40 THE VICTORIAN NATURALIST. 
root or the powdered root are refrigerants and effectual anthelminties. 
The seeds are astringent and useful in Hcemorrhage In arid 
ground and at the end of summer the whole plant assumes a 
bright red colour, 
R. Brownti, Campdera. Flowers November to May. Distributed 
Tasmania. 
Rk. bidens, R. Br. Flowers December to March. Distributed 
Tasmania. 
ERRATA. 
ON page 27 of Vol. LI., No. 2, line 19, for “ Flowers September to January, 
read “ nearly all the year round.” 
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On same page after. “ Casuarina, Rumphius. Etym.,” read :“ Supposed to 
allude to the leaves resembling the feathers of the Cassowary.”’ 
NOTES. 
MICRO-FUNGT. 
Av the last meeting of the Microscopical Society, one of the Vice- 
Presidents, Mr. F. Barnard, of Kew, also a member of the F.N. 
Club, read some notes on Micro-fungi recently forwarded to England 
by him for naming. Several of these have proved to be new, and 
one Phragmidium Barnardi (Plow.), found on a species of Rubus in 
Studley Park, has been named after him. We understand Mr. 
Barnard will be glad to receive specimens of Micro-fungi from our 
country friends, in exchange for other microscopic objects. 
THE NATIONAL MUSEUM. 
Tr will be remembered that in February last a deputation waited 
upon the Trustees of the National Museum, with reference to 
affording greater facilities to students at that institution, and were 
promised that the Director, Professor McCoy, should report upon 
the suggestions then made. His report, which is too long for 
publication here, appeared in the Argus of June Ist, but as it 
seemed the ideas of the deputation had been somewhat misunderstood, 
the Committee of the Club felt themselves called upon to make a 
further representation of the matter, and have forwarded a letter to 
the Trustees in reply, which will be found at length in the Argus of 
June 19th, 
