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32 LINNEAN SOCIETY OF LONDON.
Oesterr. Bot. Zeitsclirift (Dec). — L. Charrel, * Colchicum
micrantJiuin Boiss.' — E. Wettstein, ' Studien iiber die Gattungen
Cephalanthera, Epipactis, & Luiiodorum ' (1 plate).— J. A. Knapp,
' Die Heimath der Syrinrja persica.' — H. Zukal, ' Ueber die Entsteliung
einiger Nostoc- und Gloeococapsa-formen.'—H. Sabransky,
liubus Spitzneri, u. sp. — J. Freyu, ' Plants Karoaufe ' [Astrcujalus
Karoi, n. sp.).—H. Drauu, ' Rosa sarmentosa Woods.'
Tram. Bot. Soc. Edinhiirgh (xviii. 3 : Dec. 1889).— A. Galletly,
'Wood of Kesin-producing trees.' — D. Cliristison, 'Increase in
Girth of Trees.' — G. Bird, ' Rarer Plants of Dovrefjeld.' — A.
Bennett, 'Records of Scottish Plants during 1888.' — J. E. T.
Aitchison, ' Botanical Features of Country traversed by Afghan
Delimitation Commission, 1881-5.' — Id., ' The Source of Badsha,
or Royal Salep.'—P. B. White, ' Willows in Edinburgh University
Herbarium.' — P. Sewell, ' Flora of the coasts of Lapland and
Siberia' {Carex SeweUii A. Benn. & C. B. Clarke, n. sp. : 1 plate).
—J. W. H. Trail, ' Galls of Norway.' — Id., ' Fungi of Hardanger '
[Leptospharia quadrisejjtata, Ophioholus immersus, Ramularia Oxijrio},
PhijUosticta Geranii, Septoria Rumicis, Rhabdospora Artemisia;, Marsonia
Salicis, spp. nn.). — J. Wilson, ' Fertilisation of Apidistra by
Slugs.'
LINNEAN SOCIETY OF LONDON.
Dec. 5, 1889.—Mr. J. G. Baker, Vice-President, in the chair.
—The following were elected Fellows of the Society :—Rev. J. H
Crawford, Major A. R. Dorward, Messrs. S. A. Moor, W. Rome,
J. Shirley, H. L. Stonham, C. W. Turner, J. T. Tristram Valentine,
J. H. Veitch, J. J. Walker, and John Watson.—Mr. George Murray
exhibited and made some remarks upon specimens of Struvea rnacrophylla
and S. plumosa.—Mr. A. W. Bennett communicated some
observations on a new and a little-known British Fresh-water Algte,
Schizothrix anylica and SpharojAaa annulina. It was pointed out
that Schizothrix of the ' Phycologia Britannica ' is really an Inaetis.
—Mr. E. M. Holmes exhibited, as a new British Marine Algae, a
specimen of Gracilaria divergens, a rare native of the warmer
portions of the Atlantic and the Mediterranean, which had been
recently found at Brighton by Mr. J. Myles. The specimen
exhibited possessed tetrosporic and cystocarpic fruits not described
by Agardh.—Mr. T. Christy exhibited and made remarks on some
" liquid amber " or resin, Altinyia excelsa, from Cochin China. —
paper was then read by Mr. George Massee on the life-history of a
stipitate Fresh-water Algaj, illustrated by some excellent diagrams.
A discussion followed, in which the chairman, Mr. Murray, and
Mr. Bennett took part.
We regret to record the death of Prof. W. R. McNab, of Dublin,
which took place on Dec. 8rd. We hope to give a notice of the
deceased botanist next month,