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PAGE. 24. The Coagulation of the Blood 25. Schleiden's Essays on Materialism and the Antiquity of 157 187 35. The Parasitism of the Mistletoe 239 36. Dimorphic Flowers 243 37. Ethnology and Anthropology 248 38. Notes on Certain Parts of the Anatomy of a Young Chim panzee. By Dr. D. Embleton 250 39. Note on the Number of the Cervical Vertebræ of the Sirenia. By W. H. Flower, Esq. 259 40. Notes on Sphærularia Bombi. By John Lubbock, Esq. 265 41. On the Formation of the Flower in the Gymnosperms. By Dr. Eichler 42. Proceedings of the Scientific Societies of London 43. Miscellanea Cloth Covers, price One Shilling, for Binding the Natural History Review for 1863, are now ready, and may be had on application to the Publishers. CONTENTS OF No. XV.-JULY, 1864. Reviews and Latices. 45. "Natural Selection" applied to Man 46. The Habits of the Gorilla. 47. De Blainville's Osteography 48. Reports on the British Museum Original Articles. 57. PROCEEDINGS OF THE SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES OF LON- DON:-1. Ethnological Society. 2. Geological Society. 3. Linnean Society. 4. Zoological Society 58. MISCELLANEA:-1. Cave-Explorations in Borneo. 2. Silk- Worm Breeding. 3. Glacial Deposits in New Zealand. |