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ritory. They comprised — GRAMiNEiE : Anthistiria membranacea 

 Lindl.,(syn. Iseilema mitchellii Anders.), popularly known as "red 

 Gulf grass," "Landsborough grass," "Barcoo grass," and "Flinders 

 grass"; it is figured and described in Turner's "Australian 

 Grasses "(Vol. i., p.ll): Fanicum decompositum R.Br., the "Aus- 

 tralian Millet," figured and described in Turner's "Australian 

 Grasses"(Vol. i., p. 36). Mr. Tui'ner figured and described both 

 these grasses, under instructions from the Government of Western 

 Australia, for the information of the stockowners in the western 

 portion of the continent. CypERACEiE : Cyperus concinnus R. Br., 

 probably a new record for this species; C. difformis Linn., pro- 

 bably a new record for this species; C.fulvus R.Br., probably a 

 new record for this species; C. pygmceus Rottb.; C. rotundus 

 Linn.; C. squarrosuslArm.; Fimbrisiylis velataH.Jir.; Heleocharis 

 aciita R.Br., probably a new record for this species; Scirpus 

 setaceus Linn., probably a new record for this species. 



Mr. Froggatt exhibited living specimens of a large Mealy Bug 

 [Monophlebus crawfoi-di Mask. ) sent to him from South A ustralia, 

 to show the large quantity of white, mealy wool produced by this 

 species. He showed also examples of the trap-door nests of three 

 unidentified spiders, received from Mr. Sidney W. Jackson, and 

 collected by him near Collarenebri, N.S. VV., and on the Blackall 

 Range, Queensland. 



