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three eggs, taken at the Club's excursion to Cheltenham. By Mr. 

 G. F. Hill. — Life-history ,of moth Tela anartoides, with colony of 

 young larvse, killed by small ichneumon fly, from Cheltenham ; 

 also, life-history of moth Oncoptera intricata, with parasitic fungus 

 growth on larvae, from Windsor, probably new to science. By 

 Baron von Mueller. — Flowering specimens of the Sandalwood 

 Tree of New Guinea, procured at his wish by Sir William Mac- 

 gregor, to whom this Papuan species has been dedicated. It 

 seems, however, very closely related to the New Caledonian 

 Sandal Tree {Santalum Homei), the phytographic characteristics of 

 which are as yet imperfectly known. In many respects it 

 approaches also Santalum Freycinetianum, from the Hawaiian 

 Islands. Alphitonia excelsa, from Bloomfield River, Queensland, 

 said to cause the death of Dendrolagos Liomholtzii when used as 

 fodder; Styphelia Kingiana, from Lake Deborah, W.A., collected 

 by Mr. Cronin, nevf to science ; also, " Herbarium Analiticum," 

 by M. Buysman, of Middelburg, Holland, illustrative of medicinal 

 plants. By Mr. J. Shephard. — Some forms of Rotifera. By Mr. 

 H. T. Tisdall, F.L.S. — Fungus Puccinia wurmhece, found by J. 

 Pickering, Esq., at Great Western, Victoria, 7th August, 1893. 

 Dr. Cooke describes this fungus thus : — " Sori elongated, bullate, 

 dark brown ; uredospores elliptic granulate, brown ; teleutospores 

 clavate, uniseptate, slightly constricted at the middle ; upper cell 

 convex or truncate, darker ; lower cell angular, attenuated down- 

 wards into the short, hyaline pedicels ; epispore even. 

 After the usual conversazione the meeting terminated. 



Mr. M. Buysman, of Middelburg, Holland, has commenced 

 to issue superb sets of dried medicinal plants. Each specimen is 

 most exquisitely spread out, so that the internal structure of the 

 flowers can be seen at a glance. By a careful process of exsicca- 

 tion the colour of leaves and blossoms is well kept. What 

 renders this collection quite novel in its way is the use of flattened 

 glass tubes, purposely prepared, into which delicate portions of 

 flowers and fruits are put, preserved in alcohol, these small glass 

 vessels being enclosed in paper capsules along with others con- 

 taining seeds or small fruit of the respective specimens. Baron 

 von Mueller has received, as a donation from the author, the first 

 set, numbering about 70 species, and it is his intention to con- 

 tribute to this valuable series from here. He recommends this 

 incomparable collection for purchase, particularly by medical and 

 pharmaceutical students, and also by teachers of Botany, for 

 their respective uses, the expenditure being much less than that 

 necessary for the expensive works on medicinal plants, and, 

 moreover, natural samples being always the best for research — 

 Linnaeus already having contended "Herbarium praestat omni 

 iconi." 



