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said he treated the disease as smallpox, to which it had a close 

 similitude, presenting similar symptoms, but he was not pre- 

 pared to deu}^ that it was not smallpox. The natives at Streaky 

 Bay declared that the disease came to them from the jVorth. 

 He had hoped to have had dates to go upon, but there was not 

 sufficient data to enable him to trace the line of the dissemina- 

 tion of the disease, or settle the question whether it was an 

 endemic disease or had been introduced by the Malays. 



NEW PLANTS. 



A communication from Mr. O. Tepper was read concerning 

 some new plants. He said three plants had been mentioned as 

 not before known to occur in South Australia. The first was a 

 cyperaceous plant, growing in clefts of rock where a spring of 

 water was oozing out; the long narrow leaves, 6-9 feet, 

 growing in large tufts, gracefully draped the precipice and 

 fallen boulders where it was found. Its scientific name was 

 Cladium trijidum (P. v. M.), hitherto known from Tasmania, 

 and occurred to the writer's knowledge only at one very pic- 

 turesque spot on the Onkaparinga Eiver three miles south of 

 Clarendon. The second plant was a small orchid, Prasophyllum 

 desjoectans (J. Hooker), which had not been known before out 

 of Tasmania. It seemed here very rare in the scrub of the 

 hills. The third was a Drosera or sundew, seemingly quite 

 new, which sent its flower-stalk from the dry hard soil, and 

 flowered a month before the leaves appeared. Baron von 

 Mueller considered it a close relation to, but not identical 

 with, Drosera squamosa, a West Australian species. 



Professor Tate read a paper on the "Strata passed through 

 in the Kent Town Bore Hole." 



Professor Ascherson's letter on the propagation of Cymodocea 

 antarctica was taken as read. 



Ordinaby Meeting, July 5, 1882. 



His Honor Chief Justice Way, President, in the chair. 



The donations to the Library since last meeting were laid 

 upon the table. 



Professor Tate said the Society was honoured with the pres- 

 ence that evening of their only lady and corresponding 

 member, Mrs. Richards, of Fowler's Bay, who had kindly 

 handed in a number of very interesting articles made by the 

 natives of that portion of the countr}^ These articles com- 

 prised: — 



" Tallow," a wooden vessel. 



Hank of yarn of wombat fur. 



" Mano.u," yarn of wombat fur dyed with red ochre. 



" AVirri-wirri," a distaff for spinning yarn of wombat fur. 



