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course of the stream was then followed for about a mile, the 

 scenery on either side being much admired. Flowering plants 

 and shrubs were numerous along the steep slopes and the 

 narrow alluvial fiats. Chief among the latter were the Violet 

 Westringia, the Snow Bush, and the stalked and sessile-leaved 

 forms of the 'Kangaroo Apple. Of the smaller plants, the 

 Golden Everlasting, the Grey Germander, and the Coarse 

 Daisy were the most prevalent. On the return journey the 

 party had tea on the Goodman's Creek, and then journeyed 

 at a leisurely j^ace to the railway station, where the 9 p.m. 

 train was taken to the city. 



The hon. secretary read a report of the visit to Nobelius's 

 Nursery, Emerald, forwarded by the leader, Mr. O. W. Rosen- 

 hain, who stated that, owing to the very heavy rain, the ex- 

 cursion, which should have taken place on the 7th November 

 (Cup Day), was postponed till the following Saturday, when 

 a party of fifteen members and friends took part in the visit. 

 The nursery, which is well known to travellers on the (}em- 

 brook line, covers about 600 acres, and contains about eight 

 millions of trees in all stages of growth. For instance, a plot 

 of a million young peach trees was pointed out. All kinds 

 of ornamental, useful, or fruit trees capable of being acclim- 

 atized are grown. As an experiment, about 100 acres are 

 devoted to New Zealand Hemp, Phormiiim tenax, which will 

 be ready for cutting next season, when its worth as a profit- 

 able crop will be ascertained. The visitors were kindly invited 

 to afternoon tea at the homestead, from whence a delightful 

 view of the rhododendron and azalea borders was obtained, 

 with plots of ornamental trees near at hand, the Baw Baw 

 and other mountain ranges forming a magnificent background. 

 The wish was expressed by Mr. Nobelius that members would 

 make another visit in a larger party about March. 



ELECTION OF MEMBERS. 



On a ballot being taken, Miss E. Alexander, 28 Raleigh-street. 

 Thornbury ; Miss Carew, 120 Gladstone-avenue, Northcote ; 

 Miss N. Gawler. Bluff-road, Black Rock ; Miss R. Heame, 64 

 College-parade, Kew ; Miss L. Hocking, 11 Irving-avenue, 

 Armadale ; Miss Kershaw, 4 Bay View-terrace, Ascot Vale ; 

 Miss M. E. Lewis, 51 Hope-street, South Yarra : Miss A. 

 Mathuson, 50 M'Kinley-avenue, Malvern ; Miss A. Showers, Bell- 

 street, Preston ; Miss A. H. Skinner. 30 Stephens-street, Preston ; 

 Mrs. T. A. A'Beckett, Lansdowne-road, East St. Kilda ; Mr. 

 H. E. Coffey, Tourist Bureau, Melbourne : and Mr. Charles 

 Stamper, 17 Chapman-street, North Melbourne, were duly elected 

 as members. Miss G. Archdall, Lyttelton-street, Castlemaine ; 

 Miss M. Fleming, State school, Tempy East ; Miss U. Robinson. 



