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NOTES AND EXHIBITS. 



Mr. A. A. Hamilton exhibited specimens of some interesting- 

 plants as follows : — 



Persoonia angulata, R.Br. — Lawson (A. A. Hamilton; Novem- 

 ber, 1901). Flowers erect, solitary in the axils of the leaves, one 

 of the floral leaves reduced to a bract supporting each flower; 

 corolla slightly pubescent, tipped with conspicuous points; pedicels 

 and bracts pubescent; ovulary glabrous; branches angular (a 

 character not common in the genus). Described from specimens 

 collected by A. Cunningham on the Blue Mountains, without 

 flowers or fruits, Bentham says of these specimens (B.FL, v., 

 4:02) : — " Evidently distinct from all other species and most pro- 

 bably a Persoonia, but it must remain doubtful until flowering 

 specimens have been examined." It is interesting to note that 

 Bentham placed this species (provisionally) in the section Amhly- 

 ayithera, for an examination of the flowers shows this to be its 

 correct position. Specimens were submitted to Mr. Maiden, who 

 has confirmed the identification of the species. Mr. Maiden had 

 collected flowering specimens of this plant at Woodford. 



Uncinia tenella, R.Br. — Katoomba (A. A. Hamilton; Decem- 

 ber, 1901). Recorded in the ' Flora Australiensis' from Victoria 

 and Tasmania; and in the 'Handbook of the Flora of N.S.W.' 

 from the southern parts of the colony in forests. Mr. Maiden 

 had also kindly confirmed the determination of this species. 



Carex gracilis, R.Br. — South Clifton (A. A. Hamilton; January, 

 1902). Recorded in both the 'Flora Australiensis ' and the 

 ' Handbook of the Flora of N.S W.,' from the Grose River north 

 to Queensland. The identification of this species had been con- 

 firmed by Mr. Maiden. 



