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ae am di Messina.’—A. Jatta, ‘Lichenes Italie cedace — 
A. Mori, ‘Ascidio di Gunnera.’ — A. Piccore, ‘ Pugillo di Alghe 
Canariensi.’ —0O. Maittirolo, ‘ sab di nuovi Hypocreacei.’ 
Oesterr. Bot. ty cate pas A. Hansgirg, ‘ oe aque 
dulcis species no Formanek, ‘ Mahrische Ros 
Phaitnaléousical J iaaiias (Ap. 10). — W. Kirkby, ‘ Sandal Wood’ 
(figs. 1-38). 
Science Gossip.—W. B. Grove, ‘A Sycamore Fungus.’ 
ieee Naturalist ed —G. C. Druce, ‘ Plants of West Ross.’ 
— J. Stirton, ‘On certain Mosses of the tay Dicranum.’ — EK. M. 
Holmes, — Marine Alge’ s). Stevenson 
J.W.H ‘Mycologia Scotica (supplement? (Camasporium 
metableticum Trail, s Sp. n.). 
LINNEAN SOCIETY OF LONDON. 
March 18, 1886. — Sir John Lubbock, Bart., FR. S., Pres., in 
air. — The Hon. and Rev. J. T. Boscawen, Dr. P. Herbert 
Carpenter, F.R.S., and Arthur E. Gibbs were elected Fellows of the 
Society. — Dr. Maxwell Masters exhibited a specimen of Pinus 
sylvestris from Chatsworth, showing a large globular mass of short 
densely branched shoots han nging from the end of a branch. He 
Pointed out that such growths were either the result of injury from 
mites (Phytoptus ?) or from other causes, or that in other cases they 
resulted from pee tacliarhon Seedling variations of a similar kin 
eurred. Such 
the curious dwarf Conifers met with in gardens, such as the Clan- 
brassil fir. A similar case o dimorphism in the foliage in a species 
of Leptospermum was also shown b . Masters, having been 
obtained from Baron Ferdinand von Mueller, of Melbourne — Mr. 
William Fawcett then read a oe on new species of Balanophora 
and Thionningié, with a note on Brugmansia Lowii. Acroblastum | 
pallens Sol., collected on the first voyage of Capt. Cook in fe 
Placed by Seemann under Balanophora fungosa Forst., been 
nyt Philippine Islands. Other 
Species sent from the Malay <daehisabiisn by Mr. H. O. Forbes oe 
zee i and B. Forbesii. 
