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was reduced into little metallic globules, round which a 



slight aureola shone, accompanied with a very perceptible 



phosphoric smell. The extractive liquor boiled down con- and muriate of 



tuined a great deal of am maniacal muriate. ammoma. 



As other plants gathered, by the side of the wolfsbane No phosphate 



yielded me no signs of phosphate when analysed, I con-' ° wi l r ^ pan ' 5 



ceive the organs of this plant huve the faculty of assimi- it. 



lating phosphorus, or its elements, and converting them into 



an acid. 



From my analysis it follows, that the aconitum napellus Summary of 

 , . its contents, 



contains 



Green fecula, 



An odorant gaseous substance, which 1 suspect to be vi- 

 rulent, 



Muriate of ammonia, 



Carbonate of lime, anci 



Phosphate of lime. 



Thus the existence of this phosphate in the blue wolfs- The phosphate 

 bane, which Mr. Tutten of Wolfenbuttel announced nine- ^[ ved for " 

 teen years ago, is confirmed. 



SCIENTIFIC NEWS. 



JL HE annual courses of popular lectures at the Surry In- tenures attte* 

 stitution, Blackfriars Bridge, commenced on the 31st ult., ^' ,rr >' i:i11 '*- 

 and will be continued every succeeding Tuesday ;md Thurs- 

 day evening, at seven o'clock, during the season. We un- 

 derstand, that the following gentlemen have been engaged 

 for the respective departments, viz. 



Chemistry and Mineralogy, Mr. Accum. 



Ahteic, Mr. S. Wesley. 



Experimental Philosophy, Mr. Jackson : and 



Physiology (with Experiments J, Dr. Davis. 



To Correspondents. 



I am not acquainted with any work on the subject after 

 which E. H. inquires. 



The papers of Mr. Barlo;v and Mr. Lyall will be inserted 

 in our next number. 



ERRATA. 

 P. 167, 1. 4 from hot. for PI. V, read PI. VI. 

 103, i. 4 for complete read complex. 



