Transactions of the Linnean Society of London/Volume 12

Title page - Part 1

THE
TRANSACTIONS
OF THE
LINNEAN SOCIETY
OF
LONDON.

 

 

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VOLUME XII.
PART THE FIRST.

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LONDON:
PRINTED BY
RICHARD AND ARTHUR TAYLOR, SHOE-LANE:
SOLD AT THE SOCIETY'S HOUSE, NO. 9, GERRARD-STREET, SOHO;
AND BY LONGMAN, HURST, REES, ORME, AND BROWN,
PATERNOSTER-ROW.

MDCCCXVII.

Title pages - Part 2

THE
TRANSACTIONS
OF THE
LINNEAN SOCIETY
OF
LONDON.

 

 

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VOLUME XII.
PART THE SECOND.

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LONDON:
PRINTED BY
RICHARD AND ARTHUR TAYLOR, SHOE-LANE:
SOLD AT THE SOCIETY'S HOUSE, NO. 9, GERRARD-STREET, SOHO;
AND BY LONGMAN, HURST, REES, ORME, AND BROWN,
PATERNOSTER-ROW.

MDCCCXVIII.

THE
TRANSACTIONS
OF THE
LINNEAN SOCIETY
OF
LONDON.

 

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VOLUME XII.

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LONDON:
PRINTED BY
RICHARD AND ARTHUR TAYLOR, SHOE-LANE:
SOLD AT THE SOCIETY'S HOUSE, NO. 9, GERRARD-STREET, SOHO;
AND BY LONGMAN, HURST, REES, ORME, AND BROWN,
PATERNOSTER-ROW.

MDCCCXVIII.

CONTENTS.

I.

Some Information respecting the Lignum Rhodium of Pocock's Travels, in a Letter to Alexander MacLeay, Esq. F.R.S. Sec. L.S. By Sir James Edward Smith, M.D. F.R.S. Pr.L.S., &c. .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .

p. 1

II.

Of the Formation of the Vegetable Epidermis. By the Rev. Patrick Keith, F.L.S. .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .

p. 6

III.

On the Classification of the Natural Tribe of Insects Notonectides, with Descriptions of the British Species. By William Elford Leach, M.D. F.R.S. and L.S. .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .

p. 10

IV.

Some Remarks on the Natural History of the Black Stork, for the first time captured in Great Britain. By George Montagu, Esq. F.L.S. .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .

p. 19

V.

Some Account of the Tantalus Ephouskyca, a rare American Bird. By Benjamin Smith Barton, M.D. F.M.L.S. .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .

p. 24

VI.

Observations on the Orchis militaris of Linnæus. By Mr. J. E. Bicheno, F.L.S. .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .

p. 28

VII.

Glyphis and Chiodecton, two new Genera of the Family of Lichenes, with Descriptions and Figures of the Species hitherto discovered. By Erik Acharius, M.D. F.M.L.S. .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .

p. 35

VIII.

On the Power of Sarracenia adunca to entrap Insects. In a Letter to Sir J. E. Smith, Pres. Linn. Soc, from James Macbride, M.D. of South Carolina .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .

p. 48

IX.

Observations on the Nature and Formation of the Stone incrusting the Skeletons which have been found in the Island of Guadaloupe, with some Account of the Origin of those Skeletons. In a Report made to General Ernouf, late Governor of the Colony. Communicated by the Right Honourable Sir Joseph Banks, Bart. K.G.C.B. Pres.R.S. H.M.L.S. &c. .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .

p. 53

X.

Descriptions of a new Genus of Plants named Araujia, and of a new Species of Passiflora. By Felix de Avellar Brotero, Professor of Botany in the University of Coimbra, F.M.L.S. .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .

p. 62

XI.

Some Observations on the natural Family of Plants called Compositæ. By Robert Brown, Esq. F.R.S. Libr.L.S. .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .

p. 76

XII.

On some remarkable Deviations from the usual Structure of Seeds and Fruits. By Robert Brown, F.R.S., Lib. L.S. .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .

p. 143

XIII.

Remarks on two Genera of Plants to be referred to the Family of the Rosaceæ, in a Letter from Mr. A. P. Decandolle. Professor of Natural History in the Academy of Geneva, Corresp. R. Acad. Sc. Paris, &c. to Sir James Edward Smith, President of the Linnean Society .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .

p. 152

XIV.

A Synopsis of the British Species of Rosa. By Joseph Woods, Esq. F.L.S. .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .

p. 159

XV.

A Botanical History of the Genus Tofieldia. By Sir James Edward Smith, M.D. F.R.S. P.L.S. .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .

p. 235

XVI.

A Monograph of the Genus Pæonia. By the late George Anderson, Esq. F.L.S. &c. .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .

p. 248

PART II.

XVII.

Observations on the Linnean Genus Juncus, with the Characters of those Species which have been found growing wild in Great Britain. By James Ebenezer Bicheno, Esq., F.L.S. .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .

p. 291

XVIII.

Descriptions of two new Shells. By Captain Frederic Marryat, R.N. F.L.S. .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .

p. 338

XIX.

Descriptions of five British Species of the Genus Terebella of Linné: By the late George Montagu, Esq. F.L.S. Communicated by William Elford Leach, M.D. F.R.S. and L.S. .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .

p. 340

XX.

Characters of two Species of Tordylium. By Sir James Edward Smith, M.D. F.R.S. P.L.S. .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .

p. 345

XXI.

Observations on a Viper found in Cranborne Chace, Dorsetshire. By the Rev. Thomas Rackett, F.R.S.and L.S. .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .

p. 349

XXII.

Description of select Indian Plants. By Henry Thomas Colebrooke, Esq. F.R.S. and L.S. .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .

p. 351

XXIII.

Upon the different Species of esculent Strawberries. By Thomas Andrew Knight, Esq. F.R.S. and L.S. Pres. Hort.Soc. .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .

p. 362

XXIV.

On the Germination of Lycopodium denticulatum, in a Letter to the Secretary from Richard Anthony Salisbury, Esq. F.R.S. and L.S. .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .

p. 365

XXV.

Some Account of the Lycoperdon solidum of the Flora Virginica, the Lycoperdon cervinum of Walter. By James Macbride, M.D. of South Carolina. Communicated by the President. .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .

p. 368

XXVI.

An Account of Rhizomorpha medullaris, a new British Fungus. By Sir James Edward Smith, M.D. F.R.S. .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .

p. 372

XXVII.

A Century of Insects, including several new Genera described from his Cabinet. By the Rev. William Kirby M.A.F.R. and L.S. .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .

p. 375

XXVIII.

A Description of several new Species of Insects collected in New Holland by Robert Brown, Esq. F.R.S., Libr. Linn. Soc. By the Rev. William Kirby, M.A.F R. and L.S. .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .

p. 454

XXIX.

Some Account of the Island of Tristan da Cunha and of its Natural Productions. By Captain Dugald Carmichael, F.L.S. .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .

p. 483

XXX.

Some Account of the Spiral Tubes or Ligaments in the Genus Terebratula of Lamarck, as observed in several Species of Fossil Shells. By Mr. James Sowerby, F.L.S. .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .

p. 514

XXXI.

On the Use of the Pedes scansorii of Birds; in a Letter to the Rev. William Kirby, F.R.S. and L.S. By the Rev. Revett Sheppard, F.L.S. .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .

p. 517

XXXII.

An Account of a new Species of Gull lately discovered on the West Coast of Greenland. By Joseph Sabine, Esq. F.R.S. and L.S. &c. .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .

p. 520

XXXIII.

Remarks on the Changes of the Plumage of Birds. By the Rev. William Whitear, of Starston in Norfolk. Communicated by Joseph Sabine, Esq., F.R.S. and L.S., &c. .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .

p. 524

XXXIV.

A Memoir on the Birds of Greenland; with Descriptions and Notes on the Species observed in the late Voyage of Discovery in Davis's Straits and Baffin's Bay. By Capt. Edward Sabine, of the Royal Artillery, F.R.S. and L.S. .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .

p. 527

XXXV.

Characters and Description of Lyellia, a new Genus of Mosses, with Observations on the Section of the Order to which it belongs; and some Remarks on Leptostotum and Buxbaumia. By Robert Brown, Esq. F.R.S., Libr. L.S. .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .

p. 560

XXXVI.

Extracts from the Minute-Book of the Linnean Society of London .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .

p. 584

Catalogue of the Library of the Linnean Society.⁠Continued from Page 426 of Vol. XI. of the Society's Transactions

p. 590

List of Donors to the Library of the Linnean Society,

Donations to the Museum of the Linnean Society.