CONTENTS. 
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Art. XX. Meteorological Register for the years 1821, 1822, 
1823, and 1824, kept at the Manse of Clunie, 
Perthshire. By the Reverend William Mac- 
RITCHIE, - 354 
XXI. List of Rare Plants which have Flowered in the 
Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh, during the 
last three months. Communicated by Professor 
Graham, - 356 
XXII. Meteorological Observations made at Leith. By 
Messrs Coldstream and Foggo, - 358 
XXIII. Celestial Phenomena from October 1. 1825 to Janu- 
ary 1. 1826, calculated for the Meridian of Edin- 
burgh, Mean Time. By Mr George Innes, Aber- 
deen, - - 362 
XXIV. Scientific Intelligence. 
astronomy. 
1. Comets, - 366 
meteorology. 
2. On the Thermometrical State of the Terrestrial Globe. 3. 
On the influence of the Earth upon Meteors ; by Pro- 
fessor Meinecke. 4. Light of Haloes. 5. On Aerolites. 
6. Leslie’s Experiments. 7* Humboldt’s Tables. 8. 
Pouillet on Evaporation, - - 366-369 
hydrography. 
9. Inundation in Holland. 10. Amsterdam Canal, 369, 370 
geology. 
11. Geognostical Observations by Hr Boue. 12. General Re- 
marks on the Temperatures of the Terrestrial Globe, 
and of the Planetary Spaces ; by M. le Baron Fourier. 
13. On Molasse Sandstone. 14. Boracic Acid in La- 
va? - - - - - 371-375 
anthropology. 
15. Spontaneous Combustion of Spirit Drinkers, - 375 
botany. 
16. Analysis of a Soda, derived from Fucus buccinalis, in the 
vicinity of the Cape; by M. Driessen. 17* Phospho- 
rescence of Potatoes. 1 8. On the Indian Cedar. 19* On 
two kinds of Timber Trees peculiar to New Zealand. 
20. Peculiar kind of Hay used in Thibet. 21. On the 
Leaves used by the Chinese in lining Tea-Chests. 22. 
On various Plants used as Tea in different Countries, 376-381 
