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MARCH, 1891. 



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No. 2, Vol. I. (New Issue.) 



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DEVOTED TO THE FURTHERANCE OF 

 PURE AND APPLIED SCIENCE THROUGHOUT THE COLONY. 



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CONTENTS : 



The Forthcoming "Flora" of New Zealand ... 



Some Notes on the Occurrence of the Trap-door Spider at Lyttelton. Robt 



M. Laing, B.Sc. 

 An Edible Fungus of New Zealand 

 New Caledonia Nickel Ores. Thomas Mooue 

 On the- Discovery of the Nickel-Iron Alloy Awaruite. Prof. G. H. F. Ulbich, 



F.G.S. ... ... ... ... ... 



On the History of the Kiwi. Prof. T. J. Parkeb, F.R.S. 

 Botanical Notes. D. Peteie, M.A., F.L.S. ... 

 General Notes — ... ... 



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Effects of Thunder on MUk— Escallbrua macrantha and Eces— Fertilisation of Native 



Flowers by Honey-bces^-On the Preservation of Solution of Sulphuretted 



• Hydrogen — The Anatomy of a New Zealand Earth-worm— Recent Papers on the 



Natural History of New Zealand— Occurrence of Glow-worms in a Deep Cave — 



Humble-bees. 



Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science 

 Notes of the Bleeting 



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On the Preservation of the Native Fauna and Flora of New Zealand— The "Bull-roarer" 

 of some Australian Tribes. 



Meetings of Societies ... 



Linucan Society of New South Wales. 



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