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England, where it was first discovered by Mr. G. Stuart; also in 

 Dr. James Norton's " Vegetation of Springwood, Blue Moun- 

 tains." The leaves of this grass are very scabrous, the asperities 

 being erect on the upper surface, and reversed on the underside 

 of the laminae and on the sheaths. The spike-like bearded panicle 

 is also very rough to the touch. It is probably owing to these 

 circumstances, that the grass caused irritation in the alimentary 

 canal of stock that had eaten of it, and brought on the symptoms 

 referred to. E. ovatus was figured and described by Mr. Turner, 

 in the Government "Agricultural Gazette," (Vol. iii., p. 388). — 

 (2)Panicum capillare Linn. This species is indigenous to Europe, 

 Asia, and North America, and is now apparently acclimatised in 

 Australia. It was found near the Botany Sewage Farm by the 

 exhibitor. Although a highly ornamental grass, it is only of annual 

 duration. In America, this species is popularly called " Old 

 Witch Grass," or " Fool Hay," and is reported to be common in 

 several of the States, and growing principally on sandy soils. — 

 (3) A fasciated growth of Cassia candolleana Vogel,( = Cassia 

 bicapsularis Linn.). Although Mr. Turner had cultivated this 

 profusely flowering South American shrub for many years, he 

 had never hitherto seen it in the condition exhibited. 



Mr. W. W. Froggatt showed a number of flowers of the 

 01eander( Nerium Oleander Linn.), received from Mr. G. Ryder, 

 Quanda Station, Gulargambone, N.S.W., containing specimens of 

 Diptera, Hymenoptera, and Lepidoptera, caught and held by 

 their probosces, in the manner described and figured by Mr. E. 

 Jarvis in a recent number of the Queensland Agricultural Journal 

 (xxx., p. 263, April, 1913). Five species of flies were represented 

 including two specimens of Lucilia ccesar, three of Calliphora 

 oceanice, one of Helophilus bengalensis, together with an unde- 

 termined Syrphid and Muscid. The other victims comprised a 

 noctuid moth and a hive-bee. 



Mr. L. Harrison exhibited two specimens of an undetermined 

 Hippoboscid fly, forwarded by Mr. R. Blacket, and taken upon a 

 Grey M&gpie(Strepera versicolor Lath.), one specimen showing, 

 attached to the hairs of the dorsal surface of the abdomen 



