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a small attendance of members. During the walk of about 

 twelve miles a large number of plants, shrubs, and trees in 

 bloom were met with, many of them being of brilliant appear- 

 ance. No less than twenty-one species of orchids were noted, 

 among them being Caladenia congesta, C. Menziem, Pierostylis 

 harhata, Thelymitra carnea, and PrasophyUum ausiralc. The 

 Butterfly Iris, Diplarrhena Moraa, was abundant in places. 

 Among other flowers seen were Euphrasia collina, Tecoma 

 aiistralis, Plagianthiis ptilcheHns, Epacris microphxUa, Cojne- 

 sperma ericinum, and Baiiera riibioides. 



j\Ir. C. Daley, F.L.S., said that four members of the Club were 

 included in the Tourist Bureau's party which visited the 

 Grampians during the last week of September. The flowers 

 around Hall's Gap, the most accessible portion of the Grampians, 

 were perhaps rather fewer than in other years, but in the more 

 remote parts were as fine as ever. He had been pleased to 

 notice that a large number of the tourists visited the Club's 

 exhibition of wild-flowers on the 30th ult. 



The chairman said that quite a number of Club members 

 took advantage of the invitation given to members of the 

 Canterbury Horticultural Society and friends to visit Mr. 

 J. M. Watson's garden at Balwyn on Saturday, 4th inst., for 

 the purpose of viewing the many Australian shrubs and trees 

 which that gentleman has under cultivation, and which, in most 

 cases, are doing extremely well. 



GENERAL BUSINESS. 



The chairman said that, owing to the hon. treasurer's 

 absence in consequence of his bereavement, nothing could be 

 said as to the financial results of the recent wild-flower 

 exhibition. The admissions had amounted to about /r30, and 

 the sales of flowers to about £50 ; but he had no estimate of 

 the expenses or the receipts from the sales of tickets. He hoped 

 that a final announcement would be made at the next meeting. 



Some suggestions for future exhibitions were made by several 

 members. Mr. J. Gabriel had expected that seeds of native 

 plants would have been on sale this year, as announced some 

 time ago, and trusted this would be attempted another year. 

 Mr. E. E. Pescott thought too much was being made of the 

 sales of flowers, which really detracted from the object of the 

 exhibition — viz., the display of our native flowers. Mr. E. S. 

 Anthony thought that the committee deserved the best thanks 

 of the members for the way in which the exhibition was 

 organized, and moved to that effect. The motion was carried 

 unanimously. Mr. H. B. Wilhamson said that the exliibition 

 was an excellent mecjium for recording new locahties for 

 flowers, as well as new species, and stated that a specimen sent 



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