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By Mr. C. GabrieU — Marine shells from Victoria — Pecten 

 medius, Lam., Chlantys undulatus, Sby., C. asperrimus. Lam,, 

 C. bifrons, Lam., C. aktinos, Pett., Cy do pecten favus, Hedley. 



By Mr. T. S. Hart, M.A. — Commonwealth military map of 

 Ringwood. 



I By Mr. F. Keep. — Herbarium specimens of 30 species of 

 Grampian plants. 



By Mr. J. A. Kershaw, F.E.S., for National Museum. — 

 Ophisurus serpens, Linn., Serpent Eel, from Hobson's Bay, 

 Victoria. 



By Miss G. Nethercote and Mr. C. J. Gabriel. — Flowering 

 specimens of Thryptomene Mitchelliana, from the Grampians. 



By Mr. E. E. Pescott, F.L.S., and Mr. C. French, jun.— A 

 series of 13 varieties of the terrestrial orchid, Caladenia 

 Patersoni, R. Br., showing variations of form, colour, and 

 stature. 



By Mr. C. L. Plumridge. — Garden-grown specimens of Tecoma 

 australis, Prostanthera nivea, and Phebalium squameus. 



By Miss Patrick. — Dwarf form of Pterostylis revoluta, from 

 Ringwood. 



By Mr. F. Pitcher. — Blooms of Acacia saligna, Wend., 

 Golden Wreath Wattle, Western Australia, and A. salicina, 

 Lind., var. MaycB, Shrubby Cooba, South Austraha, grown 

 at Melbourne Botanic Gardens ; also branches of Acacia acinacea 

 covered with berry-like galls of insect formation, which are 

 more prevalent this season than usual. 



By Mr. P. R. H. St. John. — Herbarium specimen of Come- 

 sperma volubile, Labill., Love Creeper, pink-flowered form 

 (usually hght blue), collected by exhibitor at Frankston, i6th 

 September, 1916 ; also fresh specimen of bloom of Ixia viridi- 

 flora, Persoon, Green-flowered Corn-Lily, South Africa, showing 

 typical, double, and twin flowers on one spike or inflorescence, 

 grown by exhibitor at South Yarra. 



By Mr. J. Searle. — Long-limbed Water-bug, Ranatra, sp., 

 infested with nymphs of a water mite — Hydrachna — and living 

 Hydrachna hatched from nymphs, collected at Cheltenham, 

 7/10/16. 



By Dr. C. S. Sutton. — Pimelea paucifiora, R. Br., Scanty- 

 flowered Rice-flower, collected between the Djerriwarrh and 

 Coimadai Creeks. 



By Mr. P. Sharman. — Nine illustrative drawings of Pterostylis 

 prcecox, and numerous microscopic sections of same illustrated 

 by nine microscopes. 



By Mr. H. Whitmore. — Ground aboriginal axe, from War- 

 took ; bark of Pimelea axiflora, from Grampians, used by 

 residents for tying up bundles ; also a number of geological 

 specimens from the Grampians and from Thorpdale. 



After the usual conversazione the meeting terminated. 



