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report I had a small spray in my hand, mailed to me by a donor 

 unknown, but presumably Mr. Barker, who accompanied us on 

 our trip and who assured me that this species (commonly called 

 beech) had been seen by him in the eastern gullies. In my 

 report I should have stated that I had not seen this Promontory 

 plant in situ. The important point is that the beech, unless 

 recently destroyed by fire, is to be found at Sealers' Cove. Three 

 other persons having stated that the tree is to be found there, I 

 communicated with Mr. John King, Metung (who for 2j4 years 

 conducted sawmilling operations in the locality mentioned), and 

 in his reply he states that the late Dr. A. W. Howitt identified 

 the species for him. The small spray exhibited this evening was 

 collected by Mn King frohi a gully at Sealers' Cove. 



Glossodia major, R. Br. — Notwithstanding the admitted fact 

 that this is an early-flowering orchid, and that the record for 

 December places it at least a month later than hitherto, I have 

 no doubt as to the correctness of the entry. Other early-flower- 

 ing species were found there in December — e.g., Bruyionia 

 australis, Burchardia umhellata, Epacris impressa (June, 1907, 

 Plenty Ranges), &c. ; and, moreover, my identification is 

 supported by Dr. T. S. Hall, M.A.-' It was not only there at the 

 given date, but in abundance. That it was not seen by the 

 October excursionists is certainly remarkable. 



Typha angiistijolia, L. — There are many plants in Victoria and 

 elsewhere, which, by their vegetative characters alone, may be 

 singled out from all others, and this is an instance. I know of 

 no plant so closely resembling this Typha that it might be 

 mistaken for it. Though immature, there was plenty of it growing 

 along the Derby River. Dr. Hall informs me that during the 

 visit of the Park Committee, in December last, a considerable 

 quantity of the matured plant was seen in the locality mentioned. 

 1 am of the opinion that it will be found at Sealers' Cove, in the 

 Tidal River area, and also in the Barry's Creek basin in the 

 north. 



Next, I have to acknowledge with thanks my indebtedness 

 to the National Herbarium for the correction of a curious 

 clerical error. Among the Compositae of my list appears 

 '■'• Calocephalus Jastigiatas.^' There is no plant of that name. It 

 should be, as Professor Ewart suggests, Calostrophus Jastigiaius, 

 F. V. M., of the order Restiaceae. 



The flora and the climate of Victoria are, I think, somewhat 

 tricky ; the latter being uncertain, while the former displays a 

 well-known isolation in the habitat of many species, so that when 

 collecting over large areas we should not expect to see all that 

 may have been seen by earlier visitors, especially when the visits 



* VicL Nat., XXV., p. 138. 



