Contents. vii. 



Art. XLII. On some Specimens of Vorticellce, collected in the pages. 

 neighbourhood of Wellington. By T. W. Kirk, 

 Assistant, Geological Survey Department . . 215 — 217 



III. — Botany. 



XLIII. A Description of some newly-discovered Cryptogamic 

 Plants, being a further Contribution towards 

 the making known the Botany of New Zealand. 

 By W. Colenso, F.L.S. .. .. .. 219—255 



XLIV. A Description of some newly-discovered and rare 

 Indigenous Plants, being a further Contribution 

 towards the making known the Botany of New 

 Zealand. By W. Colenso . . . . . . 256—287 



XLV. A brief List of some British Plants (Weeds) lately 

 noticed, apparently of recent Introduction into 

 this part of the Colony, with a few Notes thereon. 

 By W. Colenso . . . . . . . . 288—290 



XL VI. On Clianthus puniceus, Sol. By W. Colenso . . 291—295 



XL VII. Description of new Species of Native Plants. By D. 



Petrie, M.A. . . . . . . . . 296—298 



XL VIII. On the Classification of the Alga. By K. M. Laing, 



M.A. .. .. .. .. .. 299—302 



XLIX. Observations on the Fucoidea of Banks Peninsula. 



By B. M. Laing . . . . . . . . 303—311 



L. On the Growth of Transplanted Trees. By J. 



Baber, C.E. .. .. .. .. 311—314 



LI. Description of three new Species of Coprosma. By 



T. F. Cheeseman, F.L.S. . . . . . . 315—317 



LII. On Cyttaria purdiei, Buch. By John Buchanan, 



F.L.S. .. .. .. .. .. 317 



LIII. Additional Contributions to the Flora of the Nelson 



Provincial District. By T. Kirk, F.L.S. ..318—324 



LIV. On a new Variety of Desmid. By W. M. Maskell, 



F.R.M.S .. .. .. .. .. 325 



IV. — Geology. 



LV. On the Geology of Scinde Island. By Captain 



F. W. Hutton, F.G.S. . . . . . . 327—332 



LVI. New Species of Tertiary Shells. By Captain F. W. 



Hutton, F.G.S. .. .. .. .. 333—335 



LVIL The Wanganui System. By Captain F. W. Hutton, 



F.G.S. .. .. .. .. .. 336—367 



LVIII. On the Age of the Napier Limestone. By A. McKay 367—374 



V. — Astronomy. 



LIX. The Total Eclipse of the Sun of the 9th September, 

 1885 : being a Digest of Communications to the 

 Institute on the subject . . . • . . 375 — 394 



LX. The Maintenance of the Sun's Heat (Abstract of a 



Lecture). By Professor F. D. Brown . . 394—399 



VI. — Chemistry. 



LXI. On a new Mineral (Awaruite) from Barn Bay. By 



W. Skey . . . . . . . . . . 401—402 



LXII. On Platinum Crystals in the Ironsands of Orepuki 



Goldfield. By W. S. Hamilton ,. ,.402—404 



