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NOTICES OF SERIALS. 
Bibliographical Notices—Catalogue of British Bees, by F. Smith; Proceedings of 
the Yorkshire Philosophical Society, vol. i., York, 1855. Proceedings of Learned 
Societies—Zoological Society, February 28, 1854, Dr. Gray, Y.P., in the Chair ; 
March 14, Dr. Gray, Y.P., in the Chair; March 28, Dr. Gray, Y.P., in the 
Chair. Botanical Society of Edinburgh, June 14, 1855, Professor Balfour, Pre¬ 
sident, in the Chair. Miscellaneous—On the Organization of the Pedicellate 
Glands of the Leaf of Drosera rotundifolia, by M. A. Trecul; On a New Organ 
observed in Callitriche, by M. A. Chatin; Description of a new Tanager, of the 
genus Calliste, by P. Lutley Sclater, M.A.; On the Spermatophora of the 
Crickets, by C. Lespes. Meteorological Observations and Table for June, 1855. 
No. 93, September:—(Professor Steenstrup) Observations on the Genera Pa- 
chybdella ( Deising ) and Peltogaster (Rathke), two animal forms parasitic upon 
the abdomen of Crabs; (T. Rupert Jones, F.G.S.) Notes on Palaeozoic Bivalved 
Entomostraea, No. 11 ; Some British and Foreign Species of Berychia—with a 
plate; (Dr. A. Krohn) On the Heart and Circulation in the Pycnogonidae—with 
a plate; (M. Valenciennes) Abstract of a Monograph of the Family Gorgonidae ; 
(Dr. J. E. Gray, F.R.S., V.P.Z.S.) On the Genus Assiminia ; (Alfred R. Wal¬ 
lace, F.R.G.S.) On the Law which has regulated the introduction of New Species ; 
(Thomas Wright, M.D., F.R.S.E.) On some new species of Hemipedina from the 
Oolites; A short Biographical Notice of the late Dr. Johnston, of Berwick-upon- 
Tweed. Bibliographical Notices—The British Flora, comprising the Flowering 
Plants and the Ferns—Seventh Edition. Proceedings of Learned Societies— 
Royal Society, April 26, 1855, Sir B. Brodie, Bart., Y.P., in the Chair; June 
14, the Lord Wrottesley, President, in the Chair; June 21, the Lord Wrottesley, 
President, in the Chair. Linnean Society, January 16, 1855, Thomas Bell, Presi¬ 
dent, in the Chair. Botanical Society of Edinburgh, July 12, 1855, Professor 
Balfour, President, in the Chair. Zoological Society, April 11, 1854, Dr. Gray, 
Vice-President, in the Chair ; April 25, Dr. Gray, Vice-President, in the Chair. 
Miscellaneous—Monstrosity of Antirrhinum majus; Notice of the Horns and 
Skull of the Arnee ; Meteorological Observations and Table for July, 1855. 
Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science. No. 12, April, 1855. 
Price 4s. With Woodcuts and Lithographic Illustrations. London: S. Highley, 
32, Fleet-street. 
No. 12, July :—(Wm. Herbert Thomas) Observations on Cosmarium Margariti- 
ferum and other Desmidias ; Address of the President at the annual meeting of 
the Microscopical Society, February 28, 1855; (R. J. Farrants, F.R.C.S.) An 
Account of Mr. Peter’s Machine for microscopic writing; (John Frazer) On the 
Illumination of Objects by polarized light on a dark field ; Report of the fifteenth 
annual meeting of the Microscopical Society. Original Communications—(George 
Rainey,pl.R.C.S., &c., &c.) On the Structure of the Cutaneous Follicles of the 
Toad, with some experiments and observations upon the nature and alleged 
venomous properties of their secretion ; (F. Currey, M.A.) On the Reproductive 
Organs of certain Fungi; (Ferguson Branson, M.D.) On Ciliary Action as the 
cause of the circulation in the Cells of Plants; (F. H. Wenham) Observations on 
the circulation of the Sap in Leaf Cells of Anacharis alsinastrum. Translations— 
On the Cellulose (in animals) question, by R. Verchow; On the Action of Concen- 
