomonb, ■ Sur 

 les envelopes cellulaires dans les Nostocacees filamenteuses.' 

 (Feb. 16). N. Patouillard, 'Fragments myeologiques ' (Camillea: 

 1 plate). — E. Eoze, * La Flore parisienne au commencement du 

 xviii. siecle.' 



Magyar Novenytani Lapok. (Feb.). — L. Simonkai, ' Fiume 

 Floraja.' 



Giornale 



A. N. Berlese, i Mono- 



grafia dei generi Pleospora, Clathospora, e PyrmophoraS—O. Beccari, 

 4 Nuove specie di Palme recentemente scoperte alia Nuova Guinea 



{Ptychandra Muelleriana, P. Obnensis, Ptychosperma Sayeri, P. 

 liidleyi, Calamus Cuthbe rtsoni , spp. nn.). 



Oesteir. Bot. Zeitschrift. (Feb.).— A. Hausgirg, < Zur Algenflora 

 Bobmens/— V. Borbas, Cynoglossum paucisetum sp. n. — L. Cela- 

 kovsky, * Orientaliscbe Pflanzenarten' (Lathy rus brachypterw, sp.n.). 

 — -B. Blocki, Hieracium pseudobifuhon, sp. n. — P. Conrath, ' Zur 

 Flora von Bosnien' (Corydalis leiosperma, sp. n.). 



LINNEAN SOCIETY OF LONDON. 



Feb. 2nd, 1888. — W. Carruthers, F.E.S., President, in the 

 chair.— Dr. William Schlich, Mr. Isaac Thompson, and Mr. W. 

 S. McMillan were formally admitted Fellows of the Society. The 

 President called attention to the loss which the Society had sus- 

 tained by the death of Professor Asa Gray, Professor Anton de 

 Bary, and Dr. Irvine Boswell (formerly Syme), which had occurred 

 since the date of the last meeting, and gave a brief review of the 

 life and labours of each. Mr. C. T. Druery exhibited a collection 

 of abnormal British Ferns, and made some remarks on the extra- 

 ordinary number of named varieties which had been recognised, 

 and which now required to be carefully examined and compared 

 with a view to some systematic arrangement of them. A discus- 



Baker 



and others took part. Dr. Amadeo exhibited and made some 

 pbservations on a new species of TabematnonUma. A long and 

 interesting paper was then read by Mr. Henry T. Blanford, F.R.S., 



Fern 





feet." His remarks were illustrated by a map, and by the exhibi- 

 tion of a number of the more noticeable Ferns collected, many of 

 which were extremely beautiful. Criticisms were offered b\ dr. 0. 

 B - Clarke, F.R.S. Mr. J. B. Gamble (Conservator of Forests 

 Northern Circle, Madras), and Dr. William Schlich (Inspector 

 general of Forests to the Government of India.. A paper was 

 then read by Mr. H. J. Veitch, F.L.B., on the fertilization of 



