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Mr, Maiden exhibited a collection of LeguminoscB indigenous 

 in New South Wales comprising 25 genera and 75 species. Of 

 the plants collected in the immediate neighbourhood of Sydney 

 may be mentioned Acacia hispidula, A. lunata, A. decurrens A. 

 oxycedrus, Aotus lanigera, Zornia diphylla, and some interesting 

 species of Pultencua and Oxylohium. Some of the rarer Acacias 

 from the Western Districts were also exhibited, together with 

 some rare species of Paltencea, Bossicua, Oxylobium, &c., 

 collected near the Victorian border, by Mr. Bauerlen. Each 

 species was mounted on cardljoard and full particulars given. 

 Also plants of Myriogyne mimita, Less., a composite plant 

 with numerous synonyms, and known in the Southern Districts as 

 " Sneezeweed." Dr. Woolls, a few months ago, drew attention to 

 this plant as a remedy iu ophthalmia. Mr. Maiden said he would 

 be able to give specimens of the herb to those who desired to test 

 its properties in the direction indicated. 



Mr. Fletcher exhibited for Mr. A. G. Hamilton, of Guntawang, 

 a large and remarkable frog, at present undetermined, recently 

 captured by his son Charles, at Hartley, Blue Mountains, where 

 it was found buried in the sand in the bed of a creek. It differs 

 from any Australian frog at ])resent described, by having a row of 

 spines on the dorsal surface of each of the first three fingers, the 

 seventh and last spine on the first finger of each hand being 

 conspicuously larger and more formidable than the others. 



At the close of the regular business the President drew the atten- 

 tion ofMemberstoa commuuicationreceivedfrom Baronv. Mueller, 

 in which, referringto the interesting Botanical discoveries made by 

 Messrs. W. Sayer and A. Davidson on Mount Bellenden Ker, he 

 suggests that the Society, or Members of the Society, should make 

 an exploration of Mount Sea-view ; stating further that he had 

 himself as far back as 1859 sent Dr. Beckler into the Hastings 

 River district for that purpose. This attempt proved ineffectual 

 owing to the absence of settlement in the neighbourhood. The 

 Council of the Society, though not able to take action at once in 

 the matter, applied to the best authorities for information. At 



