ABSTRACT OP PROCEEDIXGS. XSVll. 



near Miles (Miss E. J. Adams), Eidsvokl (Dr. '!'. L. Bancroft). Var. planifoUa 

 Bentb., from WariaJda (J. H. Maiden and J. L. Boorman), has broader and 

 more compressed phyllodia than any of the preceding, but it also has the 4 very 

 fine nerves which are apt to be overlooked, as in the rest of the specimens, unless 

 eriticallj' exa,mined. The seeds of this species are mottled. 



Mr. E. Cheel drew attention to a number of seedling plants of an upright 

 blackberry {Eubus sp.) cultivated at Hill Top via Picton, very badly infested 

 with "Rust Disease" probably caused by Phragmidium sp. but further material is 

 required to work out the species definitely. 



Mr. G. A. Waterhouse exhibited specimens of Argynnina hobartia cyrila 

 reared from egg's laid in captivity by females caught at Narrabeen; also a pair 

 of the same butterfly caught last December at Mt. Kosciusko, constituting a new 

 record for the locality. 



Mr. J. J. Fletcher exhibited a number of lantern slides showing the germina- 

 tion of various species of Loranthus. 



ORDINARY MONTHLY MEETING. 



27th September, 1922. 

 . Mr. J. J. Fletcher, M.A., B.Sc, Vice-President, in the Chair. 



Mr. Leith Fuller Hitchcock, Assistant Biologist, Prickly Pear Laboratory, 

 Sherwood, Queensland, was elected an Ordinary Member of the Society. 



A letter was read from Dr. W. R. Browne, returning thanks for congratu- 

 lations. 



The Chairman announced that the regulations governing the Linnean Mac- 

 leay Fellowships had been revised and that the Council is prepared to receive 

 applications for four Fellowships tenable for one year from 1st March, 1923, 

 from qualified Candidates. Applications should be lodged with the Secretary, 

 who ^vill afford all necessary information to intending Candidates, not later than 

 Wednesday. 1st November, 1922. 



The Donations and Exchanges received since the previous Monthly Meeting 

 (30th August, 1922), amoimting to 10 Vols., 51 Parts or Nos., 2 Bulletins, 4 

 Reports and 2 Pamphlets, etc., received from 51 Societies and Institutions and 1 

 private donor were laid upon the table. 



PAPERS READ. 



1. Chemical Notes— General. By T. Steel. 



2. A Note on Protein Precipitation in Grasses. By Margaret H. O'Dwyer, 

 B.Sc. 



3. Further Report on the Nutritive Value of Certain Australian Grasses. 

 By Margaret H. O'Dwyer, B.Sc. 



4. The Lorantliaceae of Australia (eontd.). Part iii. By W. F. Blakely. 



5. T'he Occurrence of Oil-Glands in the Barks of Certain Eucalypts. By 

 M. B. Welch, B.Sc, A.I.C. 



XOTES AXD EXHIBITS. 



Mr. W. F. Blakely exhibited from the National Herbarium: (1) An example 

 of albinism in Pultenaea daphnoides Wendl. Three plants, ranging from 3-5 

 feet high were found in a gully about 2 J miles due East of Hornsby railway 

 station. The leaves and calyces are similar to the typical form. Standard 

 white except for 10-12, fine, radiating, light purple-brown lines at the base. 



