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Mr. F. Pitcher said that two Western Australian gums, 



Eucalyptus ficifolia and Eucalyptus calophylla, var. rosea, were 

 now flowering profusely in the Botanic Gardens. Some idea 

 of the handsome appearance they presented might be gleaned 

 from the sprays of blossom he was exhibiting. The fact that 

 the trees were flowering so much out of season was rather 

 remarkable. The fasciated branch shown was from the Glaucous 

 Moreton Bay Pine, Araucaria Cunninghaini, var. glauca, growing 

 in the Australian Boi'der, close to the Lily Lake. A discussion 

 on the probable causes occasioning fasciation ensued, in which 

 Messrs. Pitcher, Hardy, and Gabriel took part. 



Referring to his exhibit of nearly all the described land 

 shells of Victoria, Mr. C. J. Gabriel remarked on the paucity 

 of the representation as compared with other Australian States. 

 It is anticipated, however, that further species remain un- 

 described, more particularly of the smaller forms. He also 

 exhibited examples of the Gasteropod or univalve genus 

 Xenophora, the species of which, frequently quoted as " shell- 

 collectors," are remarkable for the fact that the shells have 

 adhering to them other species of univalves, bivalves, and 

 sometimes small particles of stone, &c. In the case of the 

 bivalves it is a consistent feature for the valves to be placed 

 on the shell with the concavity upwards. 



WATTLES IN STUDLEY PARK. 



Mr. J. Gabriel said that he wished to direct attention to the 

 condition of the Golden Wattles in Studley Park. Some time 

 ago these trees were very good in appearance and in develop- 

 ment. Most of them were now partially dead, covered with 

 scale, and presented an altogether uninviting aspect. As no 

 effort is being made to eradicate the scale, he would suggest 

 that the authorities be approached and induced to institute 

 measures having for their object the preservation of the trees 

 still unaffected by the pest. The trees infected required to be 

 destroyed. 



The president said the trees in the park were dying fast, and 

 he would undertake to interview the authorities and endeavour 

 to have something done in the matter. 



PAPER READ. 



By Misses G. M. L. Nethercote and M. J. Johnson, "Notes 

 on a Trip from Walhalla to Talbot Peak." 



The authoi's described a journey, undertaken during last 

 Easter week, from that one-time world-famous but now almost 

 deserted mining township, Walhalla, to Talbot Peak, situated 

 on the Baw Baw plateau. The initial part of the journey was 

 made by moonlight (before daybreak). The shelter on Mount 



