Erratum

ERRATUM. No. 461. p. 473. l. 4. from the Bottom, for Minutes read Seconds. An Addition to the Reverend Dr. Miles's Account of Fern-Seed, ibid. p. 772. after l. 16. Whereas I have mention'd, that a sort of Fungus, of a light-brown Colour, grows over the Seed-vessels of the Filix mas; this is to be understood to have that Appearance, when the Seeds are full-ripe, and the Vessels containing them are prepared to burst: For I have since view'd them, soon after they begin to appear, and also when the Seed-vessels are nearly grown to their full Size; at which times the said Fungus is a fine Membrane of a bright Green, entirely covering the Tuft of Seed-vessels like a Cap, and closely adhering to the Surface of the Leaf of the Plant: But when the Seed-vessels are arriv'd, at Perfection in Size, and able to bear being expos'd, it begins to recede from the Leaf, and to hang over them in form of an Umbrella; and as they grow ripe, it gradually changes brown, and curls up a little, making the Appearance first-mention'd. Tooting, January 24. 1744-5. Henry Miles. ERRATUM. No. 472. p. 47. l. 5. read one with another in one Case only, where they are supposed to be bent to the same Degree, and that without shewing.