309 



and seeds. Various methods 



corms 



--™. TOW « , a xxyju. mcmuuB imxv ueen suggested tor eradicating 

 this weed, but the only certain one is to dig up and destroy the 

 corms as soon as the plant is observed, and so prevent it spreading. 



,W 



Presentations -Gardens.— A pair of Egyptian Geese, presented 

 by Mrs. Bolas, 60, Grove Park Terrace, Chiswick. 



Museums.— Three pieces of old Oak logs, in good preservation, 



from 



A.D. 



1300. Presented by Mr. Francis Fox, C.E. 



Fruits of Canarium Schwein/urthii, seeds of Phaseolus lunatus, 

 a sample of African Kino (Pterocarpus erinaceus) and leaves of 

 " Otokobakar " (Bauhinia reticulata) ; an infusion of the latter, 

 prepared by boiling, is used to coagulate the latex of the " Ire " 

 or Silk Rubber Tree (Funtumia elastica). From Mr. A. E. Evans, 

 Curator, Botanic Station, Aburi, Gold Coast. 



Cotton Pods, San Bartoleme, Chiapas, Mexico. Received from 

 Mr. J. W. Brenchley. 



Three portraits of William McNab, A.L.S. Presented by Prof. 

 Bay ley Balfour, F.R.S. 



Twenty-six photographs of leaves and cones of Com/eras grown 

 at Bayfordbury, Herts. Presented by Mr. H. Clinton Baker. 



Fig (Ficus Carica) with caprification fly from Smyrna. 

 Received from Mr. G. Henderson. 



Fruits of a species of Vitex near V. heterophylla from Foochow, 

 China. The seeds are known as *' Chan-ngai-Iong " and an 

 infusion of the root is used to control suppuration, healing ulcers 

 with marvellous rapidity. From Brigade Surgeon T. Burton 

 Brown, CLE. 



1. Marmozet Cage made of split cane, undetermined, Bahia. 

 2. Calf's Muzzle (" huilal ") made of a rush (Juncus procerus, 

 Mey. ?) by the Araucanian Indians, Temuco, Chile. 3. Bowl 

 ("rali") made of the wood of Laurelia aromatica by the 

 Araucanian Indians of South Chile and used for domestic 

 purposes. Presented by Mr. R. Morton Middleton, F.L.S. 



Panama Hat from Guayaquil, Ecuador. Presented by the 

 Assistant Director. 



Samples of Gutta Gerip from Willughbeia firma. From Pulau 

 Jerajah, Leper Island, near Penang. Reported upon by Messrs. 

 Lewis and Peat, Mincing Lane, E.C. as follows :— 



" The * Biscuits ' are very dark and rough, but fairly strong and 

 in good condition, worth about 3s. per lb." 



"The nuggets are clean and in good condition, but cut wet and 

 very spongy, value about 1*. M. to Is. lOrf. per lb." 



"The scrap is ordinary, black, ill-shapen lumps, also cutting 

 spongy and wet and shewing a few pieces of bark and grit, worth 

 about Is. 6rf. to Is. 8d. per lb. The best form to send this rubber 



