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Saunders, Mrs. J., Hobart Town.— A singularly shaped Sponge from 



Recherche Bay. 

 Travers, S. Smith, Esq. — Collection of specimens illustrative of the 



carboniferous system of New South Wales ; with notes on the 



same by W. Keene, Esq., F.G.S. 

 Tapp, Mr., ship " Figaro." — A Danish Coin, 1 mark. 

 Thorne, Mr. R., Pittwater.— Two specimens of Spine-taQed Swift 



(A canthylb caiidacuta). 

 Tonkin, H. B., Esq. — Six fossils from Risdon. 

 Williams, Captain, of American whaler "Osmanli." — A collection of 



Shells, and a War Club, from Fiji. Four Shells from East Coast, 



Tasmania. An English Halfpenny Token, 1788. 

 Walker, E, T. , Esq. —A Bow, 6 Arrows, and a branch of Coral used as 



a club, from Tanna, New Hebrides. Two Clubs, 2 pieces of Tapa 



Cloth, 3 Mats, a Pillow, 3 pieces of Sponge, sample of Sugar 



Cane, a piece of the root of a plant from which the drink called 



** Kava " is made, and two Beetles, from Fiji. 

 Wright, Mr. R., Glenorchy. — A Spine-tailed Swift. 

 Whitcomb, Mr, C — A fine specimen of Kauri Gum from New Zealand. 

 Watchom, Mr, W. — A Spider Crab, 



Webb, Mr, B.— A Bronze Coin; a Copper ditto, Guernsey, 1834. 

 Wood, Mr. — A Whip Snake found alive in a hollow log of firewood. 

 AVebb, Mr. E. J. — Two White Cockatoos (Cacatua gcderita). 

 Wiggins, Mr. — A species of Carp from Mauritius. 

 Weymouth, Mr.— A small Map of Tasmania published in 1830 by Ross. 



(This copy is believed to have been used by John Batman, whose 



name it bears.) 



PLANTS AND SEEDS RECEIVED AT THE EOYAL 

 SOCIETY'S GARDENS DURING 1871. 



May 11th.— From Mr. E. B. Heyne, Seedsman, Adelaide. — 21 packets 



seeds. 

 May 18th. — From Miss Huybers, Hobart Town. — 20 packets seeds. 

 May 27th. — From Dr. R. Schomberg, Director Botanic Gardens, 



Adelaide. — One case containing 29 plants. 

 May 31st.— From Mr. C. HoUinsdale, Seedsman, Hobart Town.— 57 

 ■^.- varieties imported hyacinth, 



^une 23rd. — From Baron Von Mueller, Director Botanic Gardens, 



Melbourne. — One case containing 33 plants. 

 July. — From Dr. Hooker, Director Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. — 



One box containing 499 packets seeds. 

 September 1st. — From Mr. G. Brunning, St. Kilda, Victoria. — One box 



containing 31 plants. 

 September 15th. — From Mr. J. Jones, Seedsman, Melbourne. — 22 packets 



November 3rd. — From the Melbourne Botanic Gardens. — One box con- 

 taining 18 plants. 

 December 28th.— From J. R. Scott, Esq., New Town. — 2G varieties bulbs. 



