BY JOHN SHIRLEY, B.SC. 79 



as follows : — " I must thank you very cordially for your 

 thoughtfulness in sending me a copy of your splendid work on 

 * Queensland, Past and Present,' a gift which I value most 

 highly. It is a book for which you deserve the greatest praise." 



(f.) Geof/rap/tic Histdni of Queensland. 



There is original matter in Mr. Meston's " Geographic 

 History," and the work deserves mention on that account, as 

 also for its interesting historical information concerning geo- 

 graphical nomenclature in Queensland. 



f (/. I Synopsis of the Flora of Queensland. 



Mr. Bailey, in his preface, and in the introductions to 

 various classes of plants, acknowledges his indebtedness to other 

 authors, especially to the late Baron F. v. Mueller ; but there 

 are slight additions of original matter on pp. 686, 694, 708, 

 714, 809, and 811 ; and the " Synopsis " is the foundation stone 

 of all subsequent work of our worthy Colonial Botanist. 



(h.) iSupplements to the Flora of Queensland. 



Following these entries in the catalogue, in each case, there 

 will be found lists of new plants named and described by Mr. 

 Bailey, which form his " original contribution." See pp. 133-4. 



17/. F. 7, lines 5-8. 



On the first four pages there occur ahout a dozen entries of mere 

 )iieteorolo(/ical maps, whilst similar rarto(/rajihical con- 

 trihutions crop up on pages 10, 12, and 13, in the shape 

 of (/eoloffical maps. 



Had Mr. Thomson referred to these maps he would have 

 found that the notes accompanying them form a valuable 

 addition to our scientific literature ; and a study of the specimen 

 catalogue supplied by the International Conference would have 

 shown that charts and daily weather reports are asked for under 

 Meteorology, and maps under Geology. 



VIII. and IX. F. 7, lines 36 and 37, and pp. 8 and 9. 



It icould indeed be safe to sag that not more than a half of the 

 scientific literature of the colong has been included. 



In proof of this statement, Mr. Thomson quotes 23 works, 

 which would at most add two pages to a catalogue of 154 pp. 



These works were weighed and found wanting. They may 

 have been excellent as extracts, or summaries, or popular 

 lectures, but they merely traversed well trodden, ground. To 

 show that papers by members of the Royal Society of Queensland 



