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'^raminca, Colula coronopifolia, C. integrifolia, C. silicijolia, 

 Craspcdia chrysantha, C. Richea, Trichiniuni spathiilatmn, 

 Asperiila scopariiim, var. confcrta, Sebaa albiflora, Wilsonia 

 yotiindijolia, Podolepis aciiminata, Helichrysitin apiciilalum, 

 H. scorpioidcs, (inaphaliiiin Inleo-albmn, Lcptorrhynchiis squameus, 

 Ilcliplcrnm dimorpholepis, Gahnia filiim, Convolvulus enibcscens, 

 Miiiitria Icptophylla, Erylhrcea aiistralis, Veronica gracilis, Vilta- 

 denia aiistralis. Geranium dissectum, Linum marginale, Isotoma 

 lluviatilis, Velleya paradoxa, Goodenia pinnatifida, Samolus 

 re pens, Millotia tenuijolia, Salicornia aiistralis, Angianthus 

 Preissianus, Thelymitra longifolia, Anthistiria ciliata, W allien- 

 bcrgia gracilis, and Cnscuta tasinanica. Among the introduced 

 plants noted were Bartsia latifolia, Salvia verbenaca, Hedypnois 

 crctica, i'rodiuw cicutariuin, Diplotaxis muralis, Cynara 

 cardunculus (C scolynius), Carduus pycnocephalis, C. marianus, 

 Broinus inaxinius, and Silene cucubaUs. We returned from 

 North \V ilHamstown, which was reached about 6 p.m., after 

 an interesting wali'C of about six miles. — C. French, jun. 



EXCURSION TO ALPHINGTON. 



For this excursion, on Saturday, 2()th Octol:)er, we were joined 

 by several members of the Microscopical Society of Victoria, 

 for whom the life in the ponds at Aljihington had more attrac- 

 tion than life on the river at Henley. The afternoon turned 

 out delightful for our purpose, and the ponds visited were in 

 perfect condition, the quantity and variety of life they pre- 

 sented being very gratifying to the collector, each dip of the 

 net bringing to view new forms of life. Many beautiful as well 

 as ferocious and curiously-shaped larvai were noted, and much 

 speculation was indulged in as to what form some of these 

 would assume after comj)leting their metamorphoses. Ciroui)ed 

 under the general term of " worms " several interesting forms 

 were met with. Of the Naidid;e, a species closely resembling 

 Nais lacustris was very common, and was observed in the act 

 of budding or fission. Another interesting worm, a Tur- 

 bellarian, cruciform in section when swimming, and proi)ably 

 identical with Mesosloma tetragonium, was common. In many 

 of the sjjecimcns both develoi)ing and resting eggs could be 

 seen. Many i)lanarians and other leech-like forms were noted, 

 and it is a pity so little work has been done here on this group. 

 A rich field is waiting for someone to in\'estigate, and 1 would 

 strongly urge some of our members to take up the work. 

 Entomostraca were particularly numerous, most of the known 

 species of Coi)epoda being represented, as well as others, two 

 of which are likely to prove to be new. Many of the less 



