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By Messrs. D. Best and C Walter. — Eleven species of Acacia 

 from the Victorian Alps, flowering in October ; also Grevillea 

 victorice, F. v. M., the emblem flower of the Victorian Alps. 



By Mr. F. Chapman, A.L.S. — Musical sand and Foraminifera 

 from Shoreham. 



By Mr. C. French, jun. — Double ^owtxs oi Epacr is impressa 

 (red variety), collected by J. T. Paul, Grantville ; rare Victorian 

 Blue-tongued Lizard (alive), Cyclodas occipitalis. 



By Master C. French. — Rare Victorian orchid, Caladenia 

 cairnsiana, collected at Ringwood ; Loranthus (Mistletoe), 

 showing two leaves just developed. 



By Mr. A. D. Hardy. — Photographs, woven cloths, &c., and 

 natural history specimens from Nigeria, West Africa, in illustra- 

 tion of his paper. 



By Mr. G. B. Pritchard. — Marine shells from Shoreham, in- 

 cluding Conus segravei, Cancellaria maccoyi, and Astele suh- 

 carinata ; shells, flints, &c., from old kitchen midden of the 

 aborigines. Flinders, Ocean Beach ; Selwyn's early map sections 

 and reports on the Mornington Peninsula. 



After the usual conversazione the meeting terminated. 



THE SHOREHAM CAMP-OUT. 



The morning of yth November opened fine and bright, and 

 promised well for our second visit to Shoreham — a great contrast to 

 ihe forbidding weather we faced at Easter. The advance party, 

 consisting of nine, left Flinders-street by the 8 lo a.m. train for 

 Bittern railway station. The journey was a pleasant one, and 

 the wild-flowers along the line called forth the admiration and 

 raised ihe hopes of our botanical members, who would have put 

 on the breaks and brought the train up, if they had known how, 

 just to secure a treasure here and there. On arrival at Bittern a 

 special conveyance for our camp equipment and personal effects 

 was in waiting, and while the luggage was being packed away 

 several of the party indulged in a light breakfast or cup of tea. 

 Six of us took our seats in Haddon's coach, while the other three 

 took the road on bicycles. A stop was made at the two stores to 

 pick up bread and groceries ordered in advance, and while the 

 coach made a detour to deliver its mails at Balnarring Post-Office 

 five of the party walked along the direct road and met the coach 

 about a mile further on. The bicycle party did not fare so well, 

 for later we noticed one of them ensconsed on the top of our 

 luggage with his bicycle, which had broken down. 



Arriving at our old camp at 12.30, we were not long in pegging 

 out our sleeping claims and getting ready for a mid-day meal. 

 The services of a local camp-man having been arranged for, we 

 found the house open and a fire going, so a billy was quickly un- 



