Pibrary of the Museum COMPARATIVE ZOOLOGY, AT HARVARD COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE, MASS. Cae A tus ade. No. [25 jeep 43 — ferely, LEB Y 8 ¢ Noy al eae hy of |The gift of ae . \ ewig be as : « To? TRANSACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS AND RE P Ota OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY of SOUTH AUSTRALIA. Weer, ; ie (FOR 1880-81.) L862: Adelaide : G. ROBERTSON, 103, KING WILLIAM STREET. Parcels for transmission to the Royal Society of South Australia, from Europe and America, should be addressed ““per Mr. W.C. Rigby, care Messrs. Thos. Meadows & Co., 35, Milk Street, Cheapside, London.” D. B. ADAMSON, Esa. F. CHAPPLE, Esoq., B.A., R.Se. G. MAYO, Esqa., F.R.C.S. Roval Rociety of Rowth Australia. Patron : HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN. Bice-Patron : HIS EXCELLENCY SIR W. F. D JERVOIS, G.C.M.G., C.B., &e. © BY ie Genes [ELECTED OCTOBER 4, 1881.] aresident : HIS HONOR S. J. WAY, CHIEF JUSTICE. Wice-Presidents : D. B. ADAMSON, Eso. CHARLES TODD, Eso., C.M.G., F.R.A.S. ow. Seevetary: Aon. Treasurer: WALTER RUTT, Eso. | THOMAS D. SMEATON, Eso. atlembers of Council: E. C. STIRLING, Eso., M.D. PROF. R. TATE, F.G.S., &e. CHARLES TODD, Eso, C.M.G., WALTER RUTT, Esa. F.R.A.S., &e. THOMAS D. SMEATON, Esa. § HIS HONOR §&. J. WAY, C.J. Assistant Seeretary : MR. A. MOLINEUX. CONTENTS. ) AGE. J. G. O. Tepper: Observations on the Propagation of Cymodocea Antarctica ata a7 a He an ae ve ae is Prof. R. Tate: A List of the Charas, Mosses, Liverworts, uae Fungals, and Algals of Extra-tropical South Australia .. 5 J. G. O. Tepper: The Papilionide of South Australia.. He Sy 25 Gavin Scoular: A Sketch of the Geology of the District around Manoora.. aA ae ae Be ae 4s 2 zs 37 W. Rutt: Notes upon a Boring at Port Wakefield .. the x 41 Prof. R. Tate: The Geology about Port Wekefield .. oF Me 45 J. G. O. Tepper: Further Observations on the Propagation of Cymodocea Antarctica.. aa ae ae ae we a3 47 T. C. Cloud: Mineralogical Notes a oe oe me os 50 J. G. O. Tepper: The Destructive Potato Moth oun Sa * 57 J.G.O. Tepper: Sketch of the Geological and seiectsrs mance i of the Hundred of Cunningham ss 61 Prof. R. Tate: On the ee as Relations of the Pulmoniferous Mollusca of Victoria .. + . 71 S. E. Holder: Descriptions of South Australian Staphylinidx ae 77 S. Smeaton: Diagnoses of New Species of South Australian Plants .. se Ss + : = ee Sis “F 98 Prof. R. Tate : A Supplement to the Census of the revi Plants and Ferns of Extra-tropical South Australia a 102 Baron F. von Mueller: Descriptions of two New Species of Plants 112 Prof. R. Tate: Geology in its Relation to Mining and Subterranean Water Supply in South Australia (Anniversary Address). . ee Miscellaneous Contributions to the Natural History of South Australia— BOTANY. Notes on Orobanche cernua, Aster (2) conocephalus, and Sarcostemma australe, by Prof. R. Tate .. a iy) sales Notes on Solanum simile, S. hystrix, and Claytonia Balon- nensis, by Mrs. A. Richards, Corr. Memb. oF 136 The Characteristic Vegetation about Franklin Harbour, i Prof. R. Tate.. < - re oe «ne eke iv. ZOOLOGY. saat on the Zoology about Franklin Barbone, by Prof. R. ate .. oe ais aie Occurrence of Nyctophilus Geaffroyi in 8. Bactraa da Notes on South Australian Snakes me a di ve Notes on South Australian Lizards .. ‘ts “ = Land and Freshwater Shells from Central oaiuta, ee New South Australian Marine Shells .. oe On the generic position of Limnea papyracea Additions to the Papi Fauna of South b Australia, by M. Fauvel d South Australian Noctamis by Dr. Gabe GEOLOGY. Notes on the Geeky about Franklin EEA by Prof. R. Tate .. Geological Sectione avdana tie Sarthe Ringe ‘Shore pe Lake Alexandrina, by Prof. R. Tate Silurian Fossils from the Parara Limestone, eee Notes on the Physical and Geological Features about Lake Kyre, by G. L. Debney a Well sections in the coe between Osipera Orenk ana Warburton River, by G. L. Debney a a5 . Notes on Rocks and Minerals Jurassic Fossils from Central Australia Bryozoa from the Miocene of Victoria and South Auatialiel Occurrences of Remains of Pliocene Mammalia Abstract of Proceedings Annual Report BA sis ae “ye oe ate < ae List of Fellows ERRATA. p. 110, line 3—for vulbosa read bulbosa. p. 112, last line—for asperatus read exasperatus. p. 133, line 18—for principal read principle. PAGE. 138 138 139 139 140 140 140 140 141 143 144 145 145 147 148 149 149 149 151 163 166 SOME OBSERVATIONS ON THE PROPAGATION OF CYMODOCEA ANTARCTICA (Endl.) By J. G. O. Tepper, F.0.S., London; Memb. Bot. Verein, Brandenburg; Corr. Memb. [Read December 7, 1880.] Plate I. The remarkable plant, which forms the subject of this paper, belongs to the order of Naiadee among Monocotyledons, and assists in considerable numbers to form the submarine meadows near Ardrossan and elsewhere in the Gulf of St. Vincent. They extend from just below low-water mark of spring tides to considerable depths beyond. The principal plant of these meadows, during the months of September, October, and November, is another of the same order, viz., Posidonia australis, flowering copiously during the first two months, and fruiting in the latter, the seeds being ripe and shed in December. During life it resembles some of the Cyperacex, especially Zepidosperma, in general form of leaf, stalk, flower, except that the leaves are rounded at the apex, and are not stiff, but the fruits are much larger.