vi. Contents. 



PAGES 



Art. XXIV. On two new Planarians from Auckland Harbour. By T. F. Cheese- 

 man, F.L.S. .. .. .. .. .. .. 213—214 



XXV. Notes on a Skeleton of Megaptcra lalandii (novte-zealandice). By 



Prof. Julius von Haast, Ph.D., P.B.S. . . . . . . 214—216 



XXVI. Description of a new Species of JEolis. By T. W. Kirk . . . . 217 



XXVII. Description of a new Dipterous Insect. By G. Vernon Hudson ; 



communicated by T. W. Kirk . . . . • . . . 218 



XXVIII. On the Gravid Uterus of Mustelus antarcticus. By T. Jeffery 



Parker, B.Sc. .. .. .. .. .. ..219—222 



XXIX. Notes on the Anatomy and Embryology of Scymnus lichia. By T. 



Jeffery Parker .. .. .. .. .. .. 222—234 



XXX. On the Connection of the Air-bladders and the Auditory-organ in the 



Bed Cod (Lotella bacchus). By T. Jeffery Parker . . . . 234—236 



II. — Botany. 



XXXI. On the New Zealand Desmidiece. Additions to Catalogue and Notes 



on various Species. By W. M. Maskell, F.R.M.S. . . . . 237—259 



XXXII. On a new Composite Plant. B3' Robert Brown ; communicated by 



Prof. Button .. .. .. .. .. .. 259—260 



XXXIII. Further Notes on Sorghum Experiments. By Mr. Justice Gillies . . 261 — 267 



XXXIV. On the Growth of the Cork Oak in Auckland. By Mr. Justice Gillies 267—268 



XXXV. The Naturalized Plants of the Auckland Provincial District. By T. 



F. Cheeseman, F.L.S., Curator of the Auckland Museum . . 268—298 



XXXVI. On some recent Additions to the Flora of New Zealand. By T. F. 



Cheeseman .. .. .. .. .. ' .. 298—301 



XXXVII. Notes on Fresh-water Alga. By W. I. Spencer, M.R.C.S. . . 302—304 



XXXVIII. A Description of four new Ferns from our New Zealand Forests. 



By William Colenso, F.L.S. . . . . . . . . 304—310 



XXXIX. On the large Number of Species of Ferns noticed in a small Area in 

 the New Zealand Forests, in the Seventy-mile Bush, between 

 Norsewood and Danneverke, in the Provincial District of 

 Hawke's Bay. By W. Colenso . . . . . . . . 311—320 



XL. Description of a few new Indigenous Plants. By W. Colenso . . 320 — 339 



XLI. Additions to the Flora of New Zealand. By John Buchanan, F.L.S. , 



of the Geological Survey Department . . . . . . 339 — 340 



XLH. Notes on some of the Diatomaceous Deposits of New Zealand. By 



John Inglis . . . . . . . . . . . . 340—346 



XLHI. On the Lichenographia of New Zealand. By Charles Knight, F.R.C.S. 346—358 



XLIV. Descriptions of two new Species of Carex. By D. Petrie, M.A. . . 358 — 359 



XLV. Description of a Variety of Celmisia sessiliflora, Hook. f. By D. 



Petrie .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 359 



XLVI. Description of a new Species of Senecio. By T. Kirk, F.L.S. . . 359—360 



HI. — Geology. 



XLVII. Notes on the Mineralogy of New Zealand. By S. Herbert Cox, F.C.S., 



F.G.S., Assistant Geologist and Inspector of Mines .. .. 361 — 409 



XLVIII. On a new Mineral belonging to the Serpentine Group. By S. Her- 

 bert Cox .. .. .. .. .. .. 409—410 



XLIX. Descriptions of some new Tertiary Shells from Wanganui. By Prof. 



F. W. Hutton . . . . . . . . . . . . 410—411 



L. Note on the Silt Deposit at Lyttelton. By Prof. F. W. Hutton . . 411—414 



LI. On the Formation of the Quartz Pebbles of the Southland Plains. 



By W. S. Hamilton . . . . . . . . . . 414—419 



LII. On the Occurrence of Platinum in Quartz Lodes at the Thames 



Gold Fields. By J. A. Pond . . . . . . . . 419—420 



