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tin from the Queensland Tin Smelting works. There are 

 also coal, chromic iron, granite, marble and other specimens. 

 There are seventeen fossils, nine of which are fossil shells, two 

 of fossil wood, one of the teredo in fossil wood, and shales from 

 the coal mines containing impressions of leaves and ferns. Two 

 photographs are of mummies, and four of birds, with their nests. 

 From J. G. Lemmon, Botrychium ternatum, Marselia vestita, 

 Glossopetalon Nevadensis, Darlingtonia Galifornica, Ivesia Picker- 

 ingii, Ivesia Gordoni, Ivesia unguiculata , Gyciademia humilus, 

 Ranunculus Lemmoni, Astragalus Lemmoni, A. pulsifera, Webberi, 

 Polemonium humile (var.), Eriogonum ursinum, Ash-agalus Gasei 

 (new species), Eriogonum, Blitum carinalum, Gentiana Newberyi, 

 Horkelia (sp.), Ivesia Webberi, Ranunculus oxynotus, Viola Lem- 

 moni, Gorydalis Gaseana, Draba aurea, Sanicula Nevadensis, 

 Antennaria microcephalum, Hulsea cecaule, Scutellaria nana, 

 Emmenanthu* pusillus, Phoradendron librocedri, Glyptopleura mar- 

 ginafa, Leucothce Davis<e, Phacelia procera, Parnassia parviflora, 

 Acerates atropurpu.rea, Cijnoglossum occidentalis, Cuphosbia (new 

 species), Platyspermum scapigernum, Potentilla Pattensis. 



Dr. Kellogg made some remarks on a plant presented. 



Mr. Scupham asked for information on a plant which had the 

 property of coagulating milk, like rennet. 



Dr. Behr stated that the plant from which quassia comes has 

 this property. 



Dr. Gibbons said that Gratiola Virginia) also had the property. 

 Medical writers state that quassia is one of the best bitters 

 known. He also spoke of the peculiarities of certain plants 

 which were harmless to man and injurious to animals, and vice 

 versa. He spoke of plants injurious to fleas, stating that the 

 impression that the Yerba Buena leaves would drive away fleas 

 was incorrect. The powder of Artemesia filifolia is fatal to fleas. 



A discussion ensued concerning the poison oak, and the 

 liability of some persons being poisoned while others escaped its 

 evil effects. 



