422 Entomological Society, of continental botanists would be desirable. We saj^ this without the least wish to detract from the value of Mr. Gibson's papers, but merely to avoid the introduction of additional synonyms into our al-already encumbered science, of which an instance occurred in a late number of the ' Phytologist,' where a supposed new species of Mo-notropa is named and described which had long since received several denominations in botanical works.] — Analytical Notice of a Treatise on the Growth of Plants in closely glazed cases ; by N. B. Ward, F.L.S. — Notice of a History of British Forest Trees ; by P. J. Selby, F.L.S.— Varieties. Novitiarum Flora Suecicce Mantissa altera, additis plantis in Norvegid recentius detectis. Scripsit Elias Fries. 8vo, pp. 64. Upsal, 1839. Through the kindness of our valued friend Mr. W. A. Leighton, we are enabled to notice this interesting Appendix to the * Novitiae Florae Suecicse ;' and valuable as are all the works of Fries, this is more particularly so to the British botanist, from its containing very detailed observations on several genera that have of late attracted much attention in this country. We refer more particularly to Gly-ceria, Epilobium, Polygonum, Hieracium, Orchis and Carex. It is quite impossible to give extracts from such a work as the pre-sent, every word of which is highly interesting to the European de-scriptive botanist, but we must take this opportunity of calling atten-tion to the peculiar difficulty that exists in obtaining Swedish publica-tions. We have now for more than two years been endeavouring stre-nuously to obtain this book, but have totally failed ; indeed, we be-lieve that the copy which has been so kindly lent to us is the only one existing in Britain. PROCEEDINGS OF LEAPvNED SOCIETIES. ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. November 1, 1841. — W. W. Saunders, Esq., F.L.S. , President, in the Chair. The Rev. F. W. Hope exhibited a fossil inclosed in a nodule of ironstone from the coal-district near Wellington in Shropshire, col-lected by Dr. Stevenson, having aU the appearance of the caterpillar of a large Bomhyx, with two series of dorsal tubercles, and with a series of long, cylindrical, furcate appendages on each side of the body. Fossil plants were not uncommon in this locality, but this was the only instance of an insect having been discovered. Dr. Stevenson had also found some specimens having the appearance of the wings of insects, but these having been examined by several botanists of eminence, were pronounced to be leaves of fossil plants allied to Cyclopteris. Mr. Westwood exhibited portions of a very extensive collection of insects fcwrmed by E. P. Coffin, Esq., during his residence in Mexico,
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