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1836. Its office-bearers are given in the "New South Wales 

 Pocket Almanac" for 1840. In the issue of 1841 it is 

 referred to as the "Sydney Floral Society," evidently 

 through carelessness, and in the issue of 1842 correctly. 

 The "New South Wales and Sydney Directory" for 1843 

 mentions it, and I find no further mention of the Society, 

 until in "The Australian Almanac" for 1848 it again has a 

 full list of office-bearers, and I know nothing further of it 

 under this name. 



Then we have "The Australasian Botanic and Horticult- 

 ural Society," founded in July 1848. It went on till 1856, 

 and its office-bearers will be found in the various " Aus- 

 tralian Almanacs." In November 1854 was founded "The 

 Horticultural Improvement Society." This lasted till 

 October 1856, when, with "The Australasian Botanic and 

 Horticultural Society," it was merged in "The Australian 

 Horticultural and Agricultural Society," which went on 

 till 1860. Some of the members of "The Australasian 

 Botanic and Horticultural Society" objected to the fusion, 

 and 22 members, bringing with them £88, seceded, and 

 helped to found "The Philosophical Society of Australasia," 

 which is often referred to as the " 1856 Society," receiving 

 its name at a public meeting held 9th May, 1856. Some 

 brief notes will be found in our Trans, i, 17. Our Proceed- 

 ings are thenceforward recorded in "The Sydney Magazine 

 of Science and Art" (1858-9), and those of " The Australian 

 Horticultural and Agricultural Society " also. The differ- 

 entiation became fairly complete. 



Other societies worthy of mention in this connection are 

 "The New South Wales Vineyard Association" (1852-3)> 

 see the "Australian Almanacs" for those years; "The 

 Agricultural Society of New South Wales," (1860 to date); 

 "The Acclimatisation Society" (1862-1874 ?); "The 

 Horticultural Society of Sydney" (1864-1866 ?); "The 

 Horticultural Society of New South Wales " (1869 to date) 



