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ilr. E. Clieel exhibited a series of specimens collected iu the coastal district 

 from Sydney to the Upper Clarence, also at Hill Top and on the Blue Mountains 

 including Boro«/« ledifotia J. Gaz. ; B. ledi folia vnr. ninmarinifolia (B. rosmar- 

 jnifolia A. Cunn.) witli pure white flowers from Hill Top (E. Cheel, July, 

 1914), Bell (Miss H. Greg-son, Sept., 1914). Mount Wilson (.1. H. Maiden, Dec., 

 1914), near Cowan Station (W. F. Blakely and D. W. C Shiress, Sept., 1919), 

 and specimens with double flowers from Hill Top (E. Clieel, Aug., 1915); B. 

 ledifolia var. trijiln/Ua (B. triphylla Sieber) from Port Hacking (W. Slade, 

 Aug., 1914), Kurra.iong Heights (H. Dixson, Sept., 1897), National Park C^I. 

 Bell, Aug., 1901), Woy Woy (Miss A. C. Johnstone, July, 1916), and doulile- 

 flowered specimen from Lindfield (E. G. Jacobs, Aug., 1913); Boronia phniata 

 Sm. with double flowers from Kedfern (Mrs. Boyce, Nov., 1900) and Hornsby 

 (W. r. Blakely, Apr., 1914); Eriostemon' latice<ilatus Gaertn. with pure white 

 flowers, Tomago (Lady AVindeyer, Sept., 1903), Kose Bay (Oct., 1906), Nelson's 

 Bay (J. L. Boorman, Aug., 1911) ; E. Crowei F. v. M. with pure white flowers 

 from Hornsby (W. F. Blakely and D. W. C. Shiress, Feb., 1920); Keiniedya 

 ruhicunda Vent, with greenish-white flowers, Wahroonga (M. S. Barnett, Sept., 

 1920); and ('<?r<it<ipet(duin cjuinmiferum Sm. with white flowers from between 

 Hornsby and Dural (W. J. Pitty, Dec, 1919). 



Mr. Cheel also exhibited on behalf of Miss A. A. Brewster specimens, and 

 a chart, showing doubling of flowers and deterioration of the stamens of Erios- 

 temon lanaeolatiis from Maroubra (October, 1920) . In one specimen the stamens 

 had multiplied to 16; in the more changed flowers the imniber varied from 1 to 4, 

 and in one case there was left only a single anther seated on one of the inner 

 petals. In two flowers tlie pistil was absent and 5 small petals were present in 

 place of the carpels; in another tlie five degenerated carpels were partly green 

 and partly pink. 



Mr. -John Mitchell exhibited a series of Sihirian and Devonian brnrhioi.ods 

 from N.S.W. 



