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floribiindcL and 11 ic I'cin Polypodiiim grammilidis, a rarity in 

 Victoria. 



Mr. F. Pitcher said that the statement that the Dandenong 

 Ranges was the only other locahty for the fern Polypodiiim 

 grammitidis required modifying, as he had found the fern in the 

 Narracan Valley. 



Dr. T. S. Hall, M.A., took the opportunity of referring to the 

 recent visit of the Committee of Management to the National 

 Park, and briefly described what had been done since the Prom- 

 ontory had been placed under the control of the committee. 



3. By Messrs. J. G. O'Donoghue and P. R. H. St. John, 

 entitled " A Short Ramble Along the Lerderderg." 



The authors pleasantly described a Saturday ramble along the 

 Lerderderg, one of the streams of the Bacchus Marsh district, 

 well known to tourists for its picturesque and rugged character. 

 During the day a number of interesting birds and plants were 

 met with, and recorded for the benefit of future visitors. 



NATURAL HISTORY NOTE. 



Mr. J. Gabriel called attention to an exhibit by Mr. C. J. 

 Gabriel of a number of shells of the genera Corbicula and Unio. 

 These had been obtained from mud removed from the reservoir 

 in Studley Park when being cleanea some time ago. The genus 

 Corbicula is usually found in the mud of estuaries and rivers, 

 and whether the specimens under notice had been bred in the 

 reservoir, which is supplied from the Yarra by means of the 

 pumping station near Dight's Falls, or reached it in an immature 

 state, was a point which could not be easily solved. 



EXHIBITS. 



By Mr. F. G. A. Barnard. — A pot-grown specimen of the 

 Sassafras, Atherosperma moschatum, about six inches high. 



By Mr. F. Cudmore. — Volcanic ashes, lava, &c., from Mt. 

 Vesuvius ; flints and fossil echinoids from Amiens, France. 



By Mr. C. J. Gabriel. — Freshwater shells, Corbicula, sp., and 

 Unio, sp., from reservoir, Studley Park ; marine shells, genus 

 Strombus, coUected by Mr. J. Gabriel at Cairns Reef, off Cook- 

 town, North Queensland, viz. : — Strombus gibberiihts, L., 5. 

 luhuanus, L., 5. canarium, L., 5. dentatus, L., S. corrugatus, Ad. 

 and Rve., 5. melanostomus, Swain., and 5. columba-orosminus, 

 Duclos. 



By Mr. J. Searle. — Specimens of Copepoda. mounted for 

 microscope, in illustration of paper. 



After the usual conversazione the meeting terminated. 



