THE VICTORIAN NATURALIST. 



The hon. librarian reported the receipt of the following dona- 

 tions to the library : — The Emu, vol. v., part 4, from the Aus- 

 tralian Ornithologists' Union; Journal of Agriculture of Victoria, 

 February, 1906, from the Department of Agriculture; The Aus- 

 tralian Naturalist, vol. i., part i, from the New South Wales 

 Field Naturalists' Club ; " Records of the Geological Survey of 

 New South Wales," vol. viii., part 2, with 3 maps, from the 

 Department of Mines, Sydney ; Agricultural Gazette of New 

 South Wales, March and April, 1906, from the Secretary for 

 Agriculture, Sydney ; " Contributions to the Flora of Queensland," 

 7 parts, by F. M. Bailey, F.L.S., Government Botanist, from the 

 author ; " Remarks on Homes of Australian Birds," reprint from 

 Ibis, by A. J. North, C.M.Z.S., from the author; Nature Notes, 

 March, 1906, from the Selborne Society, London. 



ELECTION OF MEMBERS. 



On a ballot being taken. Miss M. P. Shappere, Miss A. F. W. 

 Flower, Prof. J. A. Ewart, D.Sc, Mr. R. W. Armitage, Mr. E. 

 Lees, Mr. W. Reed, Mr. Wm. L. Davies, and Mr. P. D. Flower 

 were elected ordinary members, and Master David Johnston 

 was elected a junior member of the Club. 



GENERAL BUSINESS. 



Prof. Ewart remarked that there was some misapprehension as 

 to the manner in which the collection at the National Herbarium 

 was to be treated, judging by the report in the February issue of 

 the Victorian Naturalist. There were some who feared that it 

 was his intention to let loose a crowd of students amongst the 

 collection ; such was, however, not the case, for he would 

 jealously guard the valuable plants entrusted to his care. 

 He mentioned that he occupied a difficult position in having to 

 lecture without specimens -being available for examination, and he 

 would ask members when taking part in any of the Club's 

 excursions to kindly collect for him duplicate specimens of 

 plants for the University Museum ; any such plants forwarded ivill 

 duly bear the name of the donor. Personally, he felt that the 

 botanical department of the University and the National 

 Herbarium should be under the one roof, and the most suitable 

 site for the building would be in the vicinity of the Botanical 

 Gardens. 



PAPERS READ. 



I. By Mr. F. M. Reader, entitled " Contributions to tH'^ Flora 

 of Victoria, No. 16 — Cevitroleins platychlatnys, sp. nov.' 



The author gave a description of this minute moss-like plant, 

 which is usually under i inch in height. The new species is 

 closely allied to C. muscoides, G. pulvinata, and C. pusilla, and 

 is described from specimens obtained by the author from Little 



