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gummed, but the apparent protective influence of the salt only 

 extended to that variety; crops of Rappoe grown at the same 

 time were badly gummed. 



Mr. Maiden exhibited (1) specimens of Eucalypts to illustrate 

 his papers. (2) Fruiting and flowering specimens of Cocos 

 Yatayi, Mart., cultivated in the Sydney Botanic Gardens under 

 the names of Cocos capitata C?), Mart., and Dlplothemium mariti- 

 mum, Hort. Syd., the Brazilian Wine Palm. It has been pre- 

 viously exhibited before this Society (it is largely grown in New 

 South Wales) as a Diplothemiuiii^ and recorded in the Agricultu- 

 ral Gazette of June, 1891, p. 356, under the .same name. The 

 correct identification of the palm is due to Dr. Udo Dammer of 

 Berlin. (3) A water-colour drawing of the fruits (receptacles) 

 of Ficus Bennettii, Seem., a Fijian species described by Seemann 

 from specimens in the Sydney Botanic Gardens. Seemann des- 

 cribed the fruits as very much less than shown in the drawing, he 

 probably having only windfalls. This year, however, they have 

 attained a size ( 3 by 1 j inches) which is greater than previously 

 observed, and their colouring, rich dark orange-red, is more 

 brilliant than has hitherto been noted. Mr. Maiden also 

 reported the occurrence of Manna from Dalgety, near Bombala, 

 on Eucalyptus Gunnii, Hook, f., var. rubicla, Maiden, and on U. 

 Stuartiana, F.v.M., it occurring annually on the former tree and 

 about every ten years on the latter. 



