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3. By Mr. D. McAlpine, entitled "The Romance of Plant 

 Pathology." 



The author humorously described errors which had been 

 made in the investigation of certain plant diseases, parasitic 

 plants, &c., and in correcting these errors imparted much useful 

 information regarding occurrences which have greatly troubled 

 the lay mind. 



EXHIBITS. 



By Mr. R. W. Armitage. — Photo-micrographs and rock- 

 sections of basalts, quartzite, and greywacke in illustration of 

 paper. 



By Prof. Ewart, D.Sc, and Mr. J. W. Audas. — Dried specimens 

 in illustration of paper — Acacia alpina ; Banksia integrifolia and 

 B. marginata, showing how these two species can be confused 

 under superficial examination ; Epacris pahidosa, wrongly deter- 

 mined by C. Walter and others as E. mucronulata ; E. paludosa 

 (type specimen) ; Eucalyptus stellulata, Grevillea VictoricB, 

 Helichrysum baccharoides, H. rosniarini folium, Hihhertia ohtusi- 

 folia, Monotoca scoparia, and Sclerantlms hiflonts, all in flower ; 

 Kunzea Miielleri and Eucalyptus stellulata, in fruit ; and West- 

 ringia senifolia, endemic to Victoria, and peculiar to the district. 



By Mr. C. J. Gabriel. — Marine Shells. — Sixteen species of 

 genus Chlamys from various parts of the world, including C. 

 clavatus, myalinus, testes, pusio, hruei, flexuosus, and parvus, 

 Mediterranean and islands ; C. similis. Loch Fyne ; C. vitreus, 

 Norway ; C. tigrinus, Ireland ; C. imbricatus. West Indies ; C. 

 circularis, Florida ; C. histrionicus, Ceylon ; C. spectabilis, Japan ; 

 and C. incBquivalvis and C. Smithi, Mauritius. 



By Mr. A. D. Hardy, F.L.S. — Freshwater algae from small 

 marshy pool at Cheltenham — Micrasterias mahabuleshwarensis. 

 Hobs. ; M. sol (Ehren.), Kutz ; and Cosmarium tetraophthalmum 

 Breb. 



By Mr. D. McAlpine. — Flour with red streaks ; culture on 

 gelatin of Bacillus prodigiosus ; ear-cockle of wheat ; corn 

 cockle ; black rust of wheat and oats ; specimen of Cordyceps ; 

 and rat- tailed larva of drone or bee-fly, in illustration of paper. 



By Mr. J. G. O'Donohue. — Fruit of Murray Cypress, or Pine, 

 Callitris verrucosa, from Werribee Gorge, Bacchus Marsh. 



After the usual conversazione the meeting terminated. 



Wattle-Day League. — A gathering to inaugurate a Vic- 

 torian branch of the Wattle-Day League is announced to be 

 held at the Temple of the Winds, Botanic Gardens, on Saturday 

 afternoon, loth September. 



