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than the stalklets, oustside silky-downy ; style almost glabrous ; stigma hemi- 
spheric-conical, peltate, quite terminal ; hypogynous gland unilateral, adnate ; 
ovary glabrous, nearly sessile ; fruit lanceolar-ellipsoid, almost dimidiate-oblique, 
smooth, short-attenuated at the base, gradually narrowed into the acute apex ; 
terminating membrane of the seed not decurrent along the nucleus. 
In the vicinity of the Endeavour-River ; W. Persieh. 
Leaves attaining a length of seven inches, neither shining nor furrowed, 
the pointed apex easily wearing off. Peduncles generally about half an inch 
long. Bracts minute, almost lanceolar, early deciduous. Petals measuring only 
$ — \ inch in full length. Stigma much broader than the summit of the 
style. Fruit fully an inch long, about J inch broad, gently convex, not seen quite 
ripe. As regards the stalked flower- clusters this species approaches H. 
pedunculata from the same locality, differing however already much in the 
form of the leaves and the position of the stigma. The last mentioned species 
is nearly allied to H. arborescens, which extends to Port Darwin (Holtze). 
The following new localities of species of this genus are particularly note- 
worthy : — 
H. eriantha; Upper Ovens-River, Mrs. M‘Cann. 
H. saligna; Ulawarra, Camera. 
H. nitida ; near Eucla, J. D. Bate. 
H. multilineata ; sources of the Arthur-River, Th. Muir ; between Youldeh and 
Ouldabinna, Tietkens ; between the Alberga and Mt. Olga, Giles ; near 
Mt. Finke, Mrs. Richards ; Gawler-Range, R. T. Sullivan ; near Lake 
Barlee, Hon. J. Forrest ; Mt. Sonder, Rev. W. F. Schwarz. Varies with 
smaller flowers, slender pistil, prominently nerved leaves, beaklike-pointed 
also unisulcate and bulging fruit, as well as almost diagonal position of seeds. 
H. Epiglottis; near Circular Head, F. v. M. 
H. nodosa ; Flinders-Island and North-Eastern Tasmania, Aug. Simson. 
H. lorea ; near MacDonnell-Range, Lieut. Dittrich. 
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THE PHARMACY BOARD OF VICTORIA. 
The monthly meeting of the Pharmacy Board of Victoria was held at the 
College of Pharmacy, Swanston-street, Melbourne, on Wednesday, the 10th 
November, 1886. 
Present— Messrs. Blackett, Brind, Francis, Strutt, and Tompsitt. 
The president (Mr. C. R. Blackett) in the chair. 
The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. 
An apology was received from Mr. Owen. 
APPLICATIONS FOB REGISTRATION. 
The following applicants, having furnished the necessary statutory declarations 
as to their qualifications, were duly registered as pharmaceutical chemists : — 
John Bunyan Lillie Mackay, Malvern-road, Toorak ; certificate from Pharma- 
ceutical Society of Edinburgh. 
Frederick Sheppard Grimwade, Flinders-lane, Melbourne. 
The applications of— 
Joseph Smith, Simpson’s-road ; 
Geo. Carrighan, Melbourne ; 
Andrew Smith, Kyneton; 
William Parsons, Sandhurst, 
were postponed for the personal attendance of the applicants. 
