244 J. H. MAIDEN. 
2. ““Some remarks on the sandal-wood of the South Sea 
Islands”? by John MacGillivray. ‘“‘Syd. Mag. Sci, Art,’” 
11, 196. 
3. “Floriculture for Ladies,’”’ by Lindsay OC. Shepherd, 
ib., p. 197, 
8. The Australian Horticultural and Agricultural Society, 
(8th December, 1856—__). 
Formed 8th December, 1856* by an amalgamation of the 
“Australasian Botanic and Horticultural Society’? and of 
the ‘‘Horticultural Improvement Society of New South 
Wales.”’ 
It is not necessary for me, on the present occasion, to: 
trace its history past 1860; I trust a historian of Horti- 
cultural Societies will bring the information up to date. 
In October 1856 the Australasian Botanic and Horticul- 
tural Society made overtures to the Horticultural Improve- 
ment Society of New South Wales with the view to amal-. 
gamation. This was agreed to at a meeting held on the 
8th December, 1856, the title of the new association 
decided upon being ‘“‘The Australian Horticultural and 
Agricultural Society.”’ 
This body was the precursor both of the Horticultural 
Society of New South Wales, and of the Agricultural 
Society of New South Wales. 
‘‘The Sydney Magazine of Science and Art,’ edited by 
Mr. Joseph Dyer (2 vols., 1858-9), states, on the title page 
of each volume, “Containing, by authority, the Proceedings. 
of the ‘Australian Horticultural and Agricultural Society’ 
and the ‘Philosophical Society of New South Wales.’ ”’ 
The two Societies settled down to work comfortably, one 
concerning itself with agriculture and horticulture, and the 
1 The ‘ Philosophical Society of New South Wales” was re-constituted 
seventeen months earlier, butit is convenient to follow the present order. 
