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REPORTS OF SOCIETIES. 
Dec., 1890. 
440. B. heterophylla, Fr. Woods, Warwick, Perceval. The 
Dale House Lane, Kenilworth, Bussell, Illustr. Combe 
Woods, Adams. Fen End; Marston Green. 
441. B. consobrina, Fr. Yar. sororia, Larbr. Woods. Bare. 
Oct. Gathered in Trickley Coppice, Middleton Heath, 
in company of Dr. Cooke, 1884. 
(To be continued.) 
Biographical Index of British and Irish Botanists. —This work, 
by James Britten, F.L.S., and G. S. Boulger, F.L.S., is a reprint, 
materially enlarged, of a series of papers which have appeared in the 
“ Journal of Botany ” during the last three years, and will shortly be 
published in book form by subscription, the price to subscribers being 
4s. per copy. It will embrace a short biographical sketch of all known 
British and Irish botanists from earliest times to 1890, giving the 
dates of their birth and death, places of burial, degrees, and scientific 
work. Subscribers’ names may be sent to Messrs. West, Newman, and 
Co., 54, Hatton Garden, London, E.C. 
leprts of Swiefus. 
BIRMINGHAM NATURAL HISTORY AND MICROSCOPICAL 
SOCIETY.—October 28th. The Annual Conversazione was held at 
the Mason College, 229 members and friends being present. A very 
interesting and beautiful series of coloured drawings was exhibited 
by Councillor Wallis of scenes in India, Ceylon, China, Japan, Ac., 
drawn by himself during a tour round the world. A fine collection of 
butterflies was shown by Mr. George Kenrick, illustrating the con¬ 
nection between the white butterflies of the world. Mr. Chase 
exhibited his unequalled collection of young birds in the down, most 
beautifully prepared in separate groups ; the groups corresponding 
with the number that are hatched in the nest of each different bird. 
Mr. Hague exhibited, in the living state, two albino specimens of the 
song thrush, which were hatched in the neighbourhood, and had been 
reared by him from the nest, and kept in health for three years. A 
series of cases of British birds’ eggs was exhibited by Mr. Hodgson, 
and a collection of insects by Mr. Bradley ; and leaf insects and 
beetles from Eastern Bengal were shown by Mr. Walliker. An almost 
complete series of British reptiles was exhibited by Mr. Shrive. 
Minerals were shown by Mr. Butler and Mr. Woodward; and a 
number of fine specimens of remarkable rocks from Norway, by Dr 
Lapworth. An interesting marine aquarium was exhibited by Mr. 
Blakemore, which he had kept in healthy condition for more than a 
dozen years without renewal of the sea water. Two ants’ nests 
were exhibited by Mr. Martineau, showing the live ants and their 
processes of working, under a glass cover. Mr. Vester contributed 
a series of dried plants from Palestine, the colours being beauti¬ 
fully preserved. A series of American plants was shown by Mr. 
Marshall, collected by him in California, Colorado, Ac. A number 
