NOTES. 213 
The Colcasia and the Laportea both occur plentifully in the 
Mooloolah and Maroochi scrubs—the bane and antidote* growing 
together. The former—the Cunjevoi—may be at once recog- 
nised by its upwardly directed large broadly cordate pointed 
and succulent leaves, which often attain dimensions of 18 inches 
long and 13 inches wide. These leaves spring, by stalks of 
greater or less length, from a thick root-stock, which, though 
usually concealed, is often exposed by the loose soil surrounding 
it being washed away, retaining its position meanwhile by means 
of roots which penetrate deeply into the ground. The flower 
somewhat resembles that of an Arum, and is enclosed in a con- 
spicuous spathe or sheath, the base of which persists and after- 
wards encloses the small berries which contain the seeds. 
Should these remarks be suggestive of further investigation, 
it were perhaps well to state that the Postmaster at Mooloolah is 
in a position to forward the Cunjevoi in quantity to those who 
cannot otherwise obtain it, and are willing to defray the expenses 
of procuring it. 
EXHIBITS. 
Specimens of rocks and rock cores, by Mr. J. Falconer. 
The fruiting spathe and fibre derived from the palm Raphia 
rufa, by Mr. L. A. Bernays. 
The root, leaves, and fruit of Colcasia macrorrhiza—the 
‘“* Cunjevoi,” of the Mooloolah and Maroochi districts—by the 
Hon. W. Pettigrew, M.L.C. 
A chart, showing the register for November, of a self-recording 
aneroid barometer, by Mr. J. Thorpe. 
* T am informed that the inner bark of the Nettle serves as an antidote 
to the sting from the leaves of the tree itself. 
