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commonly known as "Native Kumquat," "Desert Lemon," and 

 Swingle lias added the name "Australian Desert Kumquat." 

 Bailey (Queensl. Agrie. Journal, January, 1915, p. 29) has pro- 

 posed the name inermi* for some apparently spineless forms of 

 this species. It is interesting' to note that no spines are present 

 in the seedling-stage. (<■) Poncirus trifoliata (L.) Raf. (Citrus 

 trifoliata L. ). Seedling raised from fruits taken from a plant 

 cultivated in the Botanic Gardens, Sydney. This species is a 

 native of China, and very subject to "Citrus-canker'' (Pseudo- 

 monas citri). {(I) Microcitrus australasica Swingle (Citrus aus.- 

 tralasica F.v.M.). "Australian Finger Lime." 



Dr. Tillyard drew attention to a paper by Mr. D. A. Herbert, 

 Government Botanist of Western Australia, on the Parasitism of 

 the Western Australian Christmas tree (Nuytsia Jloribunda) in 

 the Proceedings of the Royal Society of Western Australia. 



