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in the trade about that time, but they have no knowledge of the imple¬ 
ments. It may be their use was not general, or it may have been general 
at an earlier period, and survived in this particular case. 
No. 1 is the most highly polished implement; it was made from the 
metacarpus bone of a horse. It has had the projections at ends slightly 
cut away, making them better for handling, and, judging from its high 
polish, must have been in use for a considerable length of time. 
Nos. 2 and 3 were made from the bones of the metatarsus of horse, 
and have been roughly shaped at the ends. Xo. 2 shows traces of polishing 
in the centre ; apart from this neither shows signs of use. Enquiry in 
other iocalities may result in similar examples, or traces of their use. 
Colour Photography. —Mr. Frederick Brand exhibited, on behalf 
of Mr. W. H. Ault, some lantern-slides illustrating the Lumiere process of 
Colour Photography. Owing to an accident which had happened to a 
number of the slides, only six could be shown, being scenes in Epping 
Forest, &c. Mr. Brand said that the slides were somewhat dense, but 
the colours were very true to Nature. The process is somewhat expensive, 
but can be carried out by one exposure in the camera, and the rest of the 
work is done on the same plate, no extra plate or film being necessary. 
Water-Colour Drawings of Essex Scenery. —Mr. John Avery 
exhibited a collection of over 50 original water colour drawings, illustrating 
old Chelmsford, Barking and other districts in the county. He mentioned 
that the drawings exhibited formed a portion only of the work executed 
for him by the artist, Mr. A. Bennett Bamford, who was now serving with 
the Essex Regiment. 
Palaeolithic Implements and Seeds. —Mr. Arthur Wrigley ex¬ 
hibited a series of Palaeolithic implements from the low level gravel of the 
Lea at Hackney Wick ; a collection of plant seeds (named and mounted 
by Dr. Clement Reid, F.R.S.) from the peat occurring at the base of the 
same gravel ; and a socketed bronze spear-head found near the top of 
the gravel in the same neighbourhood. (See Mr. Wrigley’s paper in the 
present part of Essex Naturalist.) 
Mr. Cole exhibited, on behalf of Mr. F. E. Lambert, Chief Officer 
of the s.s. “ Mamari,” a large Hawk-Moth belonging to the genus 
Chccrocampa or Deilephila. The moth was captured on board the vessel 
in the South Atlantic, Lat. 28° 35' S., Long. 42 0 28' W., 300 miles from land. 
The nearest allies in England are Deilephila livornica or Cheevocampa 
celerio, both very rare visitors to this country. The moths are abundant 
throughout the Mediterranean region, Southern Asia and Africa. They 
are very powerful flyers, and apparently migratory. Some species have 
been found on ships many miles from land. Mr. Lambert had presented 
the specimen to the Museum. 
Gall on Willow. —Mr. Miller Christy, F.L.S., gave an account of the 
occurrence and distribution of the new ‘ Witches Broom ” gall on the 
Crack Willow (Salix fragilis), which is now spreading so rapidly around 
London. Observations on the gall were made by Mr. W. Cole and Mr. C. 
Nicholson. [A paper on the subject embodying Mr. Christy's remarks 
and further details will appear in a future part of the Essex Naturalist 1 . 
