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likely, therefore, that each agus owns a distinct species of this parasitic 
fungus) ;—an edible fungus (not named) somewhat resembling in form, but 
superior in flavour to and different in character from the common mushroom, 
and sparingly met with in the dry forest soils on the eastern districts of 
Tasmania towards the close of summer and before the rains set in ;—a 
Zylaria-looking black fungus taken from the trunk of a tree in dense 
forests at Macquarie Harbour ;—a coral-looking lichen, probably a Cyno- 
myce, growing in dense tufts on peaty ground in humid, exposed and elevated 
situations throughout the Island ;—also a bright scarlet-tipped lichen ( Cyno- 
myce sp.?) from the summit of a mountain range near Macquarie Harbour; 
and alsosome additional specimens of the elegant Gorgonia Australis, 
fished up from a depth of three to five fathoms in D’Entrecasteaux Channel. 
A short notice of the forests of dead trees in the Lake Country and other 
Districts of Tasmania, with conjectures on the probable cause of their 
destruction, by Mr. F. Stanley Dobson, was read. 
The Secretary read an interesting paper on Australian Entomostracans 
by the Rev. R. L. King, of Sydney, supplementary toa paper recently 
furnished by this gentleman on the same subject. 
Captain J. H. Kay, R.N. F.R.S., read an elaborate paper on the Latitude 
and Longitude of the Observatory at Hobart Town, a point of the highest 
practical importance when considered in relation to the Trigonometrical 
Survey of this Island, now in progress. 
After discussions on subjects before the meeting, it was resolved, on the 
motion of 8. Moses, Esq., “‘ that the thanks of the Society be rendered for 
the various donations and for the papers read,” and the members separated. 
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