THE VICTORIAN NATURALIST. 



the dead wood of trees, and he should like to know whether the 

 authors had observed any signs of a boring insect upon the patch 

 of dead trees on Mt. Baw Baw. 



Mr. W. Baragwanath stated that undoubtedly, in his opinion, 

 the patches of dead trees upon Mt. Baw Baw were destroyed 

 through the agency of a wood-boring larva. Upon examination 

 of a number of trees they had found that the larvae had attacked 

 the roots, and then bored through the centre into the heart of 

 the tree. Unmistakable evidence of their presence was shown 

 by the deposits of sawdust around the trunks of the trees. A 

 considerable amount of young growth was springing up, but not 

 from the old roots, as would be the case if the trees had been 

 scorched by bush fires. From both the green and dead trees 

 live larvae were taken. 



EXHIBITS. 



By Miss Laura Cowle. — A large series of shells collected at 

 Circular Head, Tasmania. 



By Miss Kate Cowle. — Dried specimens of mosses collected at 

 Otway Ranges, V. : Dicranum, tasmanicum, D. setosum, Campy- 

 lopus introjlexus, Ceratodon purpureus, Pohjtricimm magel- 

 lanicum, Philonotis tenuicola, Dawsonia longiseta, Tricocolea 

 tomentella, Ramalina ekloni, Cladonia retipora, C. pyxidata, 

 Brevtelia atrata, Leptostomum inclinans, Rhizogonium spiniforme, 

 Parmelia perforata, Theloschistes chrysopthalmus. 



By Mr. F. Chapman, A.L.S. — Fossil remains of the Victorian 

 Wombat, Phascolomys mitchelli, and Gunn's Bandicoot, Perameles 

 gunni, from dunes. Spring Creek, Torquay. 



By Mr. A. J. Campbell. — Skins of the following birds : — 

 Carter's Honey-eater, Ptilotis carteri, Campbell, described in 

 Victorian Naturalist, vol. xvi., p. 87 (1899); Lesser White- 

 plumed Honey-eater, P. leilavalensis, North ; White-plumed 

 Honey-eater, P. penicillata, Gould. 



By Miss S. W. L. Cochrane. — Wild flowers from Gippsland and 

 Western Australia. 



By Mr. C. French, jun. — Orchids, Acianthus caudatus, Ptero- 

 stylis cucullata, var. al2nna, from Grantville, Vict., collected by 

 Mr. J. T. Paul ; three rare Victorian beetles — Dilochrosis 

 (Sehizorrhina) hakewelli and Enmphyllus rossi, collected at 

 Gippsland ; also Stigmodera fortuni, from the Mallee. 



By Mr. C. J. Gabriel. — Shells collected at South Melbourne 

 beach, including live specimens of Trophori paivce, Crosse, 

 Ghione cardioides, Lam. ; also Chlamys lactus, from Japan. 



By Mr. A. Mattingley. — Albino specimen of Black Mountain 

 Opossum. 



By Mr. F. Pitcher. —On behalf of the Director, Melbourne 

 Botanic Gardens, blooms of the following foliated Acacias : — 

 A. acinacea, A. htnata, A. myrtifolia, A. oxycedrus, A. spectabilis, 

 A. stricta. 



