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abnormal form of Polysaccum pisocarphini va,v. crassipes from 

 Gladesville, having five distinct peridia consolidated on a foot- 

 stalk, somewhat resembling a deformed hand. 



Dr. H. G. Chapman communicated a note on the condition of 

 a living specimen of a frog (Hyla aurea), received at the Physio- 

 logical Laboratory of the University of Sydney, which appeared 

 to be distended with fluid. The limbs were globular, with con- 

 strictions at the joints. The abdomen was swollen, and the 

 flanks bulged outwai'ds. A marked swelling was present beneath 

 the lower jaw. The frog weighed 131 grms. On puncturing 

 the skin and abdomen, the fluid escaped, and was collected. 

 After draining for some minutes, the frog weighed 51 grms. 

 Twenty-four hours afterwards, it weighed 41 grms. The fluid 

 clotted in a few minutes after its removal from the frog. Its 

 freezing-point was 0'488°C. The fluid was lying in the s»ib- 

 cutaneous lymph-spaces, and in the peritoneal cavity. 



