XU. ABSTRACT OF PROCEEDINGS. 



THE FOLLOWING PAPERS WERE READ : 



1. "Action of Cupric Chloride on Organo-metallic Deriva- 



tives of Magnesium," by E-. E. Turner, m.a.,m.Sc,a.i.c. 

 Th is paper was read by Professor J. Read in the absence 

 of Mr. Turner. 



2. " On the manufacture of Thymol, Menthone aud Men- 



thol from Eucalyptus Oils," by H. G. Smith, F.c.s., 

 and A. R. Penfold, F.c.s. Remarks were made by 

 Professor Read, Mr. A, B. Hector and Dr. R. Greig- 

 Smith. 



3. "A new species of Queensland Ironbark," by R. H. 



Oambage, f.l.s. Remarks were made by Mr. R. T. 

 Baker. 



The President tendered a cordial welcome to Dr. A. P. 

 Newton, Rhodes Professor of Imperial History in the 

 University of London. 



exhibits: 



1. Mr. E. 0. Andrews exhibited a facetted, ice-scratched 



boulder weighing about 120 flbs. found by Mr. L. J. 

 Jones and himself in Permo-Oarboniferous formation 

 about five miles north-west of Gulgong, being the first 

 glacial boulder recorded from this locality. 



2. Mr. A. A. Hamilton exhibited from the National Her- 



barium, examples of the contorted "Teasel" Dlpsacus 

 sylvestrls torsus grown by Professor De Vries in the 

 Botanic Gardens at Amsterdam, which formed part of 

 the evidence advanced in favour of his theory of muta- 

 tion. "Species and Varieties: their origin by Muta- 

 tion. Hugo De Vries, p. 402." 



A flower-head (capitulem) of the "Fuller's Teasel," 

 used by woollen cloth manufacturers to give a "nap" 

 to fabrics. 



