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to Claudea, exactly as Dasya stands toThuretia and Dictyurus. Cliftonia, 

 named in honour of the discoverer of the new species now exhibited, will 

 shortly be figured in the " Phycologia Australica ;" meanwhile, to insure 

 priority, the following generic character is given : — 



Cliftonia (Ilarv. y non Banks)* Tab. XXII. 



Frons stipitata ex phyllodis secunde proliferis hemiphyllis hinc pec- 

 tinatis evoluta. Phyllodia costata lateribus diversis ; uno latere piano 

 areolata membranaceo integcrrimo, altero pectinato-partito laciniis arti- 

 culatis pleiosiphoniis. Fructus ignotus. — Alga coccinea Australia Oc- 

 cidentalis ex tribu Rhodomelaceance. 



Species, Pectinata. 



Db. Habvey also exhibited specimens of Bindera splachnoides (Tab. 

 XXVIII. ), and gave the following generic character : — 



Bindeba (Ilarv.), n. g. 



Irons saccata, prolifera, succo hyalino replcta, membranacea, stratis 

 fere tribus contexta ; strato medullari fills articulatis intertextis longi- 

 tudinalibus, intermedio cellulis magnis sub-quadrilateris uniseriatis, 

 corticali cellulis minimis coloratis pauci seriatis constante. Fruct: 

 1, conceptacula (desmiocarpia) in frondem sessilia, globosa, fasciculos 

 parietales plures filorum sporiferonun foventia ; 2, tetrasporce triangule 

 divis®, in soros definitos superficiales collect®. 



This very remarkable Alga was discovered at Garden Island, near 

 Fremantle, West Australia, by George Clifton, Esq., and by him com- 

 municated to the University Herbarium. Dr. Harvey mentioned that 

 the genus was dedicated to Dr. Binder, burgomaster of Hamburgh, an 

 enthusiastic admirer of Alga), and the owner of a very fine collection of 

 marine plants, to whom the University Herbarium is indebted for many 

 rare specimens. 



Mr. J. Bain, Curator of the University Botanic Gardens, exhibited a 

 remarkable variety of Athyrumfilix fcemina. 



The Hon. Secretaries announced that the first Excursion for the Ses- 

 sion had been fixed for the 9th of June. 



• Cliftonia of Banks is synonymous with the older Mylocaryum ( Hllld.). 



