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Vict. Nat. 

 Vol. XXXV. 



found to be of especial value for reference, as the recognition 

 of the species depended so much upon their fruits. The 

 arrangement of the Victorian and Australian herbarium cabinets 

 was also explained, and some of their contents examined. 

 Leaving the Museum about 4 o'clock, the visitors walked across 

 the Oak Lawn to the laboratory, where Mr. P. R. H. St. John, 

 who was co-leader for the afternoon, demonstrated the process 

 of obtaining oil from the leaves of a eucalypt, and exhibited a 

 large series of oils distilled at the Gardens from various Aus- 

 tralian shrubs and trees. Afterwards, at the invitation of 

 Mrs. Pitcher and Mrs. St. John, an adjournment was made for 

 afternoon tea to the employes' meeting room, when, in proposing 

 a vote of thanks to the leaders and their entertainers, Mr. 

 Barnard referred to the approaching retirement of Mr. Pitcher 

 from his position as assistant director after a period of about 

 forty-nine years' service in the Gardens. Finally, a visit was 

 paid to some of the plant-houses and conservatories, which were 

 gay with begonias, primulas, orchids, &c., the scarlet-bracted 

 poinsettias being greatly admired. 



ELECTION OF MEMBERS. 



On a ballot being taken. Miss R. S. Chisholm, 64 Henry- 

 street, Windsor, Mr. T. Dunbabin, Elwood, Mr. W. T. C. 

 Kelly, LL.B., 432 Colhns-street, Melbourne, and Mr. Phillip 

 Morrison, i Bowen-street, Hawthorn, were duly elected as 

 ordinary members ; and Mr. Alex. H. Dennett, 286 City-road, 

 South Melbourne, as an associate member of the Club. 



GENERAL BUSINESS. 



The chairman referred to the success of the exhibition of 

 specimens in connection with the annual meeting, and expressed 

 the Club's thanks to all who had assisted. 



REMARKS BY EXHIBITORS. 



Mr. p. R. H. St. John called attention to the sample of oil 

 of the Coast Grey Gum of New South Wales, Eucalyptus 

 punctata, De Cand., distilled by himself at the Botanic Gardens 

 laboratory at the time of the recent visit to the laboratory. 



Mr. F. Keep called attention to a flower of Eucalyptus pyri- 

 formis, a Western Australian species, grown in his garden at 

 Balwyn, stating that the tree, which was about eight feet, 

 usually had one or two buds on it, which took some six months 

 to develop into the perfect flower. 



PAPER READ. 



By Mr. T. Steel, F.L.S., communicated by Mr. F. G. A. 

 Barnard, entitled " Tracks of the Garden Snail." 



In the paper, which was instigated by some remarks of 

 Professor Sir Baldwin Spencer at the February meeting of the 



