PROCEEDmGS, 



APEIL, 1882. 



A monthly meeting of the Society, the first of the present sesBion, was 

 held at the Museum, on Monday, April 17. Mr. Justin McC. Browne in 

 the chair. 



Mr. W. F. Ward, Government Analyst, who had previously been 

 nominated by the Council, was balloted for, and declared unanimously 

 elected as a Fellow of the Society. 



The Hon. Secretary (Mr. Barnard) brought forward the usual 

 returns, viz. : — 



1. Number of visitors to Museum, January — On Sundays, 634 ; on 



week days, 1,400 ; total, 2,034 Do. Febtuary— On Sundays, 

 613 ; on week days, 1,022; total, 1,835. Do. March— On Sun- 

 days, 499; on week days, 969; total, 1,468. 



2. Do. Gardens, January, total, 7,577. 

 Do. do. February, total, 6,383. 

 Do. do. March, total, 5,536. 



3. Plants, etc., sent from and received at Gardens : — 



January — Received from De Smet Freres, Ghent, Belgium, 2 cases 

 Rhododendrons, Clematis, and Peony. From Chamber of Agri- 

 culture, Washington, United States, 55 papers of seeds. From 

 Baron von Mueller, Melbourne, bulbs of Crinum unijiorum. 

 Sent to De Smet, Ghent, 7 Tree Ferns. 



February — Received from Mr. Kayser, Mount BischofiF, seeds of 

 Acacia rhombifolia. Sent Mons. J. Linden, Ghent, 6 Tree 

 Ferns. Received from Vilmorin, Andrieux, et Cie., Paris, 11 

 packets seeds. 



March — Received from Vilmorin, Andrieux, et Cie., Paris, 10 

 packets seeds. From Chamber of Agriculture, Washington, 

 U.S.A., 16 packets seeds. Sent to Messrs, Law, Somner, and 

 Co., Melbourne, seeds of Clianthus. To Mons. August von 

 Geert, Ghent, 6 Tree Fe?ns. To De Smet Freres, Ghent, 6 do. 



4. Books and Periodicals received, January, February, and March. 



5. Presentations to Museum. 

 Meteorology. 



1. From the Marine Board, Hobart. Tables from Mount Nelson for 



January, February, and March ; South Bruny for January and 

 February ; Goose Island, do.; Swan Island, King's Island, and 

 Kent's Group, for January. 



2. From Mr. Roblin. Tables of results of Meteorological Observations 



taken at the lighthouses and Mount Nelson during the year 

 1881. 



3. From Mr. F. Abbott, jun. Monthly tables of Rainfall at Society's 



Gardens. During January, l'06in. ; February, I'Olin. ; and 

 March, 0-65m. 



4. From Mr. Kayser. Do. at Mount Bischoff during March, 3*34in. 



5. From Mr. D. C. Purdy. Do. at Macquarie Harbour, do., 2*09in. 



6. Rainfall at Mount Nelson, January, l'64in.; February, l*51in.; 



and March, 0-49. 

 Time of leafing, flowering, and fruiting of a few standard plants in the 

 Botanic Gardens during January, February, and March : — 

 January 8. Veronica angustifolia in full flower. 

 „ 10, Apricots commenced to ripen (Roman). 



,, 16. Grevillea robusta in full flower. 



,, 18. Jargonelle Pear ripe. 



