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By Mr. F, Chapman. A.L.S. — Ice-scratched stones from 

 Glacial Hill, Werribee Gorge ; also scratched stones from the 

 Pleistocene Glacial of Moel-y-Tryfaen, North Wales, and 

 Finchley, near London, for comparison with Australian 

 examples. 



By Mr. F. Cudmore. — ^Walking-stick made from wood of 

 Acacia acuminata, Benth., from Western Australia. 



By Mr. J. E. Dixon. — Sixty-seven species of Coleoptera col- 

 lected during October around Ouyen and Hattah, North- 

 western Victoria. 



By Mr. F. Pitcher. — Blooms of the following species of 

 Erythrina, at present flowering in the Melbourne Botanic 

 Gardens, viz. : — E. Indica, Indian Coral-tree, New South Wales, 

 Queensland, and India ; E. acanthocarpa, Tambookie Thorn, 

 South Africa ; E. secundifiora, Scarlet Coral-tree, Brazil ; E. 

 Caffra, Caffre Coral-tree, South Africa ; also blooms of a species 

 which is now flowering for the first time in the Gardens, 

 probably E. velutina, Venezuela. 



By Miss Rollo (on behalf of the pupils of the State school, 

 Carisbrook). — Stages in the life-history of a saw-fly. 



By Mr. P. R. H. St. John. — Herbarium specimens of Pimelea 

 pauci/iora, R. Br., Yellow-cup Rice-flower, order Thymelse- 

 acese, Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland, and Tasmania ; 

 Pomaderris elliptica, Labill., Apple-scented Pomaderris, order 

 Rhamnaceae, Victoria, New South Wales, Tasmania, collected 

 by the exhibitor near Yering Gorge, 25th September, 1913 ; 

 Hihhertia serpyllifolia, Labill., Thyme-leaved Guinea-flower, 

 order Dilleniaceae, Victoria, New South Wales, Tasmania ; 

 Tetratheca ericifolia, Smith, var. rubcEoides, A. Cunn., order 

 Tremandreae, Victoria and New South Wales, collected by the 

 exhibitor near Jack's Creek Cascade, Plenty Ranges, 27th 

 September, 1913. These three species and one variety were not 

 previously recorded as found growing so near Melbourne. 



By Dr. C. S. Sutton. — Growing plants of PuUencBa pedun- 

 citlata and Bauer a rubioides. 



By Mr. J. R. Tovey. — Specimens of Cupressus macrocarpa, 

 showing Retinospora form with radial leaves. It corresponds 

 to an embryonic condition brought out in adult shoots by 

 special formative or morphogenic stimuli. 



By Mr. C. S. Wentworth. — Growing plant of Cheilanthes 

 tenuifolia, Sw., Common Rock-fern. 



After the usual conversazione the meeting terminated. 



Correction. — In last month's proceedings (page 114) C. 

 tortuserratus, should read C. totuserratus. 



