ABSTRACT OF PROCEEDINGS. XIX... 
Blume, Malaya. (v.) Durio zibethinus, DC., the Durian, 
Malaya. 
ABSTRACT OF PROCEEDINGS, NOVEMBER 4th, 1914. 
The three hundred and seventieth (370th) General 
Monthly Meeting of the Royal Society of New South Wales 
was held at the Society’s House, 5 Hlizabeth-street North, 
at 8 p.m. 
Mr. C. HEDLEY, President, in the Chair. 
Thirty-eight members and three visitors were present. 
The minutes of the preceding meeting were read and 
confirmed. 
The certificates of two candidates for admission as 
ordinary members were read for the first time. 
Donations consisting of 4 volumes, 77 parts, 7 reports, 
1 map and 2 calendars were laid upon the table. 
THE FOLLOWING PAPERS WERE READ: 
1. ‘‘ Notes on Tasmanian Hydrozoa,”’ by EH. A. BRIGGS, B.Sc. 
(Communicated by Mr. C. HEDLEY, F.L.S.) 
2. ‘“*The Development and Distribution of the Natural Order 
Leguminose,”’ by H. C. ANDREWS, B.A., F.G.S. 
Remarks were made by Mr. FREEMAN, Mr. MAIDEN, Mr. 
CAMBAGE and Mr. CHEEL. 
3. ““On the Recovery of Actinium and Ionium from the 
Olary Ores,”’ by S. RADCLIFF. 
Remarks were made by Professor FAWSITT. 
4, “The Hematozoa of Australian Batrachians, No. 2,” by 
J. BURTON CLELAND, M_D., Ch.M: 
EXHIBIT. 
Professor FAWSITT exhibited an apparatus for the pre- 
paration of nitrogen from the air according to a method 
described by VAN BRUNT in the Journal of the American 
Chemical Society for July, 1914. 
