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XOTKS AND P:XHIBITS. 



Mr. Fred Turner exliibited a number of fruits of Fusanus 

 muminatus R.Br., var. chryaocarpus Turner, the "Yellow 

 Quandong," forwarded to him by the Venerable Archdeacon P. 

 E. Haviland, of Cobar, who collected them from a tree in an 

 isolated locality on Kergunyah Station, about 35 miles north-east 

 of Cobar, IST.S.W., a new record for this remarkable tree. 



Mr. Baker exhibited sections of the trunk of the Grey Man- 

 grove (Avicennia ojficiitalis Linn.), and explained the peculiar 

 structure of the wood oi this tree. .Sections of leaves were also 

 shown. 



Mr. E. Cheel exhibited fresh specimens of Azalea, with 

 " Rhododendron Galls," Emha^idinm sp., probably E. rhodu- 

 dendri Cram., affecting a plant cultivated in the Botanic Gardens. 

 Conidia only were present, which measured 7-12x1//; spores 

 were not found. Exajnples had previously been collected by the 

 late Mr. A. Grant in October, lcS98, and by Mr. J. H. Camfield 

 in August, 191;]. 



Mr. A. A. Hamilton exhibited, from the National Herbarium, 

 examples of (1) Rabiits vtuhirranuK Linn., showing irregular, foliar 

 fission, and a varicoloured tomentum. A gradual reduction from 

 a compound (trifoliate) leaf to a simple one may be found. Ex- 

 amples collected at Douglas Park (A. A. Hamilton; December, 

 1915) range frt)m ti-ifoliate to tripartite; and a series from Gos- 

 ford (A. A. Hamilton; January, 1916), continues the irregular 

 dissection, from a simple but deeply lobed leaf to one slightly 

 constricted. The tomentum of the specimens from Dcniglas Park 

 is pale grey, while that of the Gosford series is ferruginous. — 

 (2) Sjyreni/elia incaruata Sm., from National Park (A. A. Hamil- 

 ton; December, 1915), showing leaf- variation. The leaves ex- 

 hibit a gradual increase in size from 10 to 15 mm. in length 



