24 THE AUSTRALIAN NATURALIST. 
Native Lime JamM.—At the March meeting, Mr. W. M. 
Carne exhibited a sample of jam made from the fruits of 
the Native Lime (Atalantia glauca), on behalf of Mr. F. 
S. Carne, of Roma, Queensland, and read the following 
note :—‘‘The limes flower in early spring, and the fruit is 
ripe in November. The trees appear to be about five years 
old when they commence bearing, and are then 10 to 12 
feet high. At certain periods of the year the trees exude 
a quantity of a slightly tart-tasting gum, which is eaten 
by some people. Besides being made into jam, the fruits 
are, pickled, and also used for making drinks.’’ 
It is interesting to note that the United States Depart- 
ment of Agriculture is experimenting with this plant. It 
is hoped by crossing with the orange, to produce a drought- 
resisting citrus fruit. 
LATERAL FouIAR PROLIFERATION.—In the specimens of 
Asters exhibited, the leafy shoots have been developed 
within the bract involucres. In the case of Chlorophytum 
elatum var variegatum, several stages may be noted :— 
1. Normal flowers. 
2. Leafy shoots, with terminal flowers. 
3. Leafy shoots, with lateral flowers at the base, or 
without flowers. 
The leafy shoots are viviparous, bulbil-like plants, 
which are already sending out roots. The conditions which 
have caused this abnormal development, have converted the 
sexual into asexual reproduction. 
—W. M. CARNE. 
Frouit-Likge GALL on EHucAnypt.—The insect produc- 
ing this gall is Apiomorpha variabilis. It is a fleshy, pyra- 
mid-shaped inert creature, with short abortive legs and an- 
tennae. The female never leaves the gall. The male is a 
minute winged insect, which, though abundant enough 
when hatched, is seldom seen. The eggs hatch in the body 
of the mother, and the young swarm out by the apical pore 
of the gall, and attach themselves to the surrounding twigs. 
The gall bears a remarkable resemblance to a hard, woody 
fig. 
—Tuos. STEEL. 
