^°J^'l Field Naturalists' Club — Proceedings. 8r 



Cairnsiana, which is confined to Western Australia, and must 

 therefore be regarded as new to science. 



2. By Mr. E. E. Pescott, F.L.S., entitled " The Orchids of 

 Victoria." 



The author briefly referred to local orchid literature, especi- 

 ally to the work of Messrs. C. French, sen., C. French, jun., and 

 A. B. Braine, adding some historical notes concerning several 

 species. The paper was illustrated by about sixty lantern 

 slides, some of which were in natural colours. Most of the 

 Victorian species were referred to, and the progress made in 

 orchidology since 1908, when the " Recording Census of the 

 ^'ictorian Flora " was published, was remarked on. That list 

 showed ninety-four species, but four of these had since been 

 deleted as having been recorded in error. Since that date 

 thirty-three species had been added, so that the Victorian Ust 

 now stands at 123 species. 



Mr. H. B. Williamson congratulated the author on his 

 beautiful lantern shdes, which, he said, should further 

 popularize this most interesting group of plants. He remarked 

 that he had found the^ tubers of Dipodiitm piindatiim inter- 

 twined with eucalyptus roots, but not drawing nutriment from 

 them, although their relative positions might easily lead to 

 the supposition that the orchid was parasitic. 



Mr. C. C. Brittlebank hoped the author would pubUsh short 

 descriptions of the more recently named species, and so help 

 observers to record new localities. 



EXHIBITS. 



By ]\Ir. K. W. Armitage, M.Sc. — Living specimens of 

 BranchincUa aiislralis, a phyllopod fresh-water crustacean, 

 found in shallow temporary pools at Elwood. 



By Mr. C. Barrett, C.M.Z.S. — Nest of Grey-rumped Swiftlet, 

 Collocalia francica, from Dunk Island, North Queensland. 



By Mr. C. C. Brittlebank. — Coloured drawings of several 

 species of Victorian orchids. 



By Mr. E. Cox. — Specimens of Droscracea?, including Drosera 

 anrictilata, I). Menzicsii, D. peltata, D. Whittakeri, and D. 

 glandiiligcra. 



By Mr. F. Cudmore. — Fossils, Schizaster abduct its, Tate, 

 from Upper Janjukian of Morgan, S.A. ; also 5. cf. sphenoides, 

 T. S. Hall, a rare- Kainozoic cchinoid from same beds. 



By Mr. C. Daley, B.A. — Coarse-grained granite containing 

 tourmaline ; portion of nodule of flint found on Western Beach 

 (from similar nodules the aboriginals were accustomed to 

 strike off chips for cutting purposes) ; flint core and chips from 

 kitchen middens ; specimen of Pimdea linifolia, Slender Rice- 

 flower, witl) crimson-tij^ped florets — all from Wilson's 

 Promontory. 



