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to the pond-life specimens obtained, which, on the whole, 

 were very similar to those obtainable around Melbourne. 



A report of the visit to the Botanical Gardens on Saturday, 

 loth February, was given by the president, Mr. F. Pitcher, 

 who said that over fifty members and friends were present. 

 The day was all that could be desired. A ramble round the 

 Oak Lawn was followed by a visit to the nursery and plant- 

 houses ; then the water-lily lake was visited, and the Sacred 

 Lotus Lily admired. The ramble was then continued towards 

 the tea-house, where, about half-past four, the large party sat 

 down to tea as the guests of the office-bearers of the Club. 

 Before breaking up a photograph of the party was taken, which 

 should prove an interesting reminder of a very pleasant after, 

 noon. 



ELECTION OF MEMBERS. 



On a ballot being taken, Mr. George G. Mercy, Trafalgar- 

 street, Camberwell, and Mrs. F. A. Singleton, 126 Anderson - 

 street. South Yarra, were duly elected as members of the Club. 



REMARKS ON EXHIBITS. 



Mr. C. J. Gabriel called attention to his exhibit of a large 

 clump of the marine shell Tenagodes australis, Ouoy and 

 Gaimard, from near Gabo Island. He remarked that the 

 representatives of this genus are tubular and more or less 

 irregularly twisted, with a longitudinal fissure, radiating from 

 the posterior extremity, this fissure proceeding through all 

 the whorls of the shell. The genus was regarded by Linnseus 

 as a serpula, from which, however, it is distinguished by the 

 longitudinal slit. The genus is not numericaUy strong, and 

 the various species are, as a rule, found embedded in spongy 

 material. 



Mr. P. R. H. St. John called attention to a specimen of the 

 Yellow Bladderwort, Utricidaria fiexiiosa, Vahl., collected at 

 Launching Place during the Club excursion on 29th January. 

 He made some remarks about its peculiarities, and read some 

 notes from *' Minnesota Plant Life " (M'Millan) regarding an 

 allied species. He also stated that the exhibit of oil distilled 

 from the leaves of Karri Gum, Eucalyptus diversicolor, F. v. M., 

 of Western Australia was the first that had been made from 

 this species. 



^ PAPER READ. 



By Mr. F. G. A. Barnard, entitled " Some Account of Dr- 

 Neumayer's Journeys in Victoria, 1859-64." 



The author said that some little time ago he became aware 

 of the existence of a quarto volume — " Results of the Magnetic 

 Survey of Victoria, 1858-64 " — in which Dr. Neumayer, who 

 was the head of the Survey, besides giving the scientific details 

 of the survey, briefly described the journeys which it was 



