Transactions of the Linnean Society of London/Volume 8

THE

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CONTENTS.

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I. Observations on the Perigynous Insertion of the Stamina of Plants. By Richard Anthony Salisbury, Esq. F.R.S. V.P.L.S.	p. 1
II. A Descriptive Catalogue of the British Testacea. By William George Maton , M.D. V.P.L.S., &c. and the Reverend Thomas Rackett, M.A. F.L.S., &c.	p. 17
III. Some Account of the Pitch-lake in the Island of Trinidad, in two Letters: The first from Samuel Span , Esq. to James Tobin , Esq. F.L.S.; and the other from Mr. Tobin to Charles Hatchett, Esq. F.R.S. and L.S.; with Observations by Mr. Hatchett	p. 251
IV. Description of a New Species of Lichen. By Dawson Turner, Esq. F.R.S. A.S. and L.S.	p. 260
V. Account of crystallized Oxalic Acid produced from the Boletus sulphurens. By Robert Scott, M.D. of Dublin. Communicated by Dawson Turner, Esq. F.R.S. A.S. and L.S.	p. 262
VI. Observations respecting a Species of Phalarope, and some other rare British Birds. By T. W. Simmonds. Communicated by Adrian Hardy Haworth, Esq. F.L.S.	p. 264
VII. An Account of some remarkable Shells, found in Cavities of a calcareous Stone called by the Stone-masons Plymough-rag. By William George Maton, M.D. V.P.L.S. &c., and the Rev. Thomas Rackett, M.A. F.L.S., &c. With some additional Observations relative to the Mytilus lithophagus, by Mr. James Sowerby, F.L.S.	p. 270
VIII. Account of the Bromus triflorus of Linnæus, in a Letter to Alexander McLeay Esq, Sec. L.S. By James Edward Smith, M.D. F.R.S. P.L.S.	p. 276
IX. Description of a Species of Jerboa found in the upper Provinces of Hindustan, between Benares and Hurdwar. By Lieut. Col. Thomas Hardwicke, F.L.S.	p. 279
X. Characters of Three New Species of Boronia. By James Edward Smith, M.D. F.R.S. P.L.S.	p. 282
XI. An Account of a Storm of Salt, which fell in January 1803. By Richard Anthony Salisbury, Esq. F.R.S. and L.S.	p. 286
XII. Description of Seven New Species of Plants from New Holland. By Edward Rudge, Esq. F.R.S. and L.S.	p. 291
XIII. Observations on the Genera of Trollius, Eranthis, Helleborus, Coptis, and Isopyrum. By Richard Anthony Salisbury, Esq. F.R.S. and L.S.	p. 300
XIV. The Characters of several Genera in the Natural Order of Coniferæ. By Richard Anthony Salisbury, Esq. F.R.S. and L.S.	p. 308
XV. Description of a New Species of Macropus from New Holland. By Aylmer Bourke Lambert, Esq. F.R.S. V.P.L.S.	p. 318
XVI. Experiments upon a Substance called Dapéche from South America. By William Allen, Esq. F.L.S.	p. 320
XVII. Account of a New British Species of Caltha. By Thomas Furly Forster, Esq. F.L.S.	p. 323
XVIII. Description of a New Genus in the Natural Order of Rubiaceæ, called Rudgea. By Richard Anthony Salisbury, Esq. F.R.S. and L.S.	p. 325
XIX. A New Arrangement of the Plants of the Monandrian Class usually called Scitamineæ. By William Roscoe, Esq. M.P. F.L.S.	p. 330
XX. Extracts from the Minute-Book of the Linnean Society of London	p. 358
Catalogue of the Library of the Linnean Society, continued from Page 313 of Vol. VII. of the Society's Transactions	p. 360
List of Donors to the Library of the Linnean Society.	p. 363