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■d'ahoni. In Mr. Coghill's collection from Beaconsfield, Castle- 

 main e, Upper Murray, &c., were the climbers Tecoma australis 

 and Fieldia australis ; the pretty orchid Caladenia vienziesii ; 

 and a small form of the rarer orchid, Chiloglottis gunnii, besides 

 many other most interesting flowers. In the larger room Mr. G. 

 Coghill had a number of flowers from the Castlemaine district, 

 among which Eriostemon ohovalis was most noticeable ; also 

 some from the Upper Murray, including Epacris pallidus — 

 making up, altogether, a collection of nearly 150 species, Mr. 

 H. T. Tisdall, F.L.S., had a number of flowers from the Eltham 

 district, among which were good specimens of many orchids, 

 Grevillea rosmarinifolia, Viola hetonicifolia, &c. The Misses 

 Taylor exhibited a number of flowers from the Narre Warren 

 district, among which was Baeckea ericoia, from a cultivated plant. 

 Messrs. W. F. Gates and E. R. Hammett sent a good collection 

 from Alexandra ; Miss Roberts exhibited about fifteen species from 

 around Elsternwick ; Mr. E. H. Hennell exhibited a good spray 

 of Clematis aristata from a plant grown by him at Ringwood ; 

 Mr. W. Scott's exhibit represented to some extent the flora of 

 New South Wales, or rather the vicinity of Sydney, as it included 

 the brilliant Waratah, Boronias, Flannel Flowers, &c. ; Mrs. 

 Flatow showed some orchids from Frankston. 



At the November meeting, held on the i6th ult., the principal 

 exhibitor was Baron F. von Mueller, K.C.M.G., who had received 

 numerous contributions from various parts of the colony. Among 

 these may be noted Marianthus bignoniaceus, Boronia pilosa, 

 B. pinnata, Lasiopetalum dasi/phylhim, Fidtencea rosea, Bauera 

 ■sessiliflora, Lhotzkya genetylloides, Melaleuca squamea, Poma- 

 derris elachophylla, Cofiospermum mitchelli, Grevillea €onfertifolia, 

 G. oleoides, Aster aster otrichus, Calectasia cyanea, by Mr. C. 

 D'Alton, from the Grampians ; Pterostylis harhata, Caladenia 

 ■suaveolens, by Mr. C. Walter, from the Upper Yarra, also Acacia 

 alpina from the Buffalo Mts. ; Fidtencea mucronata, and a 

 beautifully-arranged bouquet of native flowers, by Miss Oke, from 

 the Ovens River ; Pultenma /oliosa, Eucalyptus polyanthema, by 

 Mr. C. Falck, from the Ovens River ; JDidiscus pilosus, Praso- 

 ^hylhcm elatum, Xanthorrhoea minor, by Mrs. Luehmann ; 

 Tliryptomene ciliata, Prostanthera denticidata, by Mr. P. Doran, 

 from Mount Alexander ; Eriostemon ohovalis, Helichrysum 

 ohcordatum, by Mr. G. Knight, from Bendigo ; Eutaxia 

 ■empetrifolid , by Mr. H. King, from the Murray ; Helipterum 

 2)ohjgalifolium, by Mr. R. Embleton, from Lake Charm ; and 

 Leptorrhynchus elongatus, by Mr. W. H. Wooster, from Ballarat j 

 Passijlora cinnabarina (die Victorian Passion Flower), a rare 

 specimen, by Miss Henley, from Wangaratta; Miss Coghill 

 exhibited Caladenia congesta and Chiloglottii gunnii ; Mr. C. 



