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about 25 species from Maiden. jMr. J. N. M'Kibbon had 18 

 orchids grown and flowered in pots by himself, among which 

 were Caladenia latij-olia, Glossodia major, Corysaiithes pj-iiinosa, 

 etc. Mr. F. Pitcher showed 10 species of orchids (freshly- 

 mounted) from Mordialloc Mr. G. Sweet exhibited several 

 orchids collected at Cheltenham excursion, among which was a 

 white variety of Caladenia defonnis. Messrs J. Smith and H. 

 T. Tisdall, F.L.S., showed about 80 species, the result of three 

 days collecting in the Gembrook Ranges, among which were 

 Batiera rupioides, Hakea rosU-ata, Zitria Stnilhii, Pelargonwm 

 Rodneyanuvi, etc. Mr. C. A. Topp, iM.A., had about 80 species 

 from Doncaster, Diamond Creek, etc., including Tecoma Australis, 

 Greviliea rosmarinifolia, etc. Master Yelland had several species, 

 collected in Studley Park. 



Of course there were many duplicates of the various si^ecies, 

 and it is almost impossible to enumerate all the species shown ; 

 still, the following list, arranged according to Baron von 

 Mueller's " Key to the Victorian Plants," will give some idea of 

 the principal flowers exhibited : — 



NATUEAii Order. 

 Ranunculaceie . 



Dilleniaceffi 



Lauraceffi 

 Violaceee 



Pittosporeffi 



Droseraceffi 

 Polygaleffi 

 TremanclreEe 

 Rutacese 



Linese 



Geraniacese 



Malvaceae 



Sterculiacese 



Euphorbiacese 



Casuarineffi 



Stackhousiaceffi 



Caryophyllese 



Amarantaceffi 



Polygonaceae 



Leguminosffi 



Genus and Species. 



Clematis aristata; C. microphylla (ia fruit). 



Ranunculus iappaceus ; R. rivularis. 



Hibbertia densiliora; H. stricta; H. fasciculata ; H. 



diffusa. 

 Cassytha glabella (in fruit). 

 Viola betonicifolia ; V. hederacea. 

 Hymenanthera Banksii. 

 Pittosporum unduiatum ; P. bicolor. 

 Marianthus procumbens. 

 Billardiera scandens. 

 Drosera Whittakeri ; D. Menziesii. 

 Comesperma volubile ; 0. ericinum. 

 Tetratlieca ciliata. 

 Zieria rimithii. 

 Boronia pilosa. 



Eriostemon obovalis ; E. myoporoides ; E. squameus. 

 Correa speciosa, and variety. 

 Linum marginale. 

 Pelargonium Rodneyanum. 

 Lavatera plebeja. 

 Lasiopetalum Baueri. 

 Poranthera microphylla. 

 Ricinocarpus pinifolius. 

 Amperea spartioides. 

 Casuarina distyla. 

 Stackhousia linarifolia. 

 Stellaria pungens. 

 Ptilotus spathulatus. 

 Muehlenbeckia Cunninghamii. 

 Spliaerolobium vimineum. 

 Daviesia latifolia ; D. corymbosa ; D. ulicina. 

 Aotus villosa. 



