Notices of New Books. 4591 



1 On the Genus Lycium.' By John Miers, Esq., F.R.S, F.L.S., &c. 



' On the Occurrence of the Bottle-headed Whale (Hyperoodon 

 bidens, Flem.), and Remarks thereon.' By William Thompson, Esq. 



1 On the Primitive Diversity and Number of Animals in Geological 

 Times.' By L. Agassiz. [Extracted from ' Silliman's Journal' for 

 May, 1854] 



1 Memoranda of Observations made in small Aquaria, in which the 

 Balance between the Animal and Vegetable Organisms was per- 

 manently maintained.' By Robert Warington, Esq. 



' On a Mode of giving Permanent Flexibility to Brittle Specimens 

 in Botany and Zoology.' By Professor J. W. Bailey, U.S. [Ex- 

 tracted from ' Silliman's Journal' for July, 1854.] 



Bibliographical Notice: — A Manual of Natural History, for the 

 Use of Travellers ; by Arthur Adams and others. 



Proceedings of Learned Societies : — Zoological. 



Miscellaneous : — On the Natural and Artificial Fecundation of 

 ^Egilops by Triticum; by M. Godron [extracted from the ' Comptes 

 Rendes,' July 17, 1854, p. 145]. The Ounces; by Dr. J. E. Gray. 

 The African Seal (Heliophoca atlantica) ; by Dr. J. E. Gray. 



The papers contained in No. 84 are as follow : — 



' Remarks on Associations of Colour, and the Relations of Colour 

 and Form in Plants.' By G. Dickie, M.D., Professor of Natural 

 History, Queen's College, Belfast. 



' On Linaria Sepium of Allman.' By C. C. Babington, M.A., 

 F.R.S. , &c. [From the 'Transactions of the Botanical Society of 

 Edinburgh.'] 



'Characters of Four Indian Species of Cyclophorus, Montfbrt, 

 followed by Notes on the Geographical Distribution of the Genera 

 of the Cyclostomacea in Hindostan.' By W. H. Benson, Esq. 



' Description of a New Bivalve Mollusca.' By H. and A. Adams. 



' On Artificial Sea Water.' By Robert Warington, Esq. 



' On the Genus Mermis.' By Dr. G. Meisner. Analysis by Dr. 

 W. J. Burnett. [From ' Silliman's Journal' for July, 1854]. 



'On the Fecundation of the Coniferae.' By Dr. W. HofTmeister. 



Proceedings of Societies : — Royal — Zoological — Botanical of 

 Edinburgh — Linnean. 



Miscellaneous: — Note on Alpheus affinis; by W. V. Guin, F.G.S. 

 On a New Species of Rock Kangaroo; by Dr. J. E. Gray. 



