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plants receive a regular supply of moisture, mainly from the 

 dripping branches above, since for the greater part of the year 

 the climate is such as would appear to favour a nightly condensa- 

 tion of moisture. Some of the plants under observation in a 

 garden did not close the lids or trap-doors of the pitchers every 

 evening, and were fed every second day with finely minced raw 

 meat. The contents of the pitchers of those examined in the 

 field consisted of the chitinous remains of insects, such as sand- 

 flies, ants, as well as a few small white grubs. The inflorescence 

 is white, small, and inconspicuous. — E. B. Nicholls. 



Crvptogamic Botany of Braybrook. — The following mosses 

 and lichens were collected during the Club excursion to 

 Braybrook on Saturday, yth October, principally on the basaltic 

 rocks along the Kororoit Creek. The locality is a good one for 

 such plants, and further search would doubtless reveal additional 

 species : — Mosses. — Grimmia basaltica, Hedwigidium drummondi, 

 Syntrichia princeps, Phascum cylindricum, Leptodontium papilla- 

 tum. Lichens. — Leptogium tremelloides, L., Endocarpiscum 

 guipini, Stictina crocata, L., Parmelia coerulea-alba, Parmelia 

 physodes, L., Parmelia conspersa, Ehrh., var. isidiata, Parmelia 

 imitatrix, Xanthoria parietina, Amphiloma murorum, Lecanora 

 atra, Huds., Lecanora umbrina, Ehrh., Diploschistes actinostoma, 

 Lecidea subulatorum, Lecidea geographica, L. — R. A. Bastow. 



Plague of Moths. — In many parts of Victoria one of the 

 Cut-worm moths, Agrotis spina, often known as the Bogong 

 Moth, has recently been a veritable plague. At Queenscliff 

 particularly the moths entered the houses by thousands, causing 

 much annoyance by flying on to curtains, bedding, &c., the scales 

 of their wings covering everything as with a brownish dust. 

 Similar reports come from all directions, such as Frankston, 

 Dookie, Sandringham, Amphitheatre, Bendigo. ist November, 

 1905. — C. French, jun. 



Geelong Field Naturalists' Club. — This society, which 

 recently celebrated its 25th anniversary, emboldened by the 

 success of the nature study exhibition held last Easter, has issued 

 the prospectus of another exhibition of a similar character to be 

 held in Geelong on Thursday, 12th April, 1906, and following 

 days A liberal prize schedule has been adopted, and full 

 particulars can be obtained on application to the secretary, Mr. 

 A. B. F. Wilson. The Club has devoted the September number 

 of its quarterly journal, 2'he Geelong Naturalist, to a complete 

 record of its first exhibition. Besides a full list of the prize- 

 takers, it contains the lectures and addresses delivered during the 

 currency of the exhibition, together with an introduction by Mr. 

 Frank Tate, M.A., LS.O., Director of Education, the whole 

 forming a very interesting number. Copies may be obtained 

 from the hon. editor, Mr. R. E. Trebilcock, Hopetoun 

 Chambers, Ryrie-street, Geelong, at is. 3d., post free. 



