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E. E. Pescott said it was a pity thai our native shrubs were 

 not utilized more for hedges. They were infinitely superior 

 in every respect to privet and other such introductions which 

 most people fancied. 



The president, Dr. C. S. Sutton. Mr. F. Pitcher. Mr. F. G. A. 

 Barnard, and Mr. A. J). Hardy also spoke. 



NATURAL HISTORY NOTE. 



Mr. J. Gabriel said that he had recently exhibited a photo- 

 graph of the nest of a magpie constructed on a diningroom 

 table. A few days ago he received a photograph of the nest 

 of a robin built on a mantelpiece. 



BOTANICAL NOTE. 

 Mr. E. E. Pescott, F.L.S., drew attention to a paper con- 

 tributed to the Royal Society of Victoria by Dr. R. S. Rogers, 

 M.A.. "t south Australia, entitled "Notes on Certain Species 

 of Pterostylis." On examination of specimens and drawings 

 from Kew. England, Dr. Rogers determines that Pterostylis 

 Mackibbini, Mueller, is identical with P. cucullata, Brown, and 

 that the former name must be considered as a synonym of the 

 latter plant. The plant that has been lout; known in Victoria 

 .1- /'. cucullata has been named P. falcata by Dr. Rogers, while 

 it> alpine variety now becomes P. alpina. Thus, two new 

 species of Pterostylis are to be added to the Victorian lisl oi 

 orchids. 



EXHIBITS. 



By Mi>-> Amy Fuller.- 200 coloured drawings oi South African 

 wild-flowers, in illustration oi hei paper. 



P>\ Mr. F. Ci. A. Barnard. Penholders made from various 

 Malice woods 



By Mi. J. Booth. Leptospermum scoparium, R. and (1. 

 Forster, Broom Tea-tree, showing exudation oi manna. 



I'.\ Mr. E. E. Pescott, F.L.S. Herbarium specimens oi two 

 new spe< ies oi Pterostylis- /'. falcata, R. S. Rogers, and /'. 

 alpina, R. S. Rogers; also P. cucullata, R. Brown, syn. /'. 

 Mackibbini, F. v. M. 



I',' Mi I Pitcher. Blooms oi four species oi acacias now 

 flowering in the Melbourne Botanii Gardens \ i/.. . 1 . Bailey ana, 



F. v. M.. Cootamundra Wattle, .1. juniperina, Willd., Prickly 

 Wattle, . I. myrtifolia, Willd.. Myrtle-leaved Acacia, I. /><></u- 



lia, A. ( unningham, Mount Mi u gan V a< ia. 

 I',\ Mi. |. Searle. Cordylophora ; Parartemia Zietzeana (?) ; 

 three species oi Copepoda, no1 hitherto recorded, bom I 

 ingamite and Cola< ; also .1 living specimen oi the fresh- 

 et crab, H\ menosoma, sp., from Richmond. 

 r. M I Shephard. Rotifer, genus Brachionus, parasitii 

 on Daphnia carinata, from Lake Colac. 



Ait- 1 the usual conversazioni the meeting terminated, 



