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Botanic Gardens, in wbicli it was clear that the sense of smell only" 

 was employed. In a part of the Gardens a plant of Aristolochia 

 gigas var. Sturtevantii was in flower. This plant on opening, gives off an 

 offensive odour resembling that arising from carrion. During the 

 morning hours this is more than usually pronounced, and vultures 

 that detect it, at once alight on trees close by, their movements being 

 similar to those they u.se when in sight of prey. The birds are- 

 however disappointed of their meal as it is simply the odour from the 

 flower which brings them to the spot, their sense of smell in this case 

 failing to supply them with a suitable meal. They were in fact 

 " Corbeaux in Error." 



24/12/95. 



No. 26 — Coccidoe. New sp. <& var. 



In the list of Trinidad CoccidEe by Professor Cockerell there is 

 one new species and one new variety. The new species is Lecanum 

 nanum. Chll. which has been found in the covered runs of a species of 

 ant. Azteca Chartifex. together with minature specimens of Icerya 

 BoscB. The scale appeared to be imprisoned by the ants building over 

 it a complete covering without outlet except one or two small open- 

 ings for ingress and egress of the ants themselves. These ants were 

 found located on trees of 3Iimusops dissecta — ("Balata") and Bassia 

 latifolia which were growing near to each other. The ants appear to 

 make the covered runs, Avhich are composed of woody fibre, simply for 

 the sake of protecting the Coccids as they have for themselves a large 

 nest or homestead where the major portion congregate. I have how- 

 however found in the runs or tunnels which covered the Coccids, eggs, 

 larvas, and pupge, in all stages, which have possibly been brought there 

 from the nest so as to be near the food supply which is afforded them 

 after extraction from the plant by the Coccids. 



The new variety now registered is Aspidiotus Hartii var. Luntii, 

 — a variety bearing a close relation to the species found on Yam roots, 

 the description of which was published at p. 85, in the Bulletin for 

 October, 1895. 



No. 27 — Snake Bites. 

 " What promises to be a new departure in the treatment of snake 

 bites, was the object of a communication by M. M. Physalin and 

 Bertrand to the Academic of Sciences recently. These savants 



