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By Professor A. J. Ewart, D.Sc, Ph.D. — Unrecorded Intro- 

 duced Plants : — Medicago minima, Linn., Small Burr-Medick, 

 Geelong, H. B. Williamson, received February, 1907. Medicago 

 tribuloides, Desr., Caltrop-Medick, Geelong, collected H. B. 

 Williamson, received February, 1907. Trifolium, scahrum, Linn., 

 Rough Clover, Geelong, collected H. B.' Williamson, received 

 February, 1907. Trifolium striatum, Linn., Knotted Clover ; 

 localities — near Kew, W. Gamble, January, 1907 ; Port Camp- 

 bell, Weekly Times, January, 1907 ; Penshurst, H. B. William- 

 son, December, 1906, received February, 1907. Centaurea 

 picris, Pall., Thoona district, January, 1907. Also, a purple- 

 flowered variety of the Saffron Thistle, Kentrophyllum lanatum, 

 De C. and Duby, from Romsey, collected Ken. Campbell, jun., 

 February, 1907. And, on behalf of Mr. John Hopcraft, of Red 

 Hill, a monstrosity in a rose, and specimens of Petunia 

 showing variation, single and double varieties ; also some 

 examples of false fructification. 



By Mr. C. French, jun., for Entomological Branch, Department 

 of Agriculture. — Three new species of scale-insects from the 

 Mallee, collected by Mr. C. French, jun., 11/06: — Aspidiotus 

 lectularis, Green ; Mytilaspis beyerice, Green ; Lecaniodiaspis 

 frenchii. Green. Also a marked variety oi Lachnodius lectularis, 

 Green; locality, Mallee, 11/06. 



By Master C. French. — Eggs of the following Western Aus- 

 tralian birds : — Xerophila castaneiventris, Milligan ; Acanthiza 

 pallida, Milligan ; A. rohustirostris, Milligan. 



By Mr. C. J. Gabriel. — Marine shells from Mauritius : — Harpa 

 ventricosa, Lam. ; H. costata, Linn. ; H. conoidalis. Lam. 



By Mr. J. H. Harvey. — Autotypes of trees in Fitzroy Gardens. 



By Mr. W. J. Morgan. — Collection of Tasmanian aboriginal 

 stone implements, collected by Mr. J. V. Cook, Hobart. 



By Mr. F. Pitcher, on behalf of Director of Botanic Gardens. — 

 Four species of Acacias now flowering in the Melbourne Botanical 

 Gardens : — Acacia elata, Pepper-tree, or Wellington Acacia, 

 New South Wales ; A. jjriiinosa, Frosty Acacia, New South 

 Wales ; A. linearis. Narrow-leaved Acacia, Victoria, New 

 South Wales, and Tasmania ; A. linarifolia, Flax-leaved 

 Acacia, Victoria, New South Wales, and Queensland. 



By Mr. J. Stickland. — Rotifer cluster, Megalotrocha albojlavicans, 

 from Heidelberg. 



After the usual conversazione, the meeting terminated. 



Exchange. — Tasmanian Aboriginal Stone Implements. — Mr. 

 J. V. Cook, of " Mafifra," Domain-road, Hobart, will be pleased 

 to exchange these with collectors of aboriginal implements in 

 Victoria or any of the Australian States. 



