PROCEEDINGS, OCTOBER. XXXIU 



enumerate species already described by several authorities, and forming 

 others into new genuses and species. 



Mr. R. M. Johnston read a paper entitled " Critical observations 

 on recent contributions to knowledge of the fresh water shell of 

 Tasmania," in which he gave the Kev. J. E. Tenison Woods the 

 distinction of having been the first to make a systematic attempt to 

 arrange the fresh water shells of the island. He dealt in an elaborate 

 manner with the general classification of the fresh water shells, 

 showing that they present many difficulties, and accompanying the 

 paper was an exhaustive tabular history of the classification of the 

 Tasmaniau fresh water shells, quoting the Rev. Tenison Woods and 

 Professor Hutton. 



DAPIINIAD.T-;. 



Mr. C. J. Atkins read some interesting notes on the genua 

 Daphniadm allied to the water flea of Europe, and after reading the 

 paper examples of these water insects were shown in living form by 

 the aid of the microscope and a powerful lantern. 



NOTES AND EXHIBITS. 



In the absence of Mr. T. Stephens, F.G.S., Mr, Morton read some 

 notes from that gentleman on the rare Eucalyptus cordata, which had 

 been sent to the author by the Rev. C. J. Brammall from Nelson's 

 Tier, where he found it growing abundantly over a range of from 6 

 to 10 miles from Sorell. This species of Eucalypt was noted in the 

 transactions of the Royal Society for 1881, and had been described 

 as named by Labillardiere in 1793. It was not again met with until 

 1842, when Sir Joseph Hooker and the late Mr. Ronald Guun met 

 with it near the Huon district. It was then lost sight of for nearly 

 40 years, till again in ISSO the author obtained a specimen at 

 Recherche Bay, and another from near Leslie in 1881, and in the 

 same year he, with Mr. Abbott found it growing abundantly near 

 the Huon-road, about four miles from Hobart. 



Mr. R. M. Johnston said the variability of all forms of eucalypti 

 was so great that the final classification of various descriptions was 

 not yet made, nor could it be until a representative collection of 

 them in their different forms throughout Australia was got together 

 for determination. 



The Cjiief Justice remarked that one thing he found with regard 

 to the foliage of P]ucalyptu3 cordata, was that while in its young 

 state it closely resembled E. liisdoitl the latter in its more advanced 

 state WdS more lanceolated, and not glaucus as in E. cordata. So 

 difficult was it to classify many of the eucalypti, that Baron Von 

 Mueller had found it necessary to make sections of the anthers for 

 purposes of determining the several species. 



Mr. Morton exhibited ii bird new to Tasmania, Gralina picala, 

 a female, the specimen being shot at Stanley, and kindly forwarded to 

 him by Dr. Holden. 



Mr. A. J. Taylor exhibited two specimens of abnormal growths 

 on trees, which ho said were obtained at Mount Heemskirk, the one 

 from a sassafras, and the other from a manuka. 



AN ART LXHII31TI0N. 



The Hon. W. H, Burgess, M.H.A., brought forward the question 

 of an exhibition of pictures from the British Art Society in Tasmania. 

 He wished for some help in inducing the Society of British Artists to 

 send an exhibition of pictures, whlcli were being sent to Sydney, to 

 Tasmania after they left that city. While he was in London ho met 

 the President of the Society on the subject, and told him a wing 

 had been added to the Society's building in Hobart, and that it was 



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