192 PROCEEDINGS OF SECTION B. 



Draccena a'xsfralis, Carbohydrate from. Ekstrandand Johanson, 

 Berichte, xx. 3310; Journ. Chetn. Soc. liv. 246. 



TYPHACE^. 



Typha augtistifolia, Linn. (" Bullrush" or " Cat's Tail.") 

 Ash. Watts Diet, v. 930. 



JUNCACEiE. 



XanthorrJuea hastilis, R. Br. (A "Grass tree.") 



1. " On Botany Bay Resin." Prof. Lichtenstein, in CreWs 



Journal, 1799, quoted by Dr. T Thomson in Chemistry of 

 Oo-ganic Bodies ( Vegetables ), 1838. 



2. Amount of picric acid obtained from Botany Bay resin. P. 



Botley, Chem. Gaz., 1859, 136. 



3. Observations on the resin of the Xanthorrhoea hastilis, or 



yellow gum-resin of New Holland. Stenhouse, Chem. 

 Soc. Mem. iii. 1845-8, 10-12 ; Pharm. Journ. vi. 88. 

 4 The Yellow-resin of Botany Bay. Gmelin, xvii. 386, where 

 further bibliography is given. 

 ^Xanf.hon-h(jea arborea,* R. Br. (" Grass-ti'ee./') 

 1. Volatile oil of Botany Bay resin. Trommsdorftl, Taschenherg, 

 1826, 9 ; Gmelin, xiv. 362. 

 Xanthorrhoea, spp. 



1. "On bromine absorptions." Mills and Muter, Journ. Soc. 



Chem. Ind. iv. 96. Resins of various species of 

 Xanthorrhoea are experimented upon amongst others. 



2. "Notes on the Xanthorrhoea resins." J. M. Maisch. Amer. 



Journ. Pharm. May 1881 ; Journ. Pharm [3] xi. 1005. 



3. " Acaroid Resin." Watts' Diet., vi, 2. 



4. Paraoxy benzoic acid. Watts^ Diet., vi. 898. 



CYPERACE^. 



*1 Cyperus escalentus, Linn. Analysis of " Earth-chesnuts," 

 the root-nodules, cultivated in Arabia for food. Ramon 

 Torres y Luna, A7in. Ch. Pharm. Ixxviii. 370. 



*2 On the chemical nature of Chufa. By the same, Ann, Ch. 

 Phys. [3] xxxv. 194. 



*3. See also Semmola, J. Chim. Med. xi. 256; and Watts' Diet., 

 ii. 299. 



1. ^S'ceV^Jws ^acws^r/'s, Linn. (" Bull-rush"). Ash. Watts' Diet., v. 2QQ. 



FILICES. 



1. Also2jhila australis, R. Br. (" Tree-fern.") 



" On the occurrence of Aluminium in certain vascular 

 cryptogams." A. H. Church, Pi'oc. P. S., 26th April 

 1888. Abstr. in Nature, 7th June, 1888. Besides this 

 species it also includes : — 



*In spite of the specific names given in the memoirs themselves, it is doubtful if they 

 are absolutely correct. There is much difficulty in collecting Xanthorrhcea resins true to 

 name. 



