HISTORY OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF NEW SUUTH WALES. 247 
Meeting of 1st September, 1857. Various letters are 
given at p. 74, and at p. 75 an illustrated note on ‘A brief 
description of a singular insect production found in some 
parts of Australia’? by Theodore West. (Lerp). 
In the ‘*‘ Hort. Mag.”’ vit, 151, it isstated that the ‘“‘Aus- 
tralian Improvement Society ’’ held its Spring Show on 1st 
and 2nd October, 1857. This is a loose quotation of the 
title of the “Australian Horticultural and Agricultural 
Society.’’ A brief account of this show in the Botanic 
Gardens (‘‘Syd. Mag. Sci. and Art.’’ 1, 98), is in rather a 
minor key. The prize list is given at p. 1153. 
At p. 110 will be found a paper entitled ** Native plants, 
and the Pastoral, Agricultural and Horticultural Resources 
of Australia,’’ No. 2 (? the No. 7 of p. 107), by T. W. 
Shepherd. 
Meeting of 3rd November, 1857. See the Transactions 
at p. 121, also a paper “On the destruction of Oolonial 
Weeds ”’ by R. Meston, at p. 122. 
There is also a paper by F’. Creswick, entitled ‘‘Applica- 
tion of the Italian Wheat Straw for Manufacture of Straw 
Hats,” at p. 124. 
Meeting of Ist December, 1857. The Transactions are 
reported at p. 146, also a paper, “Agriculture and the 
necessity for a better system of cultivation,’’ by Lewis 
Markham (a letter to the Secretary to the Governor 
General), at p. 448. 
Meeting of 5th January, 1858. Transactions at p. 176. 
Papers read:— 
1. “On Agricultural Associations and Improvement 
Societies’’ by Robert Meston, at p. 179. 
2. ““On the improvement of pastoral lands,’’ by Henry 
Badgery, p. 181. 
