Ai:STRACT OF PROCEEDINGS. XV 



Mr. C. T. White, F.L.S., delivered a lecture entitled 

 "The Eiiealypts of the Brisbane District." He stated that 

 the Eucalypts were distinctly Australian trees. Although 

 a few North Australian species spread to New Guinea, 

 Timor, and the Philippine Islands, there was no countiy 

 other than Australia with endemic species of the genus. 

 The genus Eucalyptus probably contains about 350 species. 

 Of these, between seventy and eighty occur in Queensland, 

 and twenty-one .species are to be found growing within 

 about a 10-mile radius of the City of Brisbane. The species 

 occurring about Brisbane can be classified for practical 

 purposes into five groups: (1) Gums proper or smooth- 

 barked trees, six species. Eucalyptus luemastoma var. 

 micrantlia (Seribbly Gum), E. tcreticornis (Blue Gum), E. 

 propinqua (Grey Gum), E. Secana (Xarrow-leaved Blue 

 Gum), E. maculata (Spotted Gum), and E. saligna (Flooded 

 Gum) ; (2) the stringybarks and mahoganies, seven species^ 

 E. acnieniokles (Yellow Stringybark), E. acmotioides var. 

 carnea (Yellow Stringybark), E. unibra, E. eugenioides 

 (White Stringj^bark), E. resinifera (Red Stringybark), E, 

 Baileyana, E. Planchoniana and E. Microcorys (Tallow, 

 wood) ; (3) the ironbarks, four species, E. particulata (Grey 

 Ironbark), E. crehra (Narrow-leaved Ironbark), E. 

 siderophloia (Broad-leaved Ironbark), and E. melanophloia 

 (Silver-leaved Ironbark) ; (4) the boxes, one species, E. 

 hemiphloia (Gum-topped Box) ; and (5) the Bloodwoods, 

 three species, E. corymbosa (Red Bloodwood), E. 

 trachyphloia (White Bloodwood) and E. tesselaris 

 (Moreton Bay Ash). A vote of thanks was accorded the 

 lecturer on the motion of Prof. Richards, seconded by Dr. 

 E. O. Marks, and supported by Prof. Johnston and Messrs. 

 Longman, Swanwick, and Bennett. 



Abstract of Proceedings, 30th October, 1922. 

 The Ordinary Monthly Meeting of the Royal Society 

 of Queensland was held in the Geology Lecture Theatre of 

 the Tniversity at S p.m. en :\Ionday, 30th October, 1922. 



The President, Prof. H. J. Priestley, M.A., in the chair. 



The minutes of the previous monthly meeting were 

 read and confirmed. 



