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row-leaved species, having buds with long opercula of less 

 diameter than the calyx-tube, and small fruits with well- 

 exsertecl awl-like tips. (3) One of the Yellow Jackets from 

 the desert country west of Emerald, whose closest affinity 

 is E. Bailey ana. (4) A Blackbutt of Central Queensland, 

 a large tree with scaly bark at the butt, which is sharply 

 defined from the smooth white stem. The timber is deep 

 red and it has affinity to the Red Box (E. polyanthemos) 

 of New South Wales. 



2. "Note on the Paraffins of Eucalyptus Oils," by H. G. 

 Smith. 



Dr. J. B. Cleland referred to a curious light, like the 

 mast head light of a steamer, that he had seen in February, 

 1909, at the entrance to St. Vincent's Gulf in South Aus- 

 tralia. He was on deck just as dusk came on and, whilst 

 daylight lasted, all was clear ahead. Just as dark was 

 settling down, he saw, quite close to the port side of the 

 ship and suspended in the air, a light like the mast-head 

 light of a ship, which soon disappeared. No ship could be 

 discovered, and, as previously stated, none was in sight a 

 few minutes previously. A seaman who passed and was 

 questioned, had not noticed it. This incident had not been 

 considered of much importance — in fact was supposed to 

 be an error of observation — until, some while afterwards, 

 the following cutting appeared in a Sydney paper, describ- 

 ing the same phenomenon from the same place. The date 

 has, unfortunately, not been kept. The account, which is 

 from Adelaide, is as follows: — 



"Captain Nelsson, of the coastal steamer " Wookata," the second 

 engineer, Mr. S. Arnold, and helmsman, Mr. G. Rudd, are at a 

 complete loss to explain the meaning of curious lights which they 

 witnessed when the vessel was passing Althorpe Island on the 

 way to Port Adelaide early the other morning. ' Bright lights as 

 distinct as masthead lights of a steamer, but high up in the air,' 



