^°;4"] ExJiihilion of ]Vild-/hrwers. loi 



By Miss Rollo. — Boronia pinnata and Aster argophyllus, 

 from Moe. 



By Mr. J. R. Tovey. — About 40 species from Mentone, 

 including PrasophylliLm elatum, Leucopogon Richei, Ricinocarpus 

 pinifolius, Dianella tasmanica, Pimelea citrviflora, Podolepis 

 acuminata, Lcptospermum jnyrsinoides, and Anthistiria imherhis. 



By Mr. F. Wisewonld. — About 50 species from Upi:)er Paken- 

 ham, including Diplarrhena morcea, Dampiera stricta, Sprengdia 

 incarnaia, PultencBa Gunnii, Dilhvynia floribtmda, Melaletwa 

 squarrosa, Comesperma ericinum, C. voluhile, Caladenia 

 Menziesii, Pterostylis nutans, Xanthorrhcea minor, &c. 



In addition to the flowers, a very fine display of dried 

 mosses was made by Mr. J. R. Murdoch, of Parkville, whose 

 collection comprised specimens from many parts of the world, 

 such as Mexico, Vancouver, West India Islands, South Africa, 

 India, New Hebrides, Great Britain, New Zealand, and even 

 Siberia. 



EXCURSION TO LILYDALE. 



Fourteen members took part in this excursion on Saturday, 

 loth October, and were rewarded with a fine and cool afternoon. 

 On arrival at Lilydale the walk was commenced in the direction 

 of the Cave Hill quarry. The chief features of this fine section 

 in the Yeringian series, or upper division of the Silurian, were 

 pointed out, and by the number and variety of interro- 

 gations it was evident that the members of the party were 

 interested in the many geological features around them. The 

 steep dip of the limestone was noted, and in one part of the 

 exposed face a definitely arched curve was seen, suggestive of 

 an anticline, the eastern limb of which would be lost under the 

 overburden of basalt and rubble. One would like to know the 

 depth of the limestone from the floor of the quarry, beneath 

 which there appear to be indications of another cave. 

 Hammers were quickly at work, and many fossils extracted 

 from the limestone. Amongst these were : — Cyathophyllum, sp. ; 

 Favosites grandipora, Eth. fil. ; Stromatoporoids of several 

 genera, some showing the " Caunopora " condition, due to the 

 presence of commensal organisms, lately held by R. Kirkpatrick 

 to belong to chaetopod worms ; Cydonema lilydalensis, Eth. fil. ; 

 Eumphal'us northi, Eth. fil., sp., and isolated opercula. The 

 occurrence and formation of dendrites and dolomotized lime- 

 stone were duly remarked upon, and the way was then taken 

 to the outer edge of the quarry, where the overlying older 

 volcanic lava was seen. Some of the lava has here been 

 completely changed into a whitish claystone, probably due to 

 local percolation of water, whilst in other places the rock still 



