lOO Field Naturalists' Club — Proceedings. [voT'"'xxxvi. 



Prostanthera nivca, grown at Ha\\'thorn : m-chids from Silvan 

 (Wandin South). 



By Messrs. E. E. Pescott, F.L.S., and C. French, jun.— 

 Eighteen species of terrestrial orchids from Ringwood and 

 Frankston, including several species of Thelymitra, Diuris, 

 Prasophyllum, &c. ; also an albino specimen of Caladenia 

 dilatata, and herbarium specimens of Chiloglottis trapeziforme, 

 Fitz., from Paynesville, collected by Mr. T. S. Hart, M.A., new 

 for South-Eastern Victoria ; and thelymitra grnndiflora, Fitz., 

 from Ringwood (new locality). 



After the usual conversazione the meeting terminated. 



EXCURSION TO BENDIGO. 

 Again taking advantage of the Railways excursion special 

 trains, the Club's second visit to Bendigo was made on Satur- 

 day, 13th September, 1919. Unfortunately, unfavourable 

 weather conditions were experienced, and portion of the 

 arranged programme had to be altered ; still, all seemed 

 pleased with the outing, and no bad results were reported from 

 the inclemency of the elements. A party of twelve, under the 

 leadership of Mr. C. Daley, F.L.S., journeyed to Bendigo by 

 the early trains, and were met at the station by the local party 

 of three, which, with a visitor from Ballarat, made up a party 

 of sixteen in all. It was now past mid-day, and after the 

 visitors had been settled in their temporary abodes the whole 

 party re-assembled, and proceeded by tram to the Cemetery 

 terminus ; then, crossing Back Creek, the bush was entered 

 near Cr. Curnow's residence. The season being a late one, 

 many of the acacias were still at their best. Acacia pycnantha, 

 A. armata, and A. leprosa making the bush glorious. With them 

 were A. diffusa, the Fairy Wax-ilower, Eriostemon obovalis, 

 Biirsaria spinosa, and Daviesia idicina. Crossing a hill and 

 descending into a valley beyond, we found Hovea heterophylla, 

 Tetratheca ciliata, and the orchids Diuris maculata (common) 

 and D. pedunculata. Here we boiled the billy and had lunch, 

 of which some of us stood much in need. As we were about to 

 resume our walk a light shower — the first of many that after- 

 noon — occurred. Besides the plants mentioned the following 

 were seen in the vicinity of our lunching place : — Pterostylis 

 nutans, Anguillaria dioica, Hypoxis glabella, Geranium 

 dissectum, and three of the everlastings — Helichrysum lucidtim, 

 H. semipapposum, and H. ohcordatum. The Hehchrysums, 

 however, were only in bud. As we ascended the next hill we 

 found the vegetation greatly improved. Fine Wax-flower was 

 here, also Grevillea lanigera (both white and red varieties), 

 Acrotriche serrnlata, Brachyloma daphnoides (in bud), Melichrus 



