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8. The following letter from Baron von Mueller was read by Dr. Hector : 
“ While working on Restiaces I revised also the few New Zealand species, 
and found that the supposed third species of Calostrophus is a new Lepyrodia, 
by which means your flora gets a new and interesting genus. Unfortunately 
Mr. Travers brought only male flowers. Can you kindly see whether, in your 
set of this plant, perhaps female specimens with capsules occur. Or, failing 
this, would Mr. Hunt, or any other settler, procure the female plant, which is 
easily found, as the species is conspicuous and probably common. I fancy, 
that still other Restiacee exist in New Zealand territory, and I would beg 
much that you will be so kind as to secure for me early samples, also any 
Cyperacez. They will then be utilized by me, while I go on with the 
elaboration of the Glumacee for the 7th vol. of the Australian flora. І shall, 
also, during this elaboration, attend to all the Glumacez from the Chatham 
Islands. The issue of a separate publication on Mr. Travers’ last plants is an 
impossibility here now. So I will send any manuscripts thereon from time to 
time on to yourself. As soon as I get the female flowers of the Lepyrodia 
I will send a diagnosis for publication in your new volume. It may interest 
you that the Calostrophus elongatus of New Zealand has to change its name, 
as it is quite distinct from Labillardiére’s original plant. I have only this 
month recognized the true plant, gathered nearly 80 years ago by Labillardiére 
in the south of Tasmania, and only (until now) known by his plate. Аз 
R. Brown has named the Calostrophus, common in Australia and New Zealand, 
Restio lateriflorus, I have given your plant the name Calostrophus lateriflorus. 
The genus is widely different from Linne's Kestio, and belongs to the nucular, 
not the capsular, tribe of the order. АП Glumacee for accurate diagnosis 
should have perfectly ripe fruits." 
ЕтЕтн Meetine. 13th October, 1873. 
Charles Knight, F.R.C.S., President, in the chair. 
About fifty members were present. 
New members.—George Hall, George Thomas. 
Publications received since last meeting were laid on the table. 
The President said he regretted having to announce, on the first time of 
his taking the chair, the death of the Rev. Richard Taylor, F.G.S., a member 
of the Society, who had been from a very early period in the settlement of the 
Colony such an indefatigable worker in the cause of science. 
1. “Notice of a Variation in the Dentition of Mesoplodon hectori, Gray,” 
by James Hector, M.D., F.R.S. (Transactions, p. 86.) 
