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land snails (alive), Ilelix^ sp., collected near Gympie, Queens- 

 land. 



By Mr. F. G. A. Barnard. — Flowers and foliage of Grevillea 

 repens collected during Healesville excursion ; piece of bark of 

 tea-tree (Melaleuca, sp.), from the Wimmera, used for printing on 

 instead of cardboard. 



By Miss C. Cowle. — Dried plants from Launceston, Tasmania. 



By Mr. C. J. Gabriel. — Shells of following species, taken alive 

 near Sydney Heads : — Septa riibicunda, Perry, Cymatium parkin- 

 sonianum, Perry, C. spengleri, Chem., Gadinia angasi, Dall., 

 Aslralium fimhriatum, Lam., Gena nigra, Q. and G., Placu- 

 naiiomia tone, Gray, and Chlamys lividus, Lam. ; also Pecten 

 dentata, Sow., California ; P. keppelliana, Sow., Cape Verde 

 Islands ; P. zigzac, Linn., West Indies ; Chlamys piirpuratus, 

 Lam., Peru ; C. crassicostatus, Sow., Japan ; C. iiodosus, Lam., 

 West Indies ; and C. ventricosus, Sow., Panama. 



By Mr. A. D. Hardy, F.L.S. — Specimen of Native Beech, 

 Fagus Cunninghami, Hook., collected at Sealers' Cove, Wilson's 

 Promontory, by Mr. King, of Metung, in illustration of paper. 



By Mr. E. B. Nicholls. — Dentitions or teeth of Port Jackson 

 Shark, Little Australian Saw-Shark, True Ray, Porcupine Fish, 

 Crocodile, Platypus, and Tiger Cat (King Island), in illustration 

 of paper. 



By Mr. C. Plumridge. — Specimens of larvae and perfect insects 

 of a lantern-fly, Scolypoha australis, attacking ferns in a fernery 

 at Kew. 



By Mr. F. M. Reader. — Dried Orchid, Calochilus paladosus, 

 from S.W. district, new for Victoria. 



By Dr. C. S. Sutton. — Dried specimens of Stenopetalum lineare 

 and Xanthosia piisilla, from Black Rock. 



After the usual conversazione the meeting terminated. 



EXCURSION TO HEALESVILLE. 



The usual Foundation Day excursion was this year fixed for 

 Healesville, and extended from Saturday, 30th January, to 

 Monday, ist February. As some eight years had elapsed since 

 the last visit of the Club to the Healesville district — the three 

 days camp at the Maroon dah Weir in November, 1900 {Vict. Nat., 

 xvi., p. 131) — it was confidently hoped that there would be a fair 

 muster of members, but such was not to be, and only three 

 members joined me on the Healesville platform on the arrival 

 of the mid-day train at 3.30. p.m. The afternoon looked threaten- 

 ing, and as the hour was somewhat late it was decided to send the 

 luggage on to " Mernda," the boarding-house where accommoda- 

 tion had been secured for the party, and adjourn at once to the 

 grounds of Mt. Yule, ray country home, for the purpose of in- 



