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most noticeable feature was the fine display made by the 

 Sunshine Wattle, Acacia discolor, on the hills around Walhalla. 

 A report of the visit to the Zoological Gardens on Saturday, 

 I2th February, was given by Mr. F. Pitcher, who said tliat 

 the Director, Mr. D. Le Souef, C.M.Z.S., had met the meml)crs, 

 but, after inspecting portion of the Gardens, owing to the great 

 heat, had invited the members to adjourn to his office, where 

 a pleasant hour or so was spent in viewing and remarking on his 

 varied collection of natural history specimens, &c. Mr. Le 

 Souef had kindly provided afternoon tea, and he desired to 

 move a vote of thanks to him for his hospitality. This was 

 seconded by Mr. A. Keep, and carried unanimously. 



ELECTION OF MEMBERS. 



On a ballot being taken, Mr. Wm. Howat, 45S William-street, 

 Melbourne, and Dr. G. ^FCallum, 454 St. Kilda-road, IMel- 

 bourne, were duly elected as ordinary members of the Club. 



GENERAL BUSINESS. 



The chairman said that, in view of the heavy increase in 

 the cost of publishing the Naturalist, the committee had pro- 

 posed that an exhibition of natural history specimens and 

 microscopical objects, open to the public by payment, be held 

 early in June next, with the view of establishing a publisliing 

 fund, to which it was also hoped memliers able to do so would 

 contribute. 



Several members spoke in support of the suggestion, and it 

 was resolved, on the motion of Messrs. H. B. WiUiamson and 

 P. C. Morrison, that the proposal receive the full support of the 

 members. 



The acting hon. secretary said that a communication had 

 been received from the ]\Iount Buffalo Park Committee stating 

 that grazing licences for the Buffalo plateau would not be 

 renewed for 1021. 



REMARKS ON EXHIBITS. 



Remarks on their exhibits were given by Messrs. Chapman, 

 Cudmtjre, Morrison, and Tadgell. 



NATURAL HISTORY NOTES. 



Dr. Sutton said that he had recently witnessed an attack liy 

 a wasp on the larva of a cut-worm moth, which, though many 

 times larger and heavier than the wasp, had been carried off 

 by the wasp to its underground nest near the base of an elm 

 tree. Messrs. F. Spry and C, F'rench added further details of 

 the life-history of the wasp. 



Mr. J. Searlc gave an interesting account of a small black 

 spider which had spun a web over the nest of an ant, Plicidolc, 



