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ROYAL SOCIETY. 



APRIL, 1884. 



A monthly meeting of the society, the first of the present session, was 

 held at the Museum on Tuesday, April 8. There was a large attendance 

 of Fellows. Mr. Jas. Barnard, V.P., in the chair. Mr, W. J. G. Bedford, 

 M.R.C.S., Eng., and Mr. J. Walch, Hobart, who had previously been 

 nominated by the council, were balloted for, and declared duly elected 

 as fellows of the society. 



Mr. Thomas Hughes (England) was introduced as a visitor. 



The hou. secretary (Dr. Agnew) brought forward the usual returns, 

 viz. : — 



(1.) Number of visitors to Museum, January — On Sundays, 650; on 

 week days, 1,384 ; total, 2,034. Do., February— On Sundays, 1,012 ; on 

 week days, 1,494 ; total, 2,506. Do., March— On Sundays, 1,087 ; on 

 week days, 1,181 ; total, 2,268. 



(2.) Number of visitors to Gardens — January, total 5,489 ; do., February, 

 4,898 ; do., March, 5,627. 



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



January. — Received from Mr. Wm. Bull, new plant merchant, London, 

 patent plant case, containing 100 Chinese chrysanthemums. From Mr. J. 

 Latham, nurseryman, Hobart, collection imported Dutch bulbs, 28 packets. 

 Sent to Major Jacob, Executive Engineer, Jeypore, India, 21bs. leptosper- 

 num loevigatum. 



February. — From the Botanic Gardens, Saharampur, N.W. Provinces, 

 India, 50 packets seeds, various. From Baron Ferd, Von Mueller, 

 Government Botanist, Victoria, two packets of seeds. From Mr. G. Oliver, 

 New Plymouth, New Zealand, thi-ee packets of seeds. Sent to Mr. G. 

 Brunning, St. Kilda Nurseries, Melbourne, 36 nymphsca alba. To Mr. H. 

 A. James, Department of Mines, Sydney, a bag of sphagnum moss. 



March. — From the Chamber of Agriculture, Washington, U.S., 60 

 packets of assorted seed. From Miss J. Owen, Ireland, seven packets of 

 seed. From Mr. H. A. James, Sydney, 13 packets of seed. Sent to 

 Messrs. De Smet Freres, Ghent, Belgium, case Norfolk Island pines. 



(4.) The usual monthly and other periodicals for January, February, and 

 March. 



(5.) Metewological Returns. 



1. From the Government Observer, Capt. Shortt, tables of observations 

 for January, February, and March. 2. From Mr. F. Abbott, Superinten- 

 dent Botanic Gardens, register of rainfall at Royal Society's Gardens for 

 January, February, and March. 3. From Mr. C. Purdy, Registrar, register 

 of rainfall at Strahan for February. 



(6.) Time of leafing, flowering, and fruiting of a few standard plants 

 in the Botanic Gardens during January, February, and March, 1884 : — 

 January 4, Veronica augiistifolia in full flower ; 6, first ripe apricot 

 (royal) gathered; 10, Grevillea robusta in full flower ; 12, Jargonelle pear 

 commence ripening ; 22, black mulberries commencing to ripen. Feb- 

 ruary 8, Windsor pear commencing to ripen ; 10, Bon chretien ditto ; 11, 

 green gage plum ditto ; 22, ash, common, commencing to shed seed ; 25, 

 sycamore, common, ditto. March 8, tips of hornbean turning yellow ; 10, 

 seckle pear commencing to ripen ; 12, tips of elm turning yellow ; 15, 

 horse chestnut leaves turning yellow ; 20, ash leaves commence falling — 

 seeds ripe ; 21, oak leaves commence falling — acorns ripe. 



