Additions to Museum exhibited

Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand, Volume 27, 1894, Page 691

Exhibits.—Photographs of Mount Cook, &c., by Mr. F. W. Gibbs. Pair of Spondylus shells from Red Sea; pair of living Paryphanta hochstetteri, from Mount Duppa; living Naultinus pulcherrimus, by Mr. E. Lukins. Nest of Bombus terrestris, with comb, by Mr. A. S. Atkinson. Stems of Plantago lanceolata, showing peculiar variations, by Mr. R. I. Kingsley. Second Meeting: 12th March, 1894. Mr. A. S. Atkinson, Vice-president, in the chair. Papers.—1. “On the Presence of some Noxious Weeds in Nelson District.”—Garduus arvensis, Arctium minor, and Melilotus arvensis—by R. I. Kingsley. (Transactions, p. 407.) 2. “Zoological Notes: (1.) Arboreal Nests of Bush-rat (Mus maorium); (2.) Paryphanta hochstetteri found at Low Levels at West Wanganui,” by R. I. Kingsley. (Transactions, p. 238.) 3. “Botanical Notes: Plants new to Nelson Province, &c., from West Wanganui,” by R. I. Kingsley. (Transactions, p. 407.) A quantity of plants and New Zealand land-snails, also spherical iron – ore from West Wanganui, were exhibited by Mr. R. I. Kingsley. A lamprey was presented by Dr. Hudson.