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NOTES AND EXHIBITS. 
The newspapers of 1st inst. reported that at Wilcannia nearly 
an entire flock of sheep had been poisoned through eating raven- 
ously of "grey bush," resulting in the deaths of 3700. Mr. Fred. 
Turner exhibited a specimen of the plant implicated, which turns 
out to be Kochia pyramidata, Benth. As this is not a poisonous 
plant, the fatal results were more reasonably attributable to 
mechanical irritation and inflammation arising from eating too 
voraciously of the indigestible twiggy branches. A photograph 
of the defunct sheep as they lay in camp was also shown, 
and extracts were read from a letter from Mr. A. J. Esau, of the 
"Western Grazier," which confirmed the diagnosis given above, 
and added that the sheep were in very low condition, almost at 
starvation point, and that when the opportunity came they simply 
gorged themselves with "grey bush." 
Mr. Maiden and Mr. Baker exhibited specimens to illustrate 
their papers. 
Mr. Maiden also exhibited specimens of a very young cocoanut 
plant, showing the early growth of leaves and roots, from 
Aneityum, New Hebrides. Also, from the same island, a native 
drill consisting of small quartz crystals fastened to a round stick 
about 2 ft. long. A piece of perforated rock and loose crystals 
also accompanied the exhibit. 
Mr. Hedley exhibited a valve of Cardium Jlavum, Linn., from 
Port Jackson. » 
Mr. Masters exhibited a collection of 170 species of named 
Coleoptera, lately received from Mr. Arthur M. Lea, of Western 
Australia, containing types of all the species described by him in 
his last paper. The following families were represented : — - 
Malacodermidce 59 species, Pythidcv 3, Pedilidce 5, Pyrochroidce 2, 
Mycetophagidce 4, Curcidionidce 3, Melandryidce 6, Mordellidce 47, 
Anthicidce 15, C 'orylophidce 20, and a few others. 
Professor David exhibited (1) a number of transparent rock 
sections, prepared by Mr. Brook, of Sydney University, of an 
oolitic limestone from the Manning River, New South Wales. 
