184 THE AUSTRALIAN NATURALIST. 
motion. It is produced in a round gourd-like fruit, by a cu~ 
curbitaceous climber in the jungles of New Guinea, where» 
the power of gliding is doubtless of advantage in the dispersal. 
of the seed. 
_Sgeps or Eropium cyGnorumM.—This well-known member- 
of the Geraniaceae, is commonly called Crowfoot by country 
people. It is an excellent fodder-plant in winter and spring. 
The seeds, however, constitute its objectionable feature.. 
They resemble the fruits of the spear grasses (Stipa spp.),. 
though less harmful. In both cases the seed is pointed, with 
hairs pointing back to prevent its withdrawal from the soil. 
The seed is furnished with a long twisted awn, which curls. 
and uncurls with changes of moisture. This movement aids 
the penetration of the seed. In both cases, not only is wool 
deteriorated, but sheep are irritated and injured. Spear 
grass seeds have been known to penetrate into the bodies of 
sheep, and even into their bones, having worked in from the 
skin. 
' Monrus caprurep IN BED-RoomM. At the April meeting- 
Mr. Wickham exhibited a collection of moths captured in his. 
bed-room at Mosman in the course of one season. The fol- 
lowing is the list of names, in-so-far as they could be iden— 
tified :—Macrosila casuarina, male and female ; Sericea spectans ; 
Antheraea eucalypti; Epidesmia Sp.; Huplemia nigerrima ;- 
Leucania unipunctata; Teara constrictis ; 1. pustulata; Ophi- 
deres dejungens; Spilosoma obliqua; Pinaro Sp.; Seledosima 
encursaria ; Orystiphona occultaria; Hurolitha bipunctifera ; 
Adenestis Australasiae ; Comodes elegans ; Heliocausta hemiteles ;- 
Melanodes anthracinata ; Agrotis munda; A. infusa; Plusia 
verticillata ; Tophodes sinistraria; Teia anartoides ; Daralas 
acuta; Porthesia obsoleta; Perrisectis australasiae. 
HereronympHa murors. At the October meeting, Mr. 
Wickham reported having observed this butterfly attaching 
its eggs singly to blades of grass on Gooseberry Island. It 
was previously thought the eggs, in common with those of 
other grass-feeders, were dropped during flight. 
Bidens -pilosus, Linn. Collected at Mosman, 
Sydney, 4.v.12. In the “Flora Austral,’’ 3. 453, the flow- 
ers of this plant are described as having the ray florets white, 
short, or sometimes wanting. The ‘‘Hand Book of the: 
Flora, N.S. Wales,’’ p. 202, says:—‘‘Ray florets,”’ “‘white 
(wanting in most Port Jackson specimens).’’ The writer has- 
collected specimens of this plant in many places in the neigh- 
bourhood of Port Jackson, but has not, prior to this occasion, 
succeeded in finding specimens with ray florets. The sup» 
