XII. ABSTRACT OF PROCEEDINGS. 



The following gentleman was duly elected an ordinary 

 member of the Society: — 



Robert Kenneth Murphy, Consulting Chemical 

 Engineer and Lecturer in Chemistry, Technical 

 College, Sydney. 



The President referred to the death of Mr. P. Manson 

 Bailey, c.m.g., etc., Colonial Botanist of Queensland, and 

 a Clarke Memorial Medallist of this Society, and on the 

 motion of Mr. Maiden it was resolved that a letter of 

 sympathy be forwarded to the members of his family. 



The President also announced the death of Mr. Lawrence 

 Hargrave who was elected a member of this Society in 

 1887, and on the motion of Professor Pollock, seconded by 

 Mr. Hedley it was decided that the sympathy of members 

 be conveyed to Mrs. Hargrave. 



A letter was read from Mrs. G. D. Hirst thanking the 

 Society for sympathy in the death of her husband. 



Seventy-six parts, 6 reports, and 1 map were laid upon 

 the table. 



THE FOLLOWING PAPERS WERE READ: 



1. "Acacia Seedlings," Part I, by R. H. Oambage, f.l.s. 

 Remarks were made by Mr. A.G. Hamilton, Dr.OLELAND, 



Messrs. Maiden, Cheel, Baker and the President. 



2. " Some notes on Blechnum capense, witli description 



of a new variety," by Rev. W. Walter Watts. 



3. "The Mosses of the New Hebrides," by Dr. V. F. Bro- 



therus and Rev. W. Walter Watts. 



exhibit : 

 Dr. J. B. Oleland and Mr. E. Cheel exhibited speci- 

 mens of two European Fungi, Pholiota acliposa and Fistu- 

 Una hepatica, found at Mount Wilson, Blue Mountains, 

 and not hitherto recorded for New South Wales. Remarks 

 were made by Mr. Maiden. 



