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separate ; their union seems to be more natural. Still in practice 

 they will long be kept distinct ; because their distinctive characters, 

 although not strongly marked and highly important, yet afford 

 artificial means for the easy recognition of their species. Baillon 

 in his "Hist, des Plant," although omitting the genus Albizzia, 

 still does not merge its species into the genus Pithecolobium, or 

 allied genera, but frames for them a section under the proline 

 genus Acacia, while Caliandra, Enter olobium, Serianthes still 

 keep their generic position. The genus Albizzia reconstructed 

 according to Baron Miiller's views forces some changes in 

 the nomenclature of the species it embraces. What Bentham. 

 describes in F\. aust. II., 424, as Pithecolobium grandi- 

 florum, the occurrence of which on South Queensland soil, I 

 noticed in a former paper to this Society, should be Albizzia 

 grandiflora. But as Serianthes now becomes Albizzia, and 

 Serianthes grandiflora of Bentham, should likewise become Albizzia 

 grandiflora, we would have two quite different plants belonging 

 to different botanical regions designated with the same specific 

 name. The Australian Albizzia grandiflora therefore must 

 surrender its name as already preoccupied by another Albizzia, 

 and remains open to accept a new one. Thus a new name 

 was conferred on it by the learned Baron, a most appropriate 

 name, because it is a monument that science builds to one of 

 its devotees, a monument which perpetuates the recollection of 

 the sad fate, which befell Mr. Tozer while in search of the pods 

 of this very scarce plant. This a very touching act of devotion ! 

 Mr. Tozer lost his life in drawing from obscurity one of God's 

 creatures, and his zeal deserves to be preserved. 



Rosacea. 

 Acaena Sanquitorbo3. Wahl. Enum. PI. 1, 294. 

 This rosaceous plant so common through N. S. Wales, and 

 southern colonies, becomes very scarce near the Queensland 

 borders. Close to the heights of Wilson's Peak, touching N. S. 

 Wales, and Darling Downs boundaries, some plants of the species 

 may be noticed. 



