April 19th.

From the Zoological Society-Proceedings, Nos. 339 to 348 inclusive.

From the Author-On the Mastodon and Elephant, by Dr. Falconer.

May 17th. From the Royal Astronomical Society-Notices, Vol. xviii., No. 6.

From the Editor-Provincial Magazine, No. 12.

From the Author-On Rotatory Motion, by Mr. Hunt.

May 31st. From the Linnean Society-Proceedings, Vol. ii., No. 8. From Mr. W. Danson-Account of the Aviru.

From the Warwickshire Natural History Society-Report.

The Diagram at page 196 is presented by Dr. Dickinson.

APPENDIX.

SYNOPSIS AND LIST

OF

BRITISH HYMENOMYCETES,

ARRANGED ACCORDING TO THE EPICRISIS OF M. FRIES.

BY THE

REV. HENRY H. HIGGINS, M.A. CANTAB, V.P.

READ BEFORE THE SOCIETY ON THE 10TH APRIL, 1858.

ABBREVIATIONS, &c.

E.F. THE ENGLISH FLORA, vol. 5, by the Rev. M. J. Berkeley. 1836.

The number following the letters E.F. refers to the position of the species in the genus, as given in the English Flora. In the Agaricini the numbers, unless otherwise indicated, all refer to the genus Agaricus.

An. ANNALS AND MAGAZINE OF NATURAL HISTORY.

The number following this abbreviation refers to Notices of British Fungi in the Annals, forming a series numbered throughout consecutively.

Grev. SCOTTISH CRYPTOGAMIC FLORA, by Robert Kaye Greville, F.R.S. & F.A.S.E. 6 vols., 8vo.

Edin.

1823.

Sow. ENGLISH FUNGI, by James Sowerby, F.L.S. 4 vols., Fol. London. 1797.

Bolt. HISTORY OF FUNGUSSES GROWING ABOUT HALIFAX, by James Bolton. 4 vols., 4to. Halifax. 1788.

H.H.H. A few species collected by the Editor, which do not appear to have been hitherto noticed as British.

+ Species supposed not to be included in the Epicrisis.

The arrangement is taken from the Epicrisis of M. Fries, but a few corrections have been made, for which the Editor is indebted chiefly to the "Introduction to Cryptogamic Botany," by the Rev. M. J. Berkeley, M.A., F.L.S. One vol., 8vo. London. 1857.