420 THE PEOCEEDINGS OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY 



The Royal Society of Victoria has been chiefly occupied by 

 subjects in Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry, Astronomy, &c. 

 which bear but distantly upon Natural History. Dr. James 

 Jamieson, however, has communicated papers — 



1. Upon Photographs upon the Retina. 



2. On a new point of resemblance in the Respiration of Plants 

 and Animals ; and 



3. On the Perception of Colour. 



Papers were also read by J. Cosmo Newbery, B.Sc. — 



1. On the Occurrence of Chromium in the Iron Ore of Tas- 

 mania, and 



2. On the formation of Hyalite by the action of Ammonia on 

 Infusorial Earth from Talbot. 



The Microscopical Society of "Victoria, besides communica- 

 tions of a somewhat technical character, has had papers read on 

 Polyzoa, by Mr. C. M. Mapleston, Mr. Goldstein, and Mr. Bar- 

 nard ; on Diatoms, by Mr. Goldstein, and Mr. Barnard, and Rev. 

 J. J. Halley ; on several species of Sawflies, by Mr. K. Wooster; 

 and on various other Insects and Arachnid a, by Dr. Ralph, the 

 President, and others. 



The Zoological and Acclimatisation Society of Victoria has 

 issued the fifth Volume of their proceedings, mcluding, among 

 other matter and reports — 



1. Upon the Californlan Salmon and its introduction into 

 Victoria, by Sir S. Wilson. 



2. Upon the Ostriches belonging to the Society, by S. H. 

 Officer, Esq. 



3. Upon the Chinese Yam, by Sir S. Wilson. 



These papers are naturally rather of an economic than scien- 

 tific interest, though they also contain many curious observations 

 in natural history. 



The same volume also contains, as an Appendix, a third sup- 

 plement to the "Select Plants, readily eligible for Victorian in- 

 dustrial culture," by the unwearied Von Miiller. 



The Adelaide Philosophical Society has had the following 

 papers read: — 



