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96 LINNEAN SOCIETY OF LONDON'.
verticilles foliaires des Spergules.' — G. Rouy, Centaurea mirabilis
(C. calcitrapa X 0. pidlata). — E. Prillieux, ^ Pachyma Cocos eu
France.'
Bull. Torrey Bot. Club (Jan.)- — F- V. Coville, U. S. species of
Fidrena. — N. L. Britton, Rusby's S. American Plants {Inga
holiviana, Licania pallida, Hirtella Burchellii, Rubus Rusbi/i, spp.nn.).
E. L. Greene, ' Bibliographical Notes.' — Rhexin aristosa Britton
(1 plate).— (Feb.). J. I. & A. B. Northrop, 'Plant Notes from
Tadousac, Canada.' — E. L. Rand, 'Notes on Flora of Rangeley
Lakes.' — T. D. A. Cockerel!, ' Castilleia.' — T. C. Porter, Aster
Torreyi, n. sp. (1 plate).
Gardeners' Chronicle (Feb. 8).— Cypripedium siamense N. E. Br.,
n. sp. — (Feb. 15). Colchlcum procurvens Baker, n. sp. — ' Garden
Flowers of the Tudor Period.' — (Feb. 22). Trichopilia punctata
Rolfe, n. sp.—W. G. Smith, ' Action of Light on Plants ' (fig. 37).
Journal de Botanique (Jan. 1).—G. Camus, 'Orchidees hybrides.'
—L. Guignard, ' Sur la localisation dans les Amandes et le Lauriercerise
des principes qui fouruissent I'acide cyanhydrique.' — N.
Patouillard, ' Contributions a la flore mycologique du Tonkin.'
Journ. R. Microscopical Sac. (Feb.) — A. W. Bennett, ' Freshwater
Algfe and SchizophyceEe of Hampshire and Devonshire
[SchizotJirix anglica, Rhizocloninm yeminatum, spp. nn.).
Oesterr. Bot. Zeitschrift (Feb.). — E. v. Halacsy, ' Beitrage zur
Flora der Balkanhalbinsel.' — J. v. Szyszylowicz, Weinmannia Karsteniana
& W. MarifjuitcB, spp.nn. — J. Freyn, ' Plant® Karoanae.'
—A. Hansgirg, ' Phytodyuamische Untersachungen,' — K. Bauer,
' Untersuchungen liber gerbstofffiihrende Pflanzeu.' — P. Magnus,
'Moritz Winkler' (Feb. 13, 1812—Dec. 21, 1889).—E. Formknek,
* Zweiter Beitrag zur Flora von Bosnien.'
LINNEAN SOCIETY OF LONDON.
February dth, 1890.—Mr. Carruthers, F.R.S., President, in the
chair.—Mr, T. W. Kirk was elected a Fellow of the Society.—Prof.
Stewart made some remarks on the " pitchers " of Nepenthes
Mastersiana, upon which criticism was offered by Mr. Thomas
Christy, Prof. Howes, and Mr. G. Murray.—Mr. G. S. Boulger
exhibited a series of original water-colour drawings of animals and
plants of the Falkland Islands.—Mr. W. H. Beeby exhibited some
forms new to Britain of plants from Shetland.—Mr. C. B. Clarke,
F.R.S., then read a paper on the stamens and set^e of Scirpece,
illustrated by diagrams, which elicited a detailed criticism from
Mr. J. G. Baker, to which Mr. Clarke replied.—A paper was then
read by Mr. B. D. Jackson, which had been communicated by the
late Mr. John Ball, on the Flora of Patagonia, prefaced by some
remarks by the President on the loss which the Society had sustained
through his recent death,