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ORDINARY MONTHLY MEETING. 



July 25th, 1917. 



Dr. H. G. Chapman, President, in the Chair. 



The Donations and Exchanges received since the previous 

 Monthly Meeting (27th June, 1917), amounting to 7 Vols., 40 

 Parts or Nos., 8 Bulletins, 2 Reports, and 3 Pamphlets, re- 

 ceived from 42 Societies, etc., and one private donor, were laid 

 upon the table 



NOTES AND EXHIBITS. 



Mr. E. A. Breakwell gave an outline of his application of Dr. 

 J. C. Willis' method of studying the endemic flora of Ceylon, with 

 reference to geographical distribution and evolution in general 

 [Phil. Trans., ccvi., p. 307 (1915)] to the Australian Graminecfi, 

 very similar results being shown, in respect of the average rarity 

 of endemic species, genera, and certain sets of species of dis- 

 tinctive genera, 



Mr. Fletcher showed examples of reversion-shoots, and Acacia- 

 seedlings, and discussed some of their characteristics, as pre- 

 liminary to a case for discussion to be offered at next Meeting — 

 [namely, the interpretation of Mr. Bentham's statement that 

 Callistemon riyidus R.Br , is " Intermediate between C laiiceo- 

 latus DC, and C. linearis DC."(F1, Austr., iii., p.l21)]. 



