46 THE VICTOUIAN NATURALIST. 



The June monthly meeting- of the Club was held at the Ptoyal 

 Society's Hall, on Monday Evening, 9th inst. There was a good 

 attendance of members, and Mr. T. A. F. Leith, one of the vice- 

 presidents, presided. 



Mr. C. Hellstein was elected a member of the Club, and four 

 gentlemen were nominated for membership. 



The hon. Secretary reported the results of the excursion to 

 Brighton on May 17th. viz., the finding of 8 species of orchid^;, 

 including Pterostylis vittata. He also reported that 14 species of 

 ferns had been obtained at the Club excursion to Lilydale on the 

 Queen's Birthday, May 24th. 



The hon. Librarian acknowledged the receipt of six new public- 

 ations for the Library, being Transactions Linneean (Society of N. S. 

 Wales for 1883 ; Report of Royal Socety of Tasmania for 1883 ; 

 Report of Entomological Society of Ontario for 1883 ; tlie 

 Phanerogamia of the Mitta Mitta by J. Stirling ; Eucalyptograpliia, 

 part 9 ; and the Supplement to Fragmenta, viz., Australian Fungi, 

 by Dr. Cooke — both presented by Baron Von Mueller. 



A special excursion to Frankston on July 1st. (Separation Day) 

 was arranged when it is expected Mr. N. J. Caire will be present to 

 take a photograph of " the Fiehl Naturalists at work". 



The papers read were by Mr J. F. Bailey " Some notes on Land 

 and Fresh water shells collected in the Dandenong district by Col. 

 T. B. Hutton." ISTineteen species were described, three or four of 

 which had evidently been introduced from other countries, but four 

 were undoubtedly Victorian, and new to science. Messrs. Lucas 

 and Gatliff gave other instances of the occurrence of land shells in 

 Victoria. 



Mr. D. Best read a paper conti-ibuted by Dr. Woolls, of Sydney, 

 on " Double Flowers," in which the writer mentioned several 

 instances of native double flovs'ers having been found in New South 

 Wales, and stated his theory as to their cause, &c. Mr. French 

 mentioned having found double flowers on several occasions in 

 Victoria. 



Mr. Watts drew the attention of the members present to the 

 series of drawings of microscopical specimens in IBolton's Port- 

 folio, and pointed out those which he had found during his researches 

 in Victoria. 



The following were the exhibits of the evening : — By Mr. A. H. 

 S. Lucas, dried British species of JJtricularia and PinquiGula, and 

 a species of Tcenia, from Canis Dingo ; by Mr. G. Coghill, five 

 species of Orchids in bloom, from Hawthorn, viz., Pterostylis 

 vittata, P. prcBcocc, P. nutans, P. concinna, and Acianthus 

 exsertus; by Mr. J. H. Matthias, walking stick made from stem of 

 giant cactus of Arizona ; by Mr. H. Kennon, eggs of Lowan or 



