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of immense size and very beautifully marked. In two or 

 three places the party found some very large boulders of 

 granite, for the presence of which amongst the general geo- 

 logical features of the locality they were unable to account, 

 except upon the hypothesis that they were glacial erratics. 



After a short rest a start was made for the north side of the 

 Cove to inspect the rocks about half a mile distant which 

 created such interest on the previous excursion, viz., those on 

 which the signs of ice action are to be found. The polished 

 and striated face of the rock was shown, and those geologists 

 of the party who had seen similar and undoubted marks of ice 

 action in England agreed that Professor Tate, who discovered 

 this rock, was quite justified in assigning them to the agency 

 indicated. It was intended to search for fossils in the Tertiary 

 beds on the way back to the coaches, but there was not suffi- 

 cient time for this. 



During the day the following plants (generally found only 

 in mallee country) were collected in flower, viz. : — Eryshimm 

 hrevipes, Pitfosporumpliillyriceoides, Claytonia cali/ptrata, Mesem- 

 hrianthemnm ceq^iiilaterale, TlncliylcBna fomentosa, Ptilotus spatliu- 

 lata, MueJilenheckiaadpressa (Native Sarsaparilla), Zygophyllum 

 fruticulosum, var. angustilohium, Stachliousia linarifoliwn, Pul- 

 te^icea temiifolia, Swainsonia phacoides, Glycine clandestina, Ken- 

 nedy a prostrata, Acacia spinescens, Tillcea macrantha and T. pur- 

 purescens, Hydrocofyle callicarpa, Pimelea curvijlora and P. glauca, 

 Grevillea lavandidacea, Hakea riogosa, Minuria leptopliyUa , 

 Brachycome pacliypjiera (both very pretty white starlike flowers), 

 B.tenella, Craspedia Bichea (the " Billy Button"), Podolejns 

 acuminata (one of our largest-flowered composites), Microseris 

 Forsteri (native yam), LeeuenJioeMa duhia, Velleia paradoxa, 

 JBulhine hidhosa, X.erotes glauca, £. nana, Schoenus JBroicnii, 

 Dampiera rosmarinifolia, Logania linifolia, Nicotiana suaveolens 

 (native tobacco), Euphrasia Broivnii, and Westri^igia rigida. 

 Of Orchids the following were gathered: — Diuris palustris, D. 

 pedimculata, Caladenia Patersoni, C.latifolia]; and three varieties 

 of ferns, viz., Opliioglossum vulgatum, Gheilanthes tenuifolia, 

 and Grammitis rutcefolia. 



The party assembled at the coaches shortly before five o'clock. 

 and after an enjoyable drive reached the city at 6.45. 



EouiiTEEXTH ExcrESio^q- — Satuedat, September 12, 1885. — 



MACilLL AIS^D HoESNELL's GfLLY. 



On Saturday, September 12, an excursion to Magill and 

 Horsnell's Grully was made by about 20 members and friends, 

 this being the first visit by the Section to that part of the 



