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dispersing apparatus of Erodium moschatum, p. 22 THOMPSON on the Irish 
Algae, p. 147 BABINGTON'S Observations during a visit to Connamara and 
Joyce's Country, Ireland, in August 1835, p. 119 MUNBY on the Natural 
History of the neighbourhood of Dijon in France in 1835, p. 117. FORBES'S 
Natural History Tour in Norway, p. 169. 
TRANSACTIONS AND PERIODICALS Foreign. 
Annales des Sciences Naturelles. Zoologie, MM. AUDOUIN et MILNE- 
EDWARDS. Botanique, MM. AD. BRONGNIART et GUILLEMIN. 
Crochard and Co. Paris, Janvier 1836. 
I. Zoology. 
Dr BRESCHET, Recherches Anatomique&t Physiologiques sur VorganedeVouie dans 
les oiseaux. Two plates M. Breschet is the author also of a previous " Memoire 
surl'Oreilledes Reptiles," and proposes to continue the subject by another upon the 
more decidedly aquatic species. The present paper is divided into two sections, 
the first, historical, givLig an account of the observations and researches upon the 
subject from Casserius in 1609 to Windischmann in 1831. The second contains 
a detailed description of the organs of hearing in birds, explained by two plates, and 
endeavours to illustrate, that there is a representation of all the parts which are 
found in the Mammalia, and a very close alliance in structure to many parts in 
the aquatic reptiles. The parts of Corvus corax, Strix stridula and flammea, 
Meleagris gallopavo and Diomedea exulans, are used for illustration. MARTIN 
SAINTANGE, Recherches sur les Villosites du Chorion des Mammiferes. This is a 
short extract from a paper read before the sitting of the Academiedes Sciences. 
II. Botany. 
MM. EDWARDS and COLIN. Memoire de physiologic agricole sur la vegeta- 
tion des Cereales soys les hautes Temperatures A very interesting memoir to 
the vegetable physiologist and agriculturist. The experiments were made chiefly 
in the open air by sowing the grains at different seasons, and thus to a certain 
extent imitating the heat of warm climates. The principal results w r ere ; 1 . that the 
weight, size, and quality of the grain sown had considerable influence under high 
temperature in its mature development ; and 2. that the Cerealia of the North 
of Europe lose their power of mature development between 18 and 20 Centig. 
That they then continue in the blade only, which becomes large and luxuriant, 
and would form a thick and rich pasture. These experiments come nearly to 
what Humboldt had noted from observation on the Andes of America. M. 
AUGUSTE DE SAINT HILAIRE Lettre sur un primula omis dans les flores de 
MM. Duby et Loiseleur, et sur la famille des primulacees. The primula in question 
grows near the village of Vernet, and also around Montpelier, and was consider- 
ed as only the P. officinalis ; a comparison along with M. Dunal of Montpelier, 
has, however, made them out to be the P. Columnae of Tenore ( P. suaveolens, 
Bertoloni,) and it appears to have been omitted in the Flora alluded to. The re- 
mainder of the letter is chiefly in answer to observations which have been made 
upon the author's " Memoire sur le Placenta," 1st and 2d. KOCH, Description 
