Annates des Sciences Naturelles. 101 



dispersing apparatus of Erodium moschatum, p. 22 Thompson on the Irish 



Algae, p. 147 Babington's Observations during a visit to Connamara and 



Joyce's Country, Ireland, in August 1835, p. 119 Munby on the Natural 



History of the neighbourhood of Dijon in France in 1835, p. 117 Forbes's 



Natural History Tour in Norway, p. 1 69. 



Transactions and Periodicals — Foreign. 



Annalesdes Sciences Naturelles. Zoologie, MM. Audouin et Milne- 

 Edwards. Botanique, MM. Ad. Brongniart et Guillemin. 

 Crochard and Co. Paris, Janvier 1836. 



I. Zoology. 



Dr Breschet, Recherches Anatomiques et Physiologiques sur Vorgane de louie dans 

 les oiseaux. Two plates — M. Breschet is the author also of a previous " Memoire 

 sur 1' Oreille des Reptiles," and proposes to continue the subject by another upon the 

 more decidedly aquatic species. The present paper is divided into two sections, 

 the first, historical, giving an account of the observations and researches upon the 

 subject from Casserius in 1G09 to Windischmann in 1831. The second contains 

 adetailed description of the organs of hearing in birds, explained by two plates, and 

 endeavours to illustrate, that there is a representation of all the parts which are 

 found in the Mammalia, and a very close alliance in structure to many parts in 

 the aquatic reptiles. The parts of Corvus corax, Strix stridida and flammea, 



Meleagris gallopavo and Diomedea exulans, are used for illustration Martin 



Saintange, Recherches sur les Villosites du Chorion des Mammiferes. This is a 

 short extract from a paper read before the sitting of the Academiedes Sciences. 



II. Botany. 



MM. Edwards and Colin. Memoire de physiologie agricole sur la vegeta- 

 tion des Cereales sous les hautes Temperatures A very interesting memoir to 



the vegetable physiologist and agriculturist. The experiments were made chiefly 

 in the open air by sowing the grains at different seasons, and thus to a certain 

 extent imitating the heat of warm climates. The principal results were ; I . that the 

 weight, size, and quality of the grain sown had considerable influence under high 

 temperature in its mature development ; and 2. that the Cerealia of the North 

 of Europe lose their power of mature development between 18° and 20° Centig. 

 That they then continue in the blade only, which becomes large and luxuriant, 

 and woidd form a thick and rich pasture. These experiments come nearly to 



what Humboldt had noted from observation on the Andes of America. M. 



Auguste de Saint Hilaire — Lettre sur un primula omis dans les flores de 

 MM. Duby et Loiseleur, et sur la famille des primulacees. The primula in question 

 grows near the village of Vernet, and also around Montpelier, and was consider- 



ked as only the P. officinalis ; a comparison along with M. Dunal of Montpelier^ 

 has, however, made them out to be the P. Columna? of Tenore — (P. suaveolens,. 

 Bertoloni,) and it appears to have been omitted in the Flora alluded to. The re- 

 mainder of the letter is chiefly in answer to observations which have been made 



