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NOTES AND EXHIBITS. 



Mr. A. G. Hamilton exhibited photographs, spirit specimens, 



and sections under the microscope, showing the characteristics 



and structure of the West Australian Pitcher-plant {Cephalotus 



follicularis, LabilL), in illustration of a paper read at a recent 



Meeting of the Society. 



Mr. Tillyard showed a series of original water-colour drawings 

 of Australian Dragon-flies {Odonata), a group which has not 

 received very much attention from entomologists in Australia. 



Mr. S. J. Johnston exhibited, on behalf of Mr. R. T. Baker, 

 F.L.S., who proposes to describe it at an early date, specimens of a 

 supposed new species of Actinotus from New South Wales. The 

 most characteristic features of the novelty are umbels on short 

 peduncles; lanceolate bracts, 1 2 in number, hairy on both sides : 

 pedicels short and thick : all the flowers staminate, only a few 

 central ones pistillate : no petals. 



Mr. Steel exhibited an unusually perfect series of the galls of 

 both sexes of Apiomo7'j?ha {Brachyscelis) pedunculata, Fuller. 



Dr. R. Greig Smith showed cultures of bacteria and of a mould, 

 sections of sugar-cane showing red string, and samples of gum in 

 illustration of his papers. 



