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recent visit to Java, which was illustrated by about eighty 

 lantern slides depicting the natural beauties of the island, its 

 vegetation, ruined temples, agriculture, &c. He said that it 

 is almost impossible to convey by word of mouth any conception 

 of the scenic beauty of the island, the luxuriance and variety 

 of its vegetation, or the immensity of its volcanoes. 



Several questions were asked relative to the paper, and in 

 the course of his reply the author said that, notwithstanding 

 the beauty of the tropical vegetation of the Botanic Gardens 

 in Java and Ceylon, he considered the Melbourne Gardens equal 

 to anything of their kind in the world, and deserved to be more 

 prominently brought before visitors from other lands. 



CHRISTMAS EXCURSION. 



The Chairman said that, owing to the difficulty of securing 

 accommodation at Torquay for an excursion at Christmas 

 time, that locality had to be abandoned, and asked foi a 

 resolution relative to an excursion to some other locality. 1 1 

 seemed to be generally considered that the time was now too 

 short to arrange for an extended excursion anywhere, con- 

 sequently the proposal was dropped. 



EXHIBITS. 



By Miss Enid Ballhausen. — Specimens of Christmas Bells, 

 Blandfordia nobilis, Smith. 



By Mr. F. R. Beuhne. — Flowers of Chieranthera linearis, 

 I uim.. from Tooborac. 



By Mr. J. H. Gatliff. - Two now Australian varieties oi 

 cowries — viz., Cypraa venusta, Sowerby, var. Bakeri, now ; 

 Cyprwci miliar is, Gmelin, var. Gabrieli, now, in illustration ol 

 his paper; also Cypraa miliar is, Gmelin, Cypraa Thersites, 

 (.raw ( ypraa Friendii, Cray Scottii, Gaskoin, and Cypraa 

 decipiens, Smith. 



By Miss G. Nethercote. Flowering specimens oi Prostanthera 

 lasiantha, Lab., Christmas Bush, Kunzea peduncularis, F. v. M.. 

 Brunonia australis, Smith. Cassinia longifolia, K. B,, Danthonia 

 penicillata, F. v. M., Poa ccespitosa, '.. Forster, and Leptor- 

 rhynchos tenuifolius, F. v. M , collei ted at Wonga Park, to 12/15. 



By Mr. I). ). Paton. — Flowering specimens of Eucalyptus 

 gracilis (one of the Mallees), Brachyloma daphnoides, Melaleuca 

 uncinata, Helichrysum apiculatum, 11. semipapposum, Bursaria 

 spinosa, and Cassinia longifolia, from the Whipstick, neai 

 ligo ; and the on hid Pterostylis rufa, var. Mitchelli, from 

 Loi kwood. 



By Messrs. E. E. Pescott, I- I v. and C. French, inn. 

 Herbarium specimens o\ the orchids Prasophyllum album, R 

 collected at Bayswatei and Croydon, new [01 Victoria; Chilo- 

 glottis trapeziforme, hit/., collected at Tallangatta by \. B. 

 Braine, new for Victoria ; and Caleya minor, K. Brown, collected 



