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GENERAL NOTES. 
BOTANY. 
ALFRED W. BENNETT ON THE GROWTH OF THE FLOWER-STALK 
Society, Tondon, March, 1876.) In a pape coh 
Meeting on November 4, 1875, Mr. Bennett gave some details in re- 
Spect of the remarkably rapid growth of the flower-stalk of the mire 
e that 
-i of Vallisneria spiralis. The gener 
of ad vark” energy of growth” was displayed by th 
5 le peduncle or that immediately beneath th 
pey decreasing regularly towards the bas 
this appeared to be opposed to the law stated by : 
ia the rate of growth of the different successive M ; 
“nial stem, he was anxious to ascertain how far it was in accord with 
the relative rapidity of growth of different portions of a single elongated 
1 Conducted by Pror. G. L. GOODALE. 
