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 JUNE, 1884. 



The monthly evening meeting of the Royal Society was held on 

 Monday, June 9, His Honoi' Mr. Justice Dobson in the chair. 



Rev. J. B. W. Woolluough, Mr. A. Park, V,S., and Mr. George Hinsby, 

 Hobart, who had previously been nominated by the council, were balloted 

 for, and declared duly elected as fellows of the society. 



Mr. Fiddian, C.S., India, and Mr. Charpentier, England, were introduced 

 as visitors. 



The Hon. Secretary (Dr. Agnew) brought forward the usual returns, 

 viz.: — 



1. Number of visitors to the Museum. — April — Sundays, 620; week 

 days, 1,206 ; total, 1,826. May— Sundays, 1,125 ; week days, 1,310 ; 

 total, 2,435. 



2. Number of visitors to Gardens. — April, 6,497 ; May, 5,596. 



3. Plants, etc., received, and sent from Gardens. — April — From Mr. 

 W. A. Thompson, Dunedin, one case of ferns ; Baron Von Mueller, two 

 bulbous plants, two packets of seeds. Sent to Messrs. Shepherd and Co., 

 Sydney, one bag sphagnum moss. 



Plants and seeds received at, and sent from, the Royal Society's Gardens 

 during the month of May, 1884 : — 



From Mr. G. Brunning, nurseryman, St. Kilda, Victoria, three cases 

 plants. 



From Mons. A. Van Geert, Ghent, Belgium, five packets seeds, coniferse. 



From Baron Ferd. Von Mueller, Government Botanist, Victoria, 290 

 packets seeds, including several Japan coniferae. 



From Chamber of Agriculture, Washington, United States, 75 packets 

 seeds. 



From Messrs. Shepherd and Co., nurserymen, etc., Sydney, 14 packets 

 eucalypti. 



To Dr. R. Schomburgk, Botanic Gardens, Adelaide, two bags sphagnum 



To Messrs. Shepherd and Co., Sydney, two bags sphagnum moss. 



To Acclimatisation Society, Brisbane, Queensland, two bags sphagnum 

 moss. 



To Mr. John Smith, nurseryman, etc., Riddell's Creek, Victoria, two bags 

 sphagnum moss. 



To the Botanic Gardens, Brisbane, Queensland, two bags sphagnum 



To Messrs. Brunning and Sons, St. Kilda, Victoria, two bags sphagnum 

 moss. 



To Messrs. Law and Somner, nurserymen, etc., Melbourne, two baga 

 sphagnum moss. 



To Mr. C. F. Cress well, St. Kilda, Victoria, box lily bulbs. 



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

 Royal Society's Gardens during April, 1884 : — April 10, common elm 

 leaves commence falling : 12, Coe's fine late red plum ripe ; 15, Pyrus 

 ancuparia leaves falling ; 16, Chinese chrysanthemum commence to flower ; 

 16, leaves of black mulberry commence to fall ; 20, seeds of horn- 

 beam ripe. May 20, first medlar ripe (Nottingham) ; 25, Photinia serru- 

 lata commencing to flower ; 27, Ailanthus glaudulosa leaves all fallen; 30, 

 Calycanthus proecox commencing to flower ; 31, Jasminum nudiflorum 

 in full flower ; 31, Cantua dependensin full flower. 



4. The usual monthly and other periodicals for April and May. 



5. Meteorological returns from the Government Meteorologist, Hobart ; 

 abstract of meteorological observations, Tasmania, for the quarter ending 

 March, 1884; observations for April and May. 



List of Additions to the Library for the month of April, 1884 : — 

 Fauna and Flora of New Zealand, Capt. F. W. Hutton. 

 The Victorian Naturalist, from the Committee V.N.S. 



