164 Fidd Katuvaiists' Cluh — Proceedings. [vd'^xxxvi. 



By Mr. C. Daley. B.A., F.L.S.— Agates from Anthony's 

 Lagoon, Northern Territory. 



By Mr. C. J. Gabriel. — Collection of Chitons from Portland, 

 including Acanthochites granostriatiis, Pils., IscJinochiton 

 resplendens, Bednall and Matthews ; also a series of English 

 marine shells, Chlamys opercnlaris, Linn. 



By Mr. F. Pitcher. — Dried ferns and lycopods from Southern 

 Otago, New Zealand, including twelve species which are also 

 found in Victoria. 



By Mr. A. L. Scott. — Microscopic section of basalt under 

 polarized light, illustrating structure of basalt, met with on 

 recent excursions. 



By Mr. L. Thorn. — Live larvae and pup^e of Imperial Blue 

 Butterfly, laUneniis evagorus, and Moonlight Blue Butterfly, 

 Miletus delicia, also the perfect insects. The larvae and pupae 

 of both these species are attended by small black ants. 



By Mr. H. B. Williamson. — Specimens of Alisma plantago, 

 L., Greater Water Plantain ; Damasonium aiistrale, Salisb., 

 Star-fruit ; Goodenia paniculata, Sm., Panicled Goodenia ; 

 Philhydrnm laruiginosiim, Banks, Woolly Water Lily (new for 

 Eastern Victoria) ; and Limnanthemuin geminakim, Griesb., 

 collected at Bairnsdale by Mr. T. S. Hart, M.A. ; also Cheno- 

 podinm carinatiim, F. v. M., Crested Goosefoot, Euphorbia 

 eremophila, Cunn., Desert Spurge, collected at Kerang by Mr. 

 E, J. Semmens. 



After the usual conversazione the meeting terminated. 



The Late Mr. George Sweet. ^By the death on the 14th 

 ult. of Mr. George Sweet, F.G.S., at the age of 75 years, the 

 F'ield Naturalists' Club lost one of its earliest members. He 

 was elected in July, 1886, and took considerable interest in 

 the Club for many years, serving on the committee in 1894-5 

 and 1896-7. He acted as leader on several excursions when 

 geology, his favourite study, was the object in view. He 

 was a member of the expedition to King Island in Novem- 

 ber, 1887, and, at the request of Mr. C. C. Brittlebank, took 

 part in an excursion to the Werribee Gorge in October, 1891 

 {Vict. Nat., viii., p. 100), the result of that meeting being a 

 joint paper on *' The Glacial Deposits of Bacchus Marsh," read 

 before the Adelaide (1893) meeting of the x\.A.A.S. (vol. v., 

 p. 376). He also did some good palaeontological work at 

 Mansfield in 1888 {Vict. Nat., vii., p. 53). He was a promi- 

 nent member of the Royal Society, and in other ways 

 endeavoured to help his fellow man. His daughter, Dr. 

 Georgina Sweet, D.Sc, also a member of the Club, is well 

 known in scientific circles by her work at the biological and 

 veterinary schools of the University. 



