CONTENTS. 
COMMUNICATIONS. 
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I. On the Influence of Light upon the common Broad Bean, 
with the results of an Experiment made in order to ascertain 
whether Coloured Fluids are taken up by the Roots of Plants, by 
D. Cooper, A.L.S., Curator. (With a Plate.) 3 
II. On the Importance of Local Botany, by A. Irvine 6 
III. A Notice of Plants growing spontaneously on and about 
Warley, Essex, by Dr. JEneas MacIntyre, F.L.S 16 
IV. On the Rarer Plants of Deal, Kent, G. E. Dennes, F.L £.21 
V. On the Distribution of Plants in Battersea Fields, Surrey, 
by Daniel Cooper, A.L.S., Curator 22 
VI. Notes on Plants found near Bristol, by T. Hancock 25 
VII. Hints on the Importance and Practicability of adopting 
a more Systematic Method in Describing and Arranging the 
Species of Plants, by Joseph Freeman 28 
VIII. Notes on Lamium maculatum, by T. Hancock 32 
IX. On the Flora of Chelmsford, Essex, by A. Wallis 34 
X. On Victoria Regina, by R. Schomburgk. (With two Plates) 44 
, XI. On Loranthus Smythii, by R. Schomburgk 47 
XII. On the Influence of Barometric pressure on Plants, &c. 
by Mr. Woods 54 
XIII. On Hybridity occurring in Ferns, translated from M. 
Marten’s Paper, by W. H. White 55 
XIV. On a New Species of Epilobium, by M. Den Kalaar ... 5 S 
XV. Reply to M. Marten’s Paper on the Hybridity of Ferns, 
by J. Riley 60 
XVI. On the Triplaris Americana, ( Ant Tree of Guiana) 
by R. II. Schomburgk. (With a Plate.) 62 
XVII. On the Genus Myosotis, by A. Wallis 66 
XVIII. On Bertholletia Excelsa, (with two Plates) by R H. 
Schomburgk 71 
XIX. Details of the First Excursion made by the Members of 
the Society, 1838, by Daniel Cooper 74 
XX. On a Principle of Fencing formed according to the Laws 
of Vegetable Physiology, by Daniel Cooper 76 
XXL Translation of Dr. Unger s Paper, on the Formation of 
Crystals in the Cellules of Plants 80 
XXII. Details of an Excursion from Woolwich, Kent, to Cob- 
ham and Cuxton 82 
XXIII. On the Advantage of Botanical Statistics, by W. 
M. Chatterley 87 
XXIV. Extract from the President’s Address, read November 
29th, 1838 92 
List of Members 99 
N.B. — All Letters and Communications for the Society, to be addressed to the 
Secretary, 20 , Bedford Street, Covent Garden. 
