210 THE AUSTRALIAN NATURALIST. 
chopsis insoleus and its Jarya, bred in captivity. Mr. lH. Cheel 
a series of fresh specimens of plants important to commerce, 
cultivated in his garden at’ Ashfield. These comprised:—Hu- 
calyptus citriodora (Lemon-scented gum), Leplospermum citra- 
tum (Lemon-scented tea-tree), Cymbopogon Martini and C, 
nardus, two lemon-scented grasses, . smithii, Hi. Macarthuri, 
FE. radiata and E. numerosa four useful eucalypts yielding the 
valuable eucalyptol and phellandrine oils, Backhousia citriodora 
(Lemon-scented Backhousia), Mentha piperata (Peppermint), 
M. citrata (Bergamot mint), M. viridis (Spearmint). Mr. 
Cheel showed Datura fastuosa vay. cornucepae raised from seed 
collected ‘in Fiji in 1918, together with foliage of six distinct 
kinds of “Castor-oil plants”. (2icinus communis). Master 
Drummond a fungus identified by Mr. Cheel as probably Tra- 
metes gibbosa. This very closely resembles Polystictus hir- 
sutus and requires further investigation. A fine series of putf- 
balls were brought by Mr. L. Gallard and determined by Mr. 
Cheel as Calvatia lilacina. Miss H. Drummond exhibited speci- 
mens with notes, of Iron pyrites. Mz. Finekh contributed notes 
on aquatic plants and fishes in captivity. Mr. Froggatt spoke 
of the absence of the large coastal cicadae during the 1920-1 
season and their erratic appearance late in the season in some 
localities. An interesting discussion followed, in which Messrs. 
Gallard, Watson and Stead took part. 
April 5th, 1921—The President, Mr. A. G. Hamilton, in the 
chair. Misses R. B. Carruthers and A. Kent were elected 
members. 
Mr. L. Gaillard exhibited, with notes on life history, a wasp 
(Goniozus antipodum) and a lace-wing (Porismus  striga- 
tus). Mrs. Burrell fresh flowering specimens of a white flow- 
ered form of “Bottle Brush” (Callistemon lanceolatus). The 
two original plants were found ‘several yards apart in the bush 
behind the Coast Hospital and were sucessfully lifted and trans- 
ferred to her garden at Kensington. Jrom one of these plants 
a cutting was rooted and the flowers exhibited were taken from. 
the latter. 
Mr. Cheel showed fresh flowering specimens of (. lanceolatus 
-ar. lilacinus, froma cultivated plant in Ashfield, raised from 
seed received originally from Berlin in 1913. From the same 
batch of seedlings a*white flowered form had been raised. and 
is cultivated in the Botanic Gardens, Sydney. Mr. D. G. Stead 
made reference to the biological evidence as to the recent up- 
heaval of the shore line around Port Jackson. Recent observa- 
