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but new for Victoria. The one, Caladenia leptochila, was 



described by Fitzgerald in 1882. It is a slender species, growing 

 about twelve inches high, the flowers being yellowish and 

 brown, and possessing probably the flattest labellum of the 

 genus. The other. Diwris palachila, was described by Dr. 

 Rogers in 1907. It seems to be an intermediate form between 

 D. maculata and D. pedunculate, while its nearest ally is J). 

 setacea, of Western Australia. The labellum is spade-shaped. 



Mr. H. W. Davey, F.E.S., called attention to exhibit of a 

 east skin of a young newt. Molge Pyrrhogaster, He remarked 

 that the skin was of interest as showing how they are shed 

 entire, and also that when these newts are juvenile they do 

 nut eat their cast skins, but allow them to float away in the 

 water, or, if shed on land, to remain as a small ball of skin. 

 The adult newts of this species always eat their cast skins. 

 whether shed on land or in the water, pulling it off and 

 devouring it in much the same way as the European toads do 

 theirs. The skin exhibited was floated on to cardboard, and 

 allowed to dry, in a similar way to the mounting ol seaweeds. 



EXHIBITS. 



By Mr. H. \Y. Davey, F.E.S. — Cast skin oi young newt. 

 Molge pyrrhogaster (10 months old). 



By Mr. F. Pitcher. — Blooms of five species of Acacia now 

 [lowering in Melbourne Botanic Gardens viz., Acacia dentifera, 

 Benth., Toothed Acacia, W.A. : . 1. farnesiana, Willd., 

 Sponge-tree or Cassia, X.S.W., Qld., N.W. and S. Australia. 

 Asia, and Europe; .1. juncifolia, Benth., Rush-leaved Acacia, 

 N.S.W., Qld., X. and S. Australia: .1. Macradenia, Benth., 

 Port Mackay Myall or Toney, Qld.; and .1. salicina, var. 

 II' <c. Maiden, Shrnbbx Cooba, South Australia: specimen 

 11I a pure white form of Boronia pinna/a. from the Grampians, 



By Messrs. E. E. Pescott, F.L.S.. and C. French, jun. Two 

 orchids new for Victoria, bul previously recorded for South 

 Australia — Caladenia leptochila, Fitzgerald, collected by J. A. 

 Mill, Lubeck, N.W. Victoria, October, 1915 ; and Diuris 

 palachila. Rogers, collected by E. E. Pescotl and C. French, 

 Ringwood and Sandringham, and T. S. Mart. M.A.. Creswick, 

 October, [915. 



By Mr. I R. [ovey. Flower <>i Chrysanthemum, grown in 

 exhibitor's garden al Mentone ; an example of precocious 

 flowering. 



Note, rhe following names oi beetles should have appeared 

 on page H4 of Octobei Naturalist to complete the record ol 

 Mr. |. F. Dixon's exhibit : Talaurinus perflexus, i. hystrix, 

 Sclerorinus Dixoni, Acantholophus Dixoni, and .1. brevicornis, 



all new to -1 iein <■ 



Aftei the usual conversazione the meeting terminated. 



