I20 EwART, The Flora of the Victorian Alps; P'"^Oc?^^" 



aethiopicum, Aspidium aculeatiim, and Lomaria discolor, which 

 are common in the hills and fern gullies of the Dandenong 

 Ranges, are also met with on these table-lands. Other plants 

 familiar to Melbourne botanists which occur on these high 

 plateaux are : — Gompholobium pedunculare, Platylohium 

 formosum, Persoonia juniperina, Daviesia idicina, Indigofera 

 australis, Pimelea ligustrina, Olearia {Aster) stellulata, 0. {A.) 

 myrsinoides, 0. {A.) ramulosa, Euphrasia collina, Epilobiiwi 

 glabellum, Stellaria pimgens, Dianella tasmanica, Helipterinn 

 incannm, Helichrysum apiculatiun, H. semipapposiim, H. rutido- 

 lepis, H. leiicopsidium, Stylidiiim {Candollea) graminifolium, 

 Veronica Derwentia, Craspedia Richea, Gnaphalium japoniciim, 

 Wahlenhergia gracilis, Aspleniiim flahellifoliiim, Danthonia peni- 

 cillata, Anthistiria ciliata, Stipa setacea, Dichelachne crinita. Poa 

 ccBSpitosa, Festtica bromoides, Carex inversa, and Liizida cam- 

 pestris. 



Among the plants not found at low altitudes, the loliowing 

 may be mentioned : — Oxylobium alpestre, Trisetum siibspicatum, 

 Carex canescens, Richea Gunnii, Boronia algida, Astelia alpina, 

 Orites lancijolia, Celmisia longifolia [Aster cehnisia), Lomaria 

 alpina, Olearia [Aster) exuU Acacia alpina, Raoidia [Leonto- 

 podium) catipes, Caltha introloba, Leucopogon [Styphelia) 

 Macraei, Westringia senifolia, Helichrysum baccharoidcs, H. 

 Stirlingii, Gnaphalium alpigenum, Lissanthe [Styphelia) montana, 

 Aciphylla simplicifolia, and Gaulthiera hispida, the latter being 

 one of the only two representatives in Victoria of the Ericaceae. 



Two other interesting species are Aciphylla glacialis, a herb- 

 aceous perennial plant belonging to the Umbelliferae, which 

 grows in great abundance on Mount Hotham, at an elevation 

 of over 6,000 feet, somewhat resembling grass, and locall}- known 

 as '' bayonet grass " ; and Scleranthus biflorits, belonging to the 

 order Caryophylleae, which is met with in patches, and has the 

 appearance of tufts of moss. 



The only birds seen were a few Eaglehawks liovering about 

 the mountain-tops, though lower down King and Lory Parrots 

 were plentiful. 



The Late F. R. Godfrey. — It is with regret we record the 

 death of Mr. F. R. Godfrey. He was elected a member of the 

 Club in July, 1883, and was thus a very old supporter. He 

 contributed one paper, entitled "Surface Shells" [Vict. Nat., 

 v., 91), in which he described, in a popular way, some of the 

 minute forms of life found at times floating on the surface of 

 the ocean. He was keenly interested in ornithological matters, 

 and was for many years a leading spirit in the management 

 of the Melbourne Zoological Gardens. 



