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thing of them. It is only when we catch a single individual alone, 
under favourable circumstances of position and light, that we can per- 
suade him to give a satisfactory account of himself. 
(4.) On the Reprodustion of the Rhizopoda.—Since the last meeting of 
the Society, I have discovered the occurrence of spermatozoa in Gromia. 
Schultze has observed the occurrence of living young in Rotalia, and I 
have confirmed the same fact in Spirulina, which had been observed by 
Ehrenberg, but was doubted by Williamson. It is a question whether 
these young are gemme or the product of ova. 
3. Notes of Deep-Sea Soundings. By E. W. Dusuc, M.D., R.N. 
Communicated by Mr J. B. Davrss. 
4, Further notice of the Herring and Sprat Fishery of the Firth of 
Forth. By Groree Loean, Esq., Convener of the Society’s Commit- 
tee on Marine Zoology. 
Mr J. M. Mrircuett exhibited several specimens of the garvie herring, 
Clupea sprattus, with well developed milt and roe. These fish were 
taken above Queensferry about the end of March. 
A Specimen of the Atquoreal Pipe-Fish, taken at Inchkeith, was ex- 
hibited by Witt1am S. Youne, Esq. 
Dr J. A. Smith exhibited a specimen of the Spotted Crake or Rail 
(Crex porzana) in beautiful plumage. It was shot near Bathgate on the 
17th of March. ; 
Botanical Society of Edinburgh. 
14th March 1861.—Professor Batrour, V.P., in the Chair. 
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The following Communications were read :— 
1, Notes on Horticultural Experience at Russelconda, South India. 
By Dr Wituram Trait. Communicated by Dr Ciecuorn. 
The author described the difficulties of forming a garden in the wilds 
of Orissa, the peculiarities of climate, and the results of his experience, 
which showed how much can be done by a zealous horticulturist in a 
rather wild country at a small cost. Many Cape and Australian plants, | 
chiefly Acaciee and other Leguminose, appear to have grown well, and 
many British specimens, as Viola odorata, Bellis perennis, &e. Witha 
little care, many annuals ripened their seeds abundantly, nearly as well 
as in England, such as mignonette, larkspur, &c. A variety of English 
vegetables, as beetroot, knolekole, cabbages, and onions, were successfully 
cultivated. Bombay onions from Bellary seeds attained the size of 10 
inches in circumference, and weighed 8}.0z. He grew tomatos of 7} oz. 
in weight. Cabbages formed solid hearts, and, stripped of the outer 
leaves, measured 3 feet 4 inches in circumference. The seeds were ob- 
tained from the Nilgiris, and proved excellent. On the whole, the author 
believes Gumsur to be an admirable climate for horticulture, and it seems 
important that similar observations should be made and recorded at the 
different stations of our vast Indian empire. 
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