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rocky shore is more likely to yield good results. This was proved 

 during our visit to the ocean beach at Cape Schanck. Here, 

 in a couple of hours, in a snug little corner of about one hundred 

 and fifty feet in extent, about twenty species were collected. 

 I am often asked, ' How do you find these things ? ' My reply 

 is, ' Go to some unfrequented part of the coast, especially after 

 a storm, when masses of seaweed have been thrown up by the 

 waves. Turn these over, and you will soon find the objects 

 of your search. They may be attached to the roots of the 

 kelp, &c., or entangled among the seaweeds washed up.' On 

 a large clump of Amathia aiistralis we found many interesting 

 forms. Several species of Catenicella, commonly called 

 ' Curly Seaweeds,' also yielded other forms. Many of the 

 species are very loeautiful as microscopic objects, such as Crista 

 acropora, C. margaritacea, Biccllaria ciliata, Menipea cyathiis, 

 and M. crystallina, but the pride of place must be given to 

 Chlidonia dcBciala, which is generally found attached to 

 Catenicella margaritacea. Altogether, we found more than a 

 score of different species. The following are the species 

 identified : ^- Cheilostomata. — Dimetopia cornuta, Busk., 

 Catenicella hastata. Busk., C. intermedia, M'G., C. margaritacea. 

 Busk., Claviporella geminata, Wyv. Thomson, Scrupocellaria 

 cyclostoma, Busk., Caberea Uarvvinii, Busk., C. glabra, M'G., 

 Menipea crystallina, Gray, M. cyathus, Wyv. Thomson, 

 Didymia simplex, Busk., Cellaria hirsuta, M'G., Pyripora polita, 

 Hincks, P. crassa, M'G., Hiantopora ferox, M'G., Microporella 

 diadema, var. lata, M'G., M. diadema, var., M'G., Bracebridgia 

 pyriformis. Busk., CelJepora glomerata, M'G., C. lirata, M'G., 

 'i'ubucellaria hirsuta, M'(i." 



With good weather conditions, C()mfortal)lc quarters, and 

 harmonious relations, the party had a very pleasant Easter 

 outing. — C. D.ALEY. 



The Late Mr. R. A. Bastow. — By the death, on the 14th 

 of May, of Mr. R. A. Bastow, at the age of 80 years, the Field 

 Naturalists' Club lost another of its members. Pie was an 

 ardent cryptogamic botanist, but for some years had not been 

 able to follow his hobl)y. His last contribution to the Clul> 

 was a chatty paper, " Notes on the Lichen Fhn'a of Victoria," 

 published in 1913. Mr. Bastow's profession as an architectural 

 draftsman enabled him to illustrate his papers with great detail, 

 and the plate accompanying this paper contains figures of 112 

 species, small but quite clear. He had resided in Tasmania for 

 some years before coming to Victoria, and in tlie " Proceedings 

 of the Royal Society " published several papers dealing with 

 cryptogamic subjects. A " Key to the Mosses of Tasmania " in 

 the \'()lume for 1886, is a good example of his work. 



