146 THE AUSTRALIAN NATURALIST. 
May 4th, 1920.—The President, Miss Le Plastrier, in the chair, 
and 42 members present. 
A communication was received from Miss Sarah Hynes, re- 
questing the Society to pass a resolution affirming the desivabil- 
ity, in the interests of science, that the Rowan Collection be 
secured by the Mother State. After considerable discussion, it 
vas decided, on a majority vote, that the matter was outsid2 the 
seope of the Society's activities. (No expression of opinion was 
recorded. ) ; 
Miss Moulsdale entered a protest against the promotion of ex- 
cursions by the Soeiety on Sundays. The President read a 
paper by Bishop Dwyer on “A Floral Survey of the Sceath- 
western Slopes of N.S.W., round about Temora and Bar- 
medman.” 
Mr. Hamblin staged an interesting pathological exhibit, in- 
cluding examples of (a) Gummosis of the Sugar-eane, (b) the 
infection of plants by Hel-worms; with special reference to the 
havoe caused by these organisms in the Sweet-pea, Tomato, and 
Narcissus, and (c) the Mosaic disease in Maize, Tobacco, ete., 
which he considers to be transmittable, and recommends the 
selection of resistant varieties. , ; 
Mr. Matthews exhibited an example of Fasciation in the stem 
of a shrub which he collected from a copse near Abbeville, 
France. 
Miss McAnene made some observation on the pupation of 
Danais menippe of an interesting character. 
Miss Winter exhibited (a) an example of floral prolification 
in Hypochaeris radicata, the Perennial Cat’s-ear of Europe, 
locally known as Dandelion. A similar prolific growth is a 
normal condition in the Hen and Chickens Daisy, (b) a series 
of geological specimens from Rylstone, including an example of 
Molybdenite, (c) two photographie views of a coal seam at Bald 
Hill, Austinmer. 
Miss Le Plastrier read a paper by Mr. T. Steel on the “Food 
of Rats,” in which some interesting observations are recorded, 
and the conclusions arrived at by a writer who deals with this 
subject in “Nature,” are questioned. 
Mr. W. W. Froggatt exhibited (a) living examples of full- 
grown larvae of the Sheep Nasal Fly Oestrus ovis, taken from the 
base of the horn of a sheep killed that morning. Mr. Froggatt 
mentioned that although the Bots are fairly common in this 
State, they are only oceasionally found in such an active condi- 
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