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lected near Frankston, 12th January, 1918 ; also rare fungus, 

 Cyttaria (lunnii, Herk., collected by Mr. H. A. Brown near 

 Healesville on Fagits L'ltnninghami, Southern Beech, new for 

 Victoria, also collected by IMr. J. W. Audas in South Gippsland. 



B}' Miss A. Fuller.- — A number of flowering specimens of 

 New South Wales shrubs and plants, principally Myrtaceae, 

 Proteace^e, and Compcjsitie, also the orchids Orthoceras strictiim 

 and Cryptostylis longifolia, from the Blue Mountains, New' 

 South \\'ales. 



By Mr. ?3. E. Pescott, F.L.S. — Fourteen aboriginal spear-heads 

 from North-West Australia, made of quartz, quartzite, flint, 

 clear glass, bottle glass, carnelian, &c. 



By Messrs. Pescott and French. — Fresh specimens of orchids, 

 Dipodiiim pundaiuni, from Croydon, and Drakcra Htmtiana, 

 from Cravensville ; dried specimen of T/ie/yinilra canaliailata, 

 R. Br., from Mr. A. B. Braine, Cravensville, 12th November, 

 1917, new for Victoria. 



By Mr. J. Searle. — Under microscope, hydatid cysts in rabliit. 



By Mr. H. B. Williamson. — Plants of epiphytal orchids, 

 Sarcochiliis falcaUis and Dendrobium striolatiim, and the fern 

 Polypodinm serpens, from Cann River, East Gippsland. 



After the usual conversazione the meeting terminated. 



Correction. — In the exhibits at the December meeting by 

 Mr. D. J. Paton, recorded in the January Naturalist, page 131, 

 Crowea (Eriostemon) saligna should read C. exalata, and Brachy- 

 loma depressa should read Leiicopogon rufiis. 



The ordinary monthly meeting of the Club was held at the 

 Royal Society's Hall on Monday evening, nth February, 1918. 

 The president, Mr. F. Pitcher, occupied the chair, and about 

 fifty members and visitors were present. 



REPORTS. 



A report of the excursion to the Lilydale Quarry on Saturday, 

 19th January, was given by the leader, Mr. F. Chapman, 

 A.L.S., who reported a fair attendance of memlxTs. Some 

 account was given of the general geological features of the 

 limestone, after wliich search was made and a number of 

 characteristic fossils obtained. A visit was afterwards paid 

 to the site of tlie old crater on tlic Melbourne road, and its 

 story told. 



A report of the excursion to Toolangi from Saturday to 

 Monday, 26th-28th January, was given by Miss C. Currie, 

 who reported that the memliers liad spent a very pleasant time 

 there. The very fine timl)cr trees anci the wealth of vegetation 

 in every direction had excited the attention of all, and, though 



