306 Miscellaneous. 



The following from Alex. Bell, of Euphemia, through Edward Little, 

 of JSewburg, C. W. : — 



1. A Wart taken from the root of a soft-maple tree {Acer, dasycarpum) 

 fully 26 feet from the living trunk, the root to which it was attached 

 not exceeding one inch in diameter at its junction in either end. 1856. 



2. An Arrow nearly one yard in length, one of a full quiver of fifty 

 from Upper California, now in possession of a gentleman who, after 

 being pierced with two of them, despatched the Indian and brought the 

 bow and arrow home. The quiver is made of tanned deerskin, with the 

 hair on. The arrow is made of two different kinds of wood and spliced 

 very neatly ; it is also barbed with three feathers. The stone head is 

 remarkably sharp and neatly made. 



3. An Oak Deer-bleat, given to the donor by the Indian Shauriabee 

 in 1846, and stated by him to be his own manufacture. 



4. A Stone Arrow-head 1| inches long, found ten feet under ground 

 on Lot 21, Euphemia, C. W., shewing a striking analogy between the 

 Californian and Canadian weapon. 



5. An Oval Stone Hatchet about 4 inches long by 1\ broad, \ inch 

 thick, well polished and perforated across its breadth, the aperture half 

 an inch in width. The stone is a very jasperry slate, transversely 

 marked with natural lines. This instrument was obtained in 1854 

 below the surface of the ground on the margin of the River Sydenham, 

 Lot 12, First Concession, Brooke, C. W. 



6. A Horse's Tooth. (For particulars see page 317 of the Naturalist 

 for August, 1858.) 



7. A piece of fossiliferous limestone from Newburg, C. W. 



A true specimen of Datura Wrightii Metallides ; from William Lunn, 

 Esq. 



Snout of a Sword-fish ; from Captain Lafontaine. 



A Thermometer ; from Dr. Gibb, London. 



Two portions of Strata from bed of the St. Lawrence ; from Captain 

 Dutton. 



Two specimens of Coronula Diadema from whales in the Gulf of St. 

 Lawrence ; from Principal Dawson. 



Twenty-one Chinese Tiles ; from Dr. Gibb, London. 



Box of Ores ; from Wilgress, Esq. 



A Box of Specimens from Pompeii ; from Dr. W. Jones. 



A Belt-plate of the Royal 60th Regiment ; from ditto. 



The Rattle of a Rattlesnake ; from ditto. 



Bamboo or Cane-stick, with curious knotted head (from the Mauri- 

 tius) ; from ditto. 



Fossil Plants from Devonian Rocks of Gaspe* ; from Principal Dawson, 

 President of the Society. 



An'elope Furcifer, from the plains of the Saskatchewan ; from Geo. 

 Barnston, Esq. 



Tetrao Richardsoni, male and female, from the Rocky Mountains, 

 lat. 65 degrees N. ; from ditto. 



