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in an ordinary newspaper is not recognized as publication by 

 scientists. 



PAPERS. 



In view of the numerous exhibits of wild flowers it was de- 

 cided, on the motion of Messrs. J. Shepherd and F. G. A. 

 Barnard, to postpone the reading of the papers set down for the 

 evening. 



EXHIBITS. 



By Mr. A J. Campbell. — Clutch of four eggs of the Blue Bald 

 Coot, Porphyria bellies, Gould, from Western Australia ; egg of 

 Narrow-billed Bronze Cuckoo, with two of the Ground-Wren, 

 Ht/lacola pi/rrhopygia, from the Mallee, Victoria. 



By Mr. T. S. Hall, M.A. — Boobook Owl, Ninoxboobook, Lath., 

 alive, caught in the University grounds, Carlton. 



By Mr. C. Walter. — -Dried specimen of Bidens cernua, Lin., the 

 British Nodding Bur-Marigold, collected at Snowy River, East 

 (jippsland, by Mr. E. E. Pescott, not previously recorded for 

 Australia. 



WILD FLOWER EXHIBITS. 



The following were the principal exhibitors of wild flowers : — 



Mr. D. Best, about 30 species collected at Beaconsfield, in- 

 cluding Diplarrhena morcea, LyperantJuis nigricans, Glossodia 

 major (white), Caladenia carnea, &c. 



Messrs. Barnard and Kershaw, about 40 species from Gem- 

 brook and Nar-Nar-Goon, including Hibbertia serpilli/olia, 

 Bauera rubioides, Tetratlceca ciliata (white), Fimelia Jiava, Aster 

 myrsinoides, Dillwynia erici/'olia, Styphelia ericoides, Sphcero- 

 lobium vimineum, Pidtencea tnolUs, Dampiera stricta, Lyonsia 

 straininea (in bud), &c. 



Miss Cochrane, about 40 species from Sandringham and Ring- 

 wood, including Prasophyllum patents, Thelymitra antennifera, 

 Caladenia suaveolens, Utricalaria dichototna, Gomesperma eri- 

 cinum, Aotus villosa, Hibbertia diffusa, &c. 



Mr. G. Coghill, about 70 species from Croydon and Ringwood, 

 including P ol ypompltolyx tenella, Acacia stricta, Viola betonicij'olia, 

 Diuris feduncidata, D. paliistris, Pultenoia dentala, Tlielymitra 

 Jlexuosa, &c. 



Messrs. C. French, jun., i,. E. Shephard, and C. Walter, about 

 80 species from Somerville, including Eucalyptus gunnii, Bossicea 

 prostrata, Limnantheinum exaltatum, LejHospermum myrsinoides 

 (pink), Epacris obtusijolia, Tlielymitra carnea, Microtis atrata, 

 Prasophyllum fuse um, &c. 



Mr. A. Paul, about 30 species from Grantville, including 

 Persoonia juniperina, Leptospermum myrsinoides, Epacris obtusi- 

 folia, Tecoma australis, Pittosporimi utididatum, Clematis aristata, 

 Pullencea scabra, P. daphnoides, Caladenia cairnsiana, &c. 



Messrs. Tovey and Audas, about 50 species from Dandenong 



