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in odour to attract flies, which disperse the spores. The most 

 striking feature in the fungus depicted is a veil or net-like 

 membrane (the indusium), which hangs from under the pileus 

 and spreads out around the stem The veils in Mrs. Rowan's 

 plants are black, apple-green, crimson, white, or orange, and also 

 purple in colour. Dictyophora has hitherto been very imperfectly 

 described, as the fungus is difficult to preserve in its original 

 shape and colour. Some of these are new to science. 



Mr. Fred Turner exhibited — (1) Gastrolobiicm graiidijiornm 

 F.v.M., collected in North-western Queensland by Mr. A. H. 

 Cooper, and forwarded through the Hon. Dr. J. M. Creed, 

 M.L.C. Mr. Cooper says " This plant is known as the 'Queens- 

 land Poison Bush,' and is fatal to stock that eat it. The foliage 

 is bright green in dry times, and owing to this circumstance I 

 suppose stock are attracted to it." — (2) Nicotiana glauca Grab., 

 also collected by Mr. Cooper in North-western Queensland. 

 This South American plant has long been acclimatised in Aus- 

 tralia, but the exhibitor hitherto did not know that it occurred 

 in such a remote portion of the continent. The first time Mr. 

 Turner saw this species in New South Wales was on some vacant 

 land at Bondi, but owing to the erection of residences it has 

 long since disappeared from that area. The next time was near 

 the Darling River, between Bourke and Wilcannia, where it 

 was growing fairly plentifully in places. Stockowners in that 

 part of the State held the opinion that " it caused blindness in 

 horses." — (3) Adriuna acerifolia Hook. This specimen was 

 collected at Woodstock and forwarded through Messrs. Ander- 

 son it Co. to Mr. Turner. In the letter accompanying the speci- 

 men, the writer says : "The shrubs grow to a height of about 

 6 to 7 feet, and sheep eat the leaves and seem to be very fond 

 of them. I would like to know the name, and whether it is 

 injurious to stock, and is it worth cultivating as a fodder plant?" 

 This species of the Euphorbiciceoi has often been forwarded to 

 the exhibitor as a suspected stock poison plant. It used to 

 grow fairly plentifully in the Camden district, and Colonel 

 Onslow Thompson, of Camden Park, and Mr. Downes, of Brown 

 low Hill, always regarded the plant with suspicion 

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