Art. XIII. On the New Zealand Frog (Leiopelma Hocks tetter ii); with an account 

 of a remarkable feature in the history of some species of Australian 

 Frogs. By A. Wander Aitken ... ... ... 87—88 



XLV. Preliminary notice of a Ziphid Whale, probably Berardius Arnuxii, 

 stranded on December 16, 1868, on the sea beach, near New 

 Brighton, Canterbury. By Julius Haast, Ph. D. , F. R. S. ...190- -192 



LXIII. Notes on the Ornithology of New Zealand. By Walter Buller, 



F.L.S., F.G.S. ... ... ... ... 385—392 



Botany. 



XIV. On some new species of New Zealand Plants. By John Buchanan, 



of the Geological Survey Department ... ... 88 — 89 



XV. On the Botany of the Thames Gold Fields. By T. Kirk ... 89—100 



XVI. An account of the Puka (Meryta Sinclalrii). By T. Kirk ... 100—102 



XVII. On Grasses, and other plants, adapted for pasturage in the Province 

 of Auckland, especially with regard to indigenous kinds. By 

 T. Kirk ... ... ... ... 102—106 



XVIII. On the occurrence of Orobanche ; a genus new to the Flora of New 



Zealand. By T. Kirk... ... ... ... 106 



XIX. On the discovery of Isoetes, and other genera of Bhizocarpse, 



new to the Flora of New Zealand. By T. Kirk ... ... 107 



XX. On Epacris purpurascens, Br. , in New Zealand ; with remarks on 



Epacris paucvjiora, A. Bich. By T. Kirk ... ...107—108 



XXI. On the structure and colour of the fibre of Phormium tenax. By 



T. Nottidge ... ... ... ... 108—111 



XXII. On the structure of the Leaf of Phormium tenax. By Captain 



F. W. Hutton, F.G.S... . ... ... ...111—116 



XXIII. On the New Zealand Flax (Phormium tenax). By Major 



Heaphy, V.C. ... ... ... ... 116—117 



XXIV. On the Vegetation of the neighbourhood of Christchurch, including 



Biccarton, Dry Bush, etc. By J. F. Armstrong. With Intro- 

 ductory Bemarks on the Distribution of Plants in the Province of 

 Canterbury. By J. Haast, Ph.D., F.B.S. ... ...118—128 



XXV. On Irrigation as aiDplied to the growth of New Zealand Flax. By 



J. C. Crawford, F.G.S. ... ... ... 129—131 



XXVI. On the Naturalized Plants of New Zealand, especially with regard 



to those occurring in the Province of Auckland. By T. Kirk ... 131—146 



LXI. List of Plants found in the Northern District of the Province of 



Auckland. By J. Buchanan, and T. Kirk ... ...239—247 



Chemistry. 



XXVII. On the production of certain Crystalline Phosphates and Arseniates. 



By W. Skey, Analyst to the Geological Survey of New Zealand 146 — 148 



XXVIII. On the effects of the application of the Hot Blast to Blow-pipe 

 purposes ; and the proposed substitution of Heated Air for 

 Oxygen in the production of certain thermal and illmninating 

 effects. Preliminary notice. By W. Skey ... ... 148 — 150 



XXIX. On the alkalinity of Carbonate of Lime. By W. Skey ...150—151 



XXX. On the absorptive properties of Silica ; and its direct hydration by 



contact with water. By W. Skey ... ... ... 151 — 152 



XXXI. On the examination of the bark of Coprosma granclifolia, for 



Alkaloids. By W. Skey ... ... ... 152 



XXXII. On the extraction of the poisonous principle of the Tutu plant 



(Goriaria ruscifolia). By W. Skey ... ... 153 — 155 



XXXIII. On the Fusibility of Platinum in the Blow-pipe Flame. By 



W. Skey ... ... ... •■- 155 



XXXIV. On the application of Iodine and Bromine, for the detection of 



gold when in minute quantities. By W. Skey ... ... 156 — 157 



