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

 the Botanic Gardens during January, February, March and April, 

 1883 :— 



January : — ^ , 



7th. Veronica augustifolia in full flower. 



10th. First ripe Apricot gathered (Roman). 



14th. Grevillea robusta in full flower. 



14th. Jargonelle Pear commencing to ripen. 



20fch. Catalpa syringfoeolia in flower. 



31st. Mulberries commencing to ripen. 

 February : — 

 7th. Kerry Pippin commencing to ripen, 

 8th. Windsor Pear commencing to ripen. 



10th. Bon Chretien commencing to ripen. 



14th. Greengage Plum commencing to ripen. 

 (In a note appended to this return Mr. Abbott remarks :— "Owing to 

 the continued showers during the season the ash and sycamore are re- 

 taining their leaves much longer than usual.") 

 March:— 



lOfch. Tips of horbeam turning yellow. 



20th. Seckle pair ripe. 



24th. Golden Drop Plum (Goes) ripe. 



24th. Tips of Ehn turning yellow. 



26th. Tips of Horsechestnut turning brown, 



31st. Ash leaves commencing to fall. 



31st. Oak leaves commencing to fall. 

 April : — 



14th. Chinese chrysanthemum in flower. 



15t*i. Elm leaves coxmmencing to fall. 



16th. Goes late red plum commencing to ripen. 



22nd. Pyrus aucuparia leaves commencing to fall, 



28th. Black Mulberry leaves commencinc' <■ ■ i '. 



30bh. Seeds of hornbeam ripe. 

 The presentations to the Museum were ao iuilow : — 



1. From A. T. Glerk, Esq. 17 spears, 2 throwing sticks, 1 shield, 



1 stone axe, and 5 baskets made and used hy the Aborigines near 

 Cashmere Station, North Kennedy District, Cardwell, Queensland. 



2. From Mr. G. Elliot, Melbourne. 34 Brazilian birds, and a fine 



pair of horns of the Cashmere Water BuS'al'>. 



3. From Miss Edgar. A prepared specimen of the fox shark, or 



'* thresher ," (Alopecias vulpes) caught in Auckland Harbour, New 

 Zealand. 



4. From Mr. W. Woodin. Fossils, Teeth, etc, , from the Liverpool 



Plains, New South Wales, stated to have been found lying on the 

 bed rock at a depth of 115 feet from the surface. 



5. From Mr. H. J. Warner. Slab of fine Clay, with Fern Impres- 



sions, from York Plains Goal Mine, Cast of Spirifer. 



6. From Mr. B. Brown. Two samples of Tin from the claim of the 



Empress Company, Koetong, Victoria. 



7. From Mr. W. Bayner, New Norfolk, Specimens of Iron Pyrites 



and silicified wood from Chariemont. 



8. From B. P. Adams, Esq. Specimen of Asbestos, from Mount 



Bischoff. 



9. From Mr. C. Basstian. 10 Maori stone Axes, in various stages of 



manufacture, from Woodstock, New Zealand. 



10. From Mr. C.W.S. James. Fragments of boulder encrusted with 



crystals of carbonate of lime, from Waterworks, Hobart. 



11. From Mr. J. E. Evans. Specimens of Tin Ore from Ben Lomond 



Mine. 



