134 Exhihiiion of Wild-flowers. [voT.^x 



Vict. Nat. 

 XX. 



EXHIBITION OF WILD-FLOWERS. 



This year, on account of the more numerous exhibits, and 

 the fact of the exhibition of wild-flowers being held in strange 

 surroundings, under the gaze of a critical public, it appears 

 that a number of interesting species were omitted from the 

 report in the last (November) Naturalist, and, in addition, 

 some, wrong identifications and mis-spellings crept in. Flowers 

 of the following additional species were exhibited, but by 

 whom, or from what locality, cannot now be decided : — Acacia 

 hrachyhotrya, A. microcarpa, A. penninervis, Astroloma fini- 

 folium (Styphelia pinifolia), Baiiera sessiliflora, Bnronia 

 anemonifolia, B. pinnata, B. filifolia, B. inornata {B. clavelli- 

 folia), Bossicea cinerea, var. rosmarinifolia, Billardiera cymosa, 

 Cheiranthera linearis, Conospermum Mitchellii, Cassia phyl- 

 lodinea, Dampiera marifolia, D. rosmarinifolia, DilhiDynia 

 hispida, Eremophila gibbosifolia, Helichrysum hracteatum, var. 

 angustifolitmt, Loiidonia Behri, Leticopogon glacialis {Styphelia 

 glacialis), Micromyrtus microphylla {Thryptomene ciliata), 

 Olearia pimeleoides {Aster pimeleoides), Pimelea microcephala, 

 Phebalium glandulosum {Eriostemon sediflorus), P. bilobum 

 {Eriostemon Hillebrandi), Prostanthera aspalathoides, Pultencea 

 laxi flora, P. mollis, Styphelia adscendens, Zieria veronicea. 



The following corrections should be made : — ^To Mr. A. 

 Rutter Clarke's collection ChamcBlaucium uncinatum {Darwinia 

 nncinata) (W.A.) and Kunzea capitata (N.S.W.) should be 

 added, while A. oleoides should be G. oleoides. Acacia macre- 

 demia should read A. macrademia, Prostanthera scabra should 

 be P. denticulata, and Anigozanthus Mangellsii should be A. 

 Manglesii. In Messrs. Barnard and Stanton's exhibit, Dill- 

 wynia subumbellata should be PuUencea siibiimbellata. In Mr. 

 J. D' Alton's exhibit, Bceckea plicata should be Micromyrtus 

 microphylla {Thryptomene ciliata), and Astroloma conostephnoides 

 {Styphelia Sonderi) should be A . conostephioides. In Mrs. Parks's 

 exhibit, Styphelia Richea should be S. Richei {Leucopogon 

 Richei). In Mrs. Wise's exhibit, Boronia polygalifolia should 

 be B. anemonifolia. and PultencBa should l:>e Dillwynia. On 

 page 1 1 8, in the first line, Helichrysum scorpioides should be 

 Helipterum incanum and Micr anther a hexandra should be 

 Micranthe^num hexandrum . 



A Butterfly Farm. — At Bexley, in Kent. Mr. L. W. New- 

 man has established a butterfly farm, where during the 

 year hundreds of the rarer butterflies and moths are reared, 

 besides which a number of hybrids have been produced, 

 which command fancy prices, so make the venture a paying 

 concern. Has any one tried hybrid-raising in Victoria ? 



