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the Tertiary period. In illustration of this he referred to the 

 large Conus shells of Mauritius and of the Queensland coast 

 living at the present time, which dwarf the smaller Victorian 

 species ; and the same obtains with the sea-urchins and other 

 animal forms. A fine series of recent Victorian and exotic 

 specimens of the genus Conus were shown by Mr. C. J. Gabriel 

 to illustrate the paper. 



2. By Mr. J. G. O'Donoghue, entitled " Wanderings on the 

 Murray Flood-Plain." 



The author gave a description of a vehicular journey from 

 Mildura to Lake Mournpoul, a distance of nearly 70 miles along 

 the Murray flood-plain, and particulars of a subsequent 

 sojourn at the lake mentioned. 



Mr. J. R. Tovey said the author had referred to the intro- 

 duced Vcrhesina encelioides as being credited by station-owners 

 with poisoning stock. As was pointed out, no species of the 

 genus to which the " Crown-beard " belongs is known to be 

 poisonous, but fatal results often attend the consumption of 

 the plant in great quantities by stock. This ill effect was due 

 to impaction induced by the matting of the hairs of the plant 

 in the stomach. 



LIST OF EXHIBITS. 



By Miss O. B. Davis, M.Sc. — Specimen of Loranthus 

 celastroides, Sieber, Common Mistletoe, growing on Qiierciis 

 robur, British Oak, collected at Brighton. 



By Mr. C.J. Gabriel. — Marine shells : Victorian representatives 

 of the genus Conus — C. anemone, Lam., and a series of the 

 white variety ; C. rntilits, Menke ; C. segravei, Gathff ; and 

 Cones from tropical waters, including C. textile, Linn., Queens- 

 land ; C. nussatella, Linn., Queensland ; C. capitaneus, Linn., 

 Queensland ; C. vexilhim. Mart., Mauritius ; C. hetiiliniis, Linn., 

 Mauritius ; and C. generalis, Linn., Mauritius. 



By Mr. J. G. O'Donoghue. — Photographs of Lake Mournj-joul, 

 in illustration of his paper. 



By Mr. F. Pitcher. — Blooms of Acacia Maideni, F. v. M., 

 Maiden's Acacia, and Acacia retinodes, Schlec, Bald Acacia, 

 now flowering in the Melbourne Botanic Gardens. 



By Mr. J. Searle. — Thrips off geranium flower. 



By Mr. J. R. Tovey. — Specimen of Common Mistletoe, 

 Loranthus celastroides, Sieber, growing on Schinus molle, Pepper- 

 tree, collected in exhibitor's garden at Mentone, February, 1915. 



After the usual conversazione the meeting terminated. 



Omission. — In the report of the January meeting in last 

 Naturalist mention should have been made of the presence at 

 the meeting of Dr. W. Macgillivray, of Broken Hill, a country 

 member of the Club, and a former office-bearer. He was 

 cordially welcomed by the president, and briefly responded. 



