of the fibre, washed up on the beach in certain places on 
Spencer's Gulf, are sent to England for the manufacture of gun- 
cotton. A similar sample was received some time ago from the 
same locality, with information that it was found on the shore 
below high-water mark, and about 12 ins. below the surface, the 
deposit from which the sample was taken being about i) ft thick, 
and covering an area of oOO acres. 
Primitive Boxwood Sundial.— The Museum is indebted to 
Mr. Edward Lovetr, of Croydon, for a neatly made sundial, such 
as is used by peasants in the Pyrenees. It is cylindric in shape, 
.»o ins. high, and • in. in diameter. The stile or gnomon is fixed 
in a slot in the movable head, which may readily be adjusted 
wlH ' n '■'"!""'"'l i'"r use. Upright lines at equal distances on the 
cylinder indicate the hours, whilst letrers around the base 
represent the months of the year. See Case 103, Museum No. I. 
Seychelles Products.— H.E. the Governor of the Sey- 
chelles lias presented to the Museum a sample of the perfume 
Ylang Ylang,' presumably obtained from the flowers of Canwja 
'•"■':;'■ ll ' , 1 ,i ' : - '• fc Thorns. (.[,,„,„„•<■„, . ^hu-Ii is the source of 
the Ylang Ylang oil of commerce. In connection with the trade 
in this product, particulars given in a recent report In- Messrs. 
Schimmel & Co, of Leipzig and New York, are of 'interest, 
it is stated by them that "according to the most recent 
1 ! ' - nmi \1 mla, dating from the end of January last, there 
was then a scarcity of blossoms, and the distillation has been 
m-m.pred in consequence; but this is now probably past, as 
a s niunent has meanwhile been advised by cable. Our friends 
111 , l!! '" ; '■■' l'«"*>''h' effort to increase the production to 
he consumption can always be fully satisfied. 
'"^•■'Misuhu- .-..portal,,. v,l,„:..r Viang Ylang oil 
1 " ' ,! :- V;," ;ib, "V ;m ,l " 11: »* less than in the two preceding 
year*. The sample will be found in Case 2, Museum No. I. 
ftwiwJitt^/YYv^ 6 at . the Same time receiv etl of the MOZAMBIQUE 
X1 ',', V '■/'; v ' ''''" ^'"'ftidnnn, L, var.), l?u!„,;>ao, Case 20, 
h™£ f\ v \ ; a ° £ uits of ° Ap ucix (Northm sechellana, 
a^X^^» T , hef ° ll0win « P—Wi taken *» the 
^Tf^Wfri? and Fore ^ [> >""' • ""-■" 
as reiards ml iw T ', Dunn ' su PPlements the information 
ZS5&SZ $£&&* ^™ °» ** UMtl ° f «" 
"ofTofa^lI^Vf^^^prodiiced in the Province 
"Minfrom fhP J * ^ Chief P~ducts brought down the 
"near y^ ^ ™? ern Pf* of the Province. At Buong Kan,. 
"a^hree^few! 8alar ? e P lant *Hon of wood-oil trees, and 
"kmde, tooaHy known as Hwa g* J*5*J ^ g .° f ^ 
