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area of 3000 acres, without finding representatives of more than 

 three species, and that these for the most part occurred sparingly 

 and upon only a limited number of species of host-plants, namely 

 — MYRTACEiE : Melaleuca linariifolia (f), M. genistifolia (f); 

 Angophora suhvelutina (a); Eucalyptus heiniphloia (e), E. tereti- 

 cornis (a). He also exhibited fresh specimens from the 

 neighbourhood of Richmond, illustrating the occurrence of three 

 species of Loranths (a, b, sp.?) on one Kurrajong tree {Sterculia 

 diversifolia). Mr. Musson also showed herbarium specimens 

 from Coolabah, N.S.W., illustrating the occurrence of Loranthus 

 exocarpi upon five difi'erent hosts, namely — Wild Orange 

 {Capparis Mitchelli), Warrior-bush (Apophyllum anomalum), 

 Wilga (Geijera parvijlora), Myall {Acacia pendula), and Iron wood 

 {A. excelsa); one example of L. exocarpi parasitic upon L. 

 pendulus upon Box (Euc. populifolia); and L. linearifolius on 

 Beef wood {Grevillea striata). 



Mr. Alex. G. Hamilton reported that the most noteworthy 

 examples of Loranths and their hosts which had come under his 

 observation at Mt. Kembla, lUawarra, included the following — 

 MAGNOLiACEiE I Drimys dipetala% (d) — STERCULiACEiE : Commer- 

 sonia Fraseri{ab) — Meliace/E : Synoum glandidosum {c) — Celas- 

 TRiNE^ : Eloeodendron australe (a) — Saxifrages : Ceratopetalum 

 apetalum (d) — Myrtaces : Eucalyptus longifolia and other Euca- 

 lypts (a), Backhousia myrtifolia (c) — RuBiACEiE : Psychotria 

 loniceroides (a) — MoNiMiACEiE : Doryphora sassafras (d)— Protea- 

 CES: Persoo7iia salicina (a) — Euphorbiaces: Croton Verreauxii 

 (c) — Casuarines : Casuarina stricta (c). Also Loranthus mira- 

 culosus upon various exotics such as Peach, Apple, Pear, Orange, 

 Lemon, Willow, Elm and Oleander : Viscum articulatum on 

 Peach trees and on Ceratopetalum apetalum : and Notothixos 

 incanus on Loranthus celastroides. 



e--L. pendulus — i = L. penduhLi> var. parvijlorus of the 'Flora Aust.' 

 ( = L. MelaleiLca'hQh.ra..), 



% d=L. dictyophlebus. 



