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the Queensland Museum, and in 1881 lie was made Colonial 

 Botanist, and so remained until his death, dlscharg'iug its duties 

 with conspicuous ability and untiling devotion. The distinction 

 of the C.M.G., which was conferred upon him in 1911, was a 

 fitting recognition of his great services to Queensland in the 

 domains of botany and agriculture. His contributions to botanical 

 science are many and cover the purely systematic as well as the 

 economic side of the subject; medicinal and other uses of plants 

 being a source of particular interest to him. His move im- 

 portant publications include " The Flora of Queensland," in 

 seven volumes; "The Handbook of the Ferns of Queensland"; 

 a sketch of the "Economic Plants of Queensland"; " Tlants 

 Teputed Poisonous and Injurious to Stock," etc., etc. 



m 



ment was made in Queensland expenditure, the post of Colonial 

 Botanist was abolished, but such was Mr. Bailey's devotion to 

 his work that he continued to discharge his duties unpaid; 

 jjublic protest, however, was so strong that he was soon rein- 

 stated in his former position. 



At Kew his loss will be keenly felt. Seldom did the 

 Australian mail fail to bring a letter from Mm, usually dealing 

 with some difficult question of systematic or economic im- 

 portance, written to the last in his own hand, and the Her- 

 barium lias been greatly strengthened as regards the Queensland 

 Hora by the critical specimens received from him from time to 

 "time. 



Presentations to Museums.— The following miscellaneous 



specimens have bean received in addition to those previously re- 



•corded in the Bulletin ; — ,-,1.1* 



Dr. Durham, Eigne Hill, Hereford.— Sample of seeds of 



Phaseolus vulgaris sold in Germany as "Soy beans. 



Imperial Commissioner of Agriculture for the T\ est Indies — 

 A collection of photographs of trees and general views m the 



Botanic Station, Antigua. ^ , , , „ ,, ^ 



Curator, Botanic Station, Dominica.-Seeds .nd ^'of^^^^^^ 



''Bois Bam))ara" (Dhspyros Ehenaster). Iruits of Achra. 



^^t"; L. H. Bullock, Stewart's Grove, Chelsea. Branch of 



Cedrus Lihani from Mount Lebanon. ,«,f;nn 



Mr. Douglas Smith, Erpingham, Norfolk.-lransverse section 



of stem of Ahies mimidica. , ., i i -m ^r^^ tnnl 



Mr. J. A. Campbell, Arduaine, Lochgilphead.-PlantiDg tool 



omployed iu forestry. 

 "XFr. A. T Orner. Mel 



Specimens of 



^fflcrodendron 



irora one ot llie Duriea A^ci^ax --r- \ *. , \7oro3 



once common in the Furnas Valley of San Miguel m the Azore.. 



[See K.B, 1914, p. 31G.J 



