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| ARAUJIA ALBENS AS A MoTH-TRapP. [Hins- Geology and Paleontology —The Sea-Saurians or 
E trated.) ober? E. C. Stearns. 2... 501 the for Hills Cretaceous.—The Marsupial Genus 
F BIOLOGICAL INSTRUCTION IN UNIVERSITIES. C. O. Chirox [IMustrated].—Geological News . . . . 563 
: WOR ee ee a Lee Oe as 5307 Mineralogy and Petrography. — Petrographical 
Sron ae Gi Garoan VEGETABLES (continued). Æ. ‘News —Meteorites ~—Recent Publications... . . 568 
Eae r e s aa a a 520 Botan — Couple of Botanical Estrays—The 
Origin of the Tomato fro pe Magnes Stand- 
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neyo og toe FEAR an. Yoke Bel- pomt [htustrared ].— Experiments with Lima 
Lime Da a o - Beans in Germination [Illustrated]. .... . . 572 
THE DIPNOAN BRAIN. [Illustrated.] Burt G. Boer Fe o ros rast oem sent hat i eee 
j a ae ee ee e ee ie 544 of Anis and A hids,—E) 
= ids.— Exposition of Insects.—Ento- 
Terras LISA Loira F Himidi.. -on ee sasl mOlostent News. -oa aoan ee 577 
f Eprvors’ TABLE. ¢ Lavdle, ogy: -me gwar = Liverpool Bay. —The 
: i a ystematic maa e omate ic Sea- 
® Unnatural mey 549 —— —— onotus.—Anatomy of Pseudoscor- 
T RECENT LITERATURE. pio eiption ofa pr age of Fruit i 
—. Microbes, Ferments, and Moulds. . . 551 from. Japan. —Zo0 a S sar 
i Meee ere a’ n 552 ed : P ee 
E Coton Elementary Course of Sae a 554 : AEK 5 > E Toa 
i Lydekker's Catalogue of Fossil Mamm ene Or igin of the Rie oe at o o aO 587 
Report of the Ds f Fis eg po E PS -—Fok-Lore.  .. -an sa 
pe, Se ee 555 Pyschoiogy.— Evolution and Idealism . -H 
Biographi cal Memoirs of the National Academy of _ Micro sap —0. Schultze’s Method of preparing 
e a a ed ole 555 the Amphibian E gg.—Baskets for the S ; 
seg TOs and Pamphlets ....-.++-+, 555 | Objectsin Paraffine [itustrated).—A' New Sede 
ey rae ee T ibed- 
Sare ph ay mae Traveis.— Miscellaneaus.— ne bes inc New [Hlustrated] Se Se 595 
otes —African Notes.—Asiatic Notes.—Euro So ee ea, en 
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