82 THE VICTORIAN NATURALIST. 



The author stated that he had recently received specimens of 

 a eucalyptus from Mr. A. E. Kitson, F.G.S., who had noticed 

 the trees when engaged on the geological survey in the neighbour- 

 hood of Korumburra. The tree had been noticed previously by 

 Mr. A. W. Howitt, F.G.S., but had been regarded by the late 

 Baron von Mueller as a form of E. gunnii ; however, from the 

 examination of the fresh specimens he considered it worthy of 

 specific rank. 



Messrs. F. Pitcher and C. French, F.L.S., discussed the paper, 

 the latter stating that he believed the tree to be the one known 

 in the Mordialloc district as the " Swamp Gum." 



2. By Mr. D. M'Alpine, entitled "Notes on the Habits of the 

 Myxomycete — Diachcea elegans, Fries." 



The author gave some account of the occurrence of this fungus- 

 like organism on the living leaves of plants at Armadale. 



3. By Mr. C. C. Brittlebank, entitled " Notes on the Lower 

 Silurian and Granite of the Upper Werribee." 



The author described in detail the different geological sections 

 exposed in the Werribee Gorge, about six miles above Bacchus 

 Marsh. His remarks were illustrated by a fine series of 24 lime- 

 light views from photographs taken by Mr. A. J. Campbell, and 

 by a large scale geological map of the district, based on the 

 results of his own field work. 



Professor J. W. Gregory, D.Sc, congratulated the author on 

 the results of his observations and the thoroughness of his work, 

 which, he said, was of great importance ; and the president took 

 the opportunity of welcoming Dr. Gregory to his first club 

 meeting. 



4. By Mr. A. Campbell, jun., entitled " A Trip to the Rich- 

 mond River District, part ii. — Butterflies and Birds." 



The author referred to the principal butterflies seen, and gave 

 many interesting details of the habits of the birds resident in the 

 " Big Scrub." The paper was well illustrated with a series of 

 lantern slides, giving a good idea of the vegetation, &c, of the 

 district and of the nests of several of the more interesting birds. 



NATURAL HISTORY NOTES. 



Mr. C. French, jun., drew attention to the alarming spread of 

 the introduced plant, Romulea bulbocodium, a native of Cape 

 Colony, which is rapidly destroying the pasture land around 

 Melbourne. 



Mr. C. Walter forwarded a short note on the plant Cyperus 

 gunnii, J. Hooker, as new for Victoria, recently found near 

 Orbost, East Gippsland, by Mr. Ed. E. Pescott, in which he said 

 that this plant had been regarded by the late Baron von Mueller 

 as a variety of C, lucidus, R. Br. The latter is common all over 



