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in his paper. Also a photograph of a group of White Box, 

 Eucalyptus albens, near Cowra, showing the effect of the heavy 

 snow storm in July; these particular trees suffered more than 

 others growing at higher levels. 



Mr. Fred. Turner exhibited, and offered some observations on 

 a collection of thirty-five Australian or introduced plants which 

 many dairy farmers and managers of butter factories suspect of 

 causing the bad flavour (fishiness) in butter that has been so 

 noticeable in Australian dairy produce in London and the 

 colonies of late, and has resulted in so much controversy in the 

 newspapers by dairy bacteriologists and produce merchants. The 

 plants were collected in nearly all the Australian Colonies, and 

 were forwarded to Mr. Turner for identification and report. The 

 list of the plants is as follows : — 



Ranunculace/E: Ranunculus lappaceus, Hm.,R. plebeius, R.Br., 

 R. parvijlorus, Linn. — CrucifePwE : Barbarea vulgaris, R.Br., 

 Cardamine dictyosperma, Hook., C. tenuifolia, Hook., Blennodia 

 Jilifolia, Benth., B. trisecta, Benth., B. nasturtioides, Benth., B, 

 lasiocarpa, F.v.M., *Capsella bursa-pastoris, Mcench., *Lepidium 

 sativum, Linn., Thlaspi cochlear •inum, F.v.M., *Sinapis arvensis, 

 Linn., ^Sisymbrium officinale, Seep., * Senebiera didyma. Pers. — 

 LeguminoS/E: Trigonella suavissima, Lindl., *Melilotus parvi- 

 jlorus, Desf., *M. alba, Willd. — Umbellifer.e : Apium australe, 

 Thou., A. leptophyllum, F.v.M., Daucus brachiatus, Sieb., 

 *Auethum fannculum, Willd. — Composite : Bidens pilosa, Linn., 

 *Tagetes glandulifera, Sch., *Hypochieris glabra, Linn., *H. 

 radiata, Linn., i: 'C'ryptostemma calendulaceum, R.Br , *Inula 

 graveolens, Desf. — -Labiat/E: Mentha satureioidts, R.Br., *Stachyx 

 arvensis, Linn.— Chenopodiace^e : *Chenopodium ambrosioides, 

 Linn., C cariuatum, R.Br., *C. murale, Linn., Salicornia 

 arbuscula, R.Br. 



Introduced plants are indicated by the asterisks. 



The Acting Director of the Botanic Gardens, on behalf of Mr. 

 J. H. Maiden, exhibited two well-grown pot-plants in flower — 

 Deudrobium gracilicaule, F.v.M., var. Iloweauum, Maiden, 



