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LONDON. Linnean Society, April 21.—Prof. S. H. Vines, F.R.S., president, in the chair.—Mr. Clement Reid exhibited drawings by Mrs. Reid of fruits and seeds of British pre-Glacial, inter-Glacial, and Roman plants: 2nd series-Calycifloræ. The most interesting addition to the inter-Glacial flora is the south European Cotoneaster Pyracantha, which occurs abundantly on the Sussex coast in deposits which yield also Acer monspessulanum, Najas minor, and N. graminea. The pre-Glacial Calycifloræ include Trapa natans, but the rest of the species yet determined are still living in Britain; many, however, need further examination. The plants from Roman Silchester include the vine, bullace, damson, and coriander.—Dr. O. Stapf, on behalf of Mr, W. B. Hemsley, exhibited some specimens of Primula vulgaris, Huds., which displayed the phenomenon of phyllody of the calyx in an unusual degree.
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Societies and Academies . Nature 70, 22–24 (1904). https://doi.org/10.1038/070022a0
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