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described in pamphlets dated 1890 and 1893 respectively, and 

 published at Helsingfors. A "Lichen Flora of Queensland," 

 published by myself in 1889, gives descriptions of all species 

 known to inhabit this colony to the date of issue, being 485 in 

 number. Since 1889 I have supplied to Mr. Bailey for publica- 

 tion in his bulletins the descriptions of 174 additional species or 

 marked varieties ; and have in hand material for a further issue 

 containing information concerning 76 plants not previously 

 reported from our colony. A parcel of Australian lichens, the 

 property of the United States Government, was lately forwarded 

 to me from Washington for determination, and exhibited at 

 the June meeting of this Society. 



The want of a supplement to the " Flora Australiensis" having 

 long been felt in Queensland, Mr. F. M. Bailey has frequently 

 been requested by his numerous friends and correspondents in 

 this colony to supply the required volume. Recently the Hon. 

 A. Norton visited Sydney, and found that a similar desire was 

 evinced in the scientific circles of the mother colony. In response 

 to this request Mr. Bailey, on March 16th, 1893, issued a circular 

 to Australasian scientific workers and societies, showing the 

 pressing necessity for the issue of a supplement to the " Flora," 

 laying stress upon the fact that it must follow on Bentham's own 

 lines of classification, and in consenting to undertake the work 

 asking for the co-operation of all Australian workers. Stirred by 

 this action of ovir Colonial Botanist, Baron F. von Mueller, who 

 occupies a similar position in Victoria, issued through the 

 medium of the " Victorian Naturalist" a counter circular to that 

 published by Mr. Bailey, stating that " it had long been his 

 intention to furnish a supplementary volume to the ' Flora 

 Australiensis,' more especially as after fifteen years' previous 

 botanical researches in Australia he was the collaborator of Mr. 

 Bentham in the ' Flora,' the first and as yet the only one for 

 .any of the great divisions of the globe. A vast proportion of the 

 plants, thus rendered known, were from his own writings ; and 

 moreover the illustrious author, in the preface to the seventh 

 volume, expressed a particular wish that he (the Baron) should 

 continue this great work. Ever since the last volume appeared 

 in 1879, the Government Botanist of Victoria has zealously and 



