ABSTRACT OF PROCEEDINGS. XUl. 



a common species in the Brisbane district, but had been 

 passed over by botanists, through confusion with E. 

 tereticornis on the one hand, and E. propinqua on the other. 

 In his original description, Mr. Maiden refers to doubtful 

 specimens collected near Rockhampton. (2) Specimens of 

 Datura feroz Linn., an Asiatic species of " Thorn Apple," 

 collected by Mr. E. W. Bick at Macalister, and stated by 

 him to be the common species naturalised at that locality. 

 (3) Specimens of Trianthema portulacastrum Linn., a 

 common tropical weed now recorded as naturalised in 

 Queensland for the first time ; the specimens were collected 

 3,t Bowen by Mr. D. Macpherson. (4) A piece of the root 

 wood of Alyxia ruscifolia var. ptigioniformis, collected by 

 Mr. J. E. Young, who drew the exhibitor's attention to the 

 fact that the root-wood of this plant possessed a very 

 pleasant fragrance reminding one of European Cherry wood. 

 (5) Specimen of the mycelial fungus Xylostroma giganteum, 

 taken from between the rings of growth of a Coolibar tree 

 (Eucalyjitus microtheca) at Rolleston, by Mr. D. J. Keating ; 

 the specimen was rather thick and chamois leather like. 

 Mr. E. Cheel has suggested (Proc. Linn. Soc, N.S.W., 

 35,308 and 38,254), that Xylostroma giganteum is the 

 mycelium of Polyporus eticalyptorum. 



Mr. A. B. Walkom exhibited some Crustacean remains 

 from the Cretaceous rocks of Woody Island. These 

 specimens were exhibited last year, but have since been 

 described and named by Mr. R. Etheridge, of the Australian 

 Museum, Sydney. They are described as Glyphea arborin- 

 sularis, sp. nov., belonging to the Macrura. 



Abstract of Proceedings, 25Tn June, 1917. 



The Ordinary Monthly Meeting was held in the Geology 

 Lecture Theatre, in the University, at 8 p.m. 



Mr. E. H. Gurney, President, in the Chair. 



The Minutes of the preceding meeting were read and 

 confirmed. 



A letter was read from Mr. A. Fry, thanking the Society 

 for its expression of sympathy in the loss of his son on 

 -active service. 



