A general view of the writings of Linnaeus / by Richard Pulteney.

  • Pulteney, Richard, 1730-1801.
Date:
1805
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    An account of the second volume. (Vol. 35. p. 57—6l.) Concerning the Elseagnus. (Vol. 42. p. 12.) “ A Fungus [Lycoperdon stellatum] ascertained.” (Ibid, p. 227.) “ OwTremella Nostoc. (Vol. 46. p. 123.) “ On the Orcheston Grass.” (Vol. 52. p. 113.) “ An account of the Flora Rossica. (Vol. 55. p. 613—617.) “ On Myrica Gale. (Vol. 56. p. 639—642.) The Anastatica described. (Vol. 6l. p. 202—204.) “ On Trochitae. (Vol. 62. p. 233—234.)* The Sleep of Plants, mentioned as the subject of papers in the 27th and 28th volumes, was afterwards treated by the author in a more scientific and complete manner in the 50th volume (part 2. p. 506—517) of the Philosophical Transactions, under the title of “ Some observations upon the sleep of plants ; and an account of that faculty which Linnaeus calls Vigilise Florum, with an enumera- tion of several plants which are subject to that law.” Dr. Pulteney had before made himself known to the Royal Society by “ An ac- count of the more rare English plants observed in Leicestershire f ” in which he describes their medicinal and oeconomical uses, and quotes^ the synonyms of all the authors to whom he had the * These are not all the papers of which Dr. Pulteney was author in the publication above mentioned, though they are all that relate to natural history. In the 43d volume is “ A description of a Roman camp at Ratly, in Leicestershire(p. 76) 3 and in the 47th are “ Memoirs relative to Dr. Threlkeld,” (p. 63.) f See Phil, Trans, vol, 49. part 2. p. 803. 866. 2 means