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Vol. XXXIV.— No. 7. NOVEMBER 8, 1917. No. 407, 



FIELD NATURALISTS' CLUB OF VICTORIA. 



The ordinary monthly meeting of the Club was held at the 

 Royal Society's Hall on Monday evening, 8th October, 1917. 



the president, Mr. F. Pitcher, occupied the chair, and about 

 sixty members and visitors were present. 



CORRESPONDENCE. 



From the secretary State schools flower show, asking for 

 the assistance and co-operation of the Club at the forthcoming 

 show to be held in the Melbourne Town Hall on the 19th 

 inst., more especially with regard to the wild-flower exhibits. 



Miss Nethercote, 'Miss Carter, and Mr. H. B. Williamson 

 volunteered their aid, and the meeting endorsed the repre- 

 sentation of the Club by these members. 



From Mr. A. Rutter Clarke, stating, with regard to the 

 report of the recent visit of the members to his Australian 

 garden appearing in the current Naturalist, that the number 

 of species cultivated had been considerably underestimated. He 

 had tried more than 400 species, and had at the present time 

 well over 300, with, in many cases, several specimens of the 

 same species. 



REPORTS. 



A report of the excursion to the You Yangs on Saturday, 

 15th September, was given by Mr. C. Daley, F.L.S., one of 

 the leaders, who stated that an enjoyable day had been spent. 

 The eastern side of the range was drier than expected, but on 

 the southern slope many species of flowers were noted. Birds 

 also were fairly numerous, while the extensive view from 

 Flinders Peak was greatly admired. 



A report of the excursion to Noble Park on Saturday, 22nd 

 September, was given by the leader, Mr. J. W. Audas, F.L.S., 

 who stated that a large party took advantage of the fine after- 

 noon to see the spring-flowering plants at their best. Owing 

 to the locality being a little further from town (16 miles) than 

 the usual scenes of excursions, the suburban builder is not 

 so much in evidence, consequently, during the three-mile 

 ramble to Springvale, a large number of species — ^between 

 seventy and eighty^ — -were collected. Among these may be 

 mentioned the orchids Lyperanthus nigricans, Caladenia 

 Patersoni, var. dilatata, Glossodia major, Pterostylis nutans, 

 Prasophyllum australe, and Thelyntitra flexuosa. Of other 

 species seen, Pultencea dentata, Sphcerolohium vimineum, 



