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PAGES. 



LII. Description of a new Species of Ehrliarta. By D. Petrie . . 356 — 357 



LIII. Notes on the Growth of certain Trees on Scoria Soil near Mount 

 Eden, Auckland. By T. B. Gillies, a Judge of the Supreme 

 Court of New Zealand .. .. .. .. 357—358 



LIV. A Description of a few new Plants from our New Zealand Forests, 



with dried Specimens of the same. By W. Colenso, F.L.S.. • 359 — 367 



LV. Contribution to the Lichenographia of New Zealand. Bj Charles 



Knight, F.L.S. .. .. .. .. 367—379 



LVI. Notes on New Zealand Plants. By J. Buchanan, F.L.S. . . 380—382 



LVII. On Grasses and Fodder Plants. By S. M. Curl, M.D. . . 382—393 



LVin. Descriptions of new Flowering Plants. By T. Kirk, F.L.S. . . 393—397 



LIX. Description of a new Species of Cladophora. By T. Kirk . . 397 



LX. Notice of the Occurrence of Lagenophora emphysopus and other 



unrecorded Plants in New Zealand. By T. Kirk. . . . 397—399 



IV. — Chemistry. 



LXI. On certain Eesults obtained upon some of the Argentiferous Salts 

 which are affected by Light. By William Skey, Analyst to 

 the Geological Survey Department . . . . . • 401 — 403 



LXII. Further Notes upon the Movements of Camphor on Water. By 



William Skey . . . . . . . . . . 403—406 



LXIII. On the Mode in which Oil acts as a Nucleus in Super-saturated 

 Saline Solutions ; with Notes on the Mode of Action of Solid 

 Nuclei. By WiUiam Skey . . . . . . 407—411 



LXIV. On the Cause of the Deposition of Camphor towards Light. By 



William Skey . . . . . . . . . . 411 



LXV. On the Nature of the Precipitate formed by certain Mercuric 



Salts in presence of Essential Oils. By William Skey . . 412 — 414 



LXVI. On the Decomposition of Argentic-oxide by Mercury. By William 



Skey .. .. .. .. .. 414 



V. — Geology. 



LXVn. On Wind-formed Lakes. By J. C. Crawford, F.G.S. . . 415—416 



LXVin. On Bidwill's Front HiUs. By J. C. Crawford .. .. 416—418 



LXIX. Eemarks on Volcanoes and Geysers of New Zealand. By W. 



Collie .. .. .. .. .. 418—420 



PEOCEEDINGS. 



WELLINGTON PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY. 



Account of Two Journeys to the Summit of Mount Euapehu. By G. Beetham, 



M.H.E. (abstract) . . . . . . . . . . 423 



Eemarks on Haematite and Spathic Iron Ores. By Dr. Hector . . . . 424 



What should be the Highest Aim of the Wellington Philosophical Society ? By 



Dominick Brown . . . . . . . . . . 425 



Suggestion towards a Theory accounting for the Movements of the Magnetic 



Needle. By the Hon. E. Hart, M.L.C. . . . . . . . . 425 



Eemarks on Forest Planting and Conservation, with reference to particular 



Localities in the Wellington District. By G. W. Williams (abstract) . . 428—429 



Election of Governor of New Zealand Institute . . . . . . 431 



On the Cultivation of Beet for the Manufacture of Sugar, etc. By S. M. Curl, 



M.D. (abstract) . . . . . . . . . . • . . 431 



Account of the Sydney Exhibition. By Dr. Hector . . . . . . 432 



A few Eemarks on Art Perspective. By E. T. Holmes . . . . . . 482 



