Fi^ld Natypalists Club oF Victopia. 



ROOMS— ROYAL SOCIETY'S HALL, VIOTORIA ST., MELBOURNE. 

 BUSINESS PAPER FOR MONTHLY MEETING. 



WIon.€lst.y, 144:li Oo«ol>ex>, X895, a«,« 8 p.nr*. 



r . Correspondence and Reports. 



Report of Excursion to Sandringham from Mr. C French, F.L.S. 

 Report of Excursion to Ringwood from Mr. F. G. A. Barnard. 



2. Election of Members. 



3. Nominations for Membership. 



Proposer Seconder 



Mr. S. W. Jackson ... Professor .Spencer ... Mr. H. P. C. Ashworth 



Mr. G. Mowling ... Mr. D. Best .. Mr. C. French. P'.L.S. 



Mr. Dudley Le Souef ... Professor .Spencer ... Mr. H. P. C. Ashworth 



Mr. Webb ... ... Mr. A. Coles ... Mr. J. Haase. 



Members making nominations will oblige by handing the full name and address to 

 Hon. Secretary. 



4. (ieneral Business. 



5. Reading of Papers and Discussions thereon. 



By Mrs. Martin — " Notes on Fertilizers." 



By Mr. F. L. Billinghurst— " The Butterflies of Castlemaine." Communicated by 

 Mr. T. S. Hall, M.A. 



6. Reading of Natural History Notes. 



Members who may note any unusual occurrence, or sec anything of interest in 

 Foreign or Colonial papers, are requested to mention the same at our meetings 

 for the purpose of discussion. 



7. Exhibition of Specimens and Conversazione. 



Members exhibiting specimens are requested 10 furnish the Hon. Sec. with written 

 particulars of their Exhibits, for record in Minutes and Naturalist. 



^ EXCURSIONS. ^ 



Saturday, izth October. — Clayton, tmder the leadership of ^Ir. T. S. 

 Hart, M.A. Meet at Prince's Bridge station at 1.30 p m. Objects: — 

 " Botany and Entomology." 



Saturday, 26th October. — Melton, under the leadership of Mr. G. A. 

 Keartland. Meet at Spencer Street station at 7.0 a.m. Object : — " Orni- 

 thology. 



Tuesday, 5J'ii November. — Berwick, under the leadership Mr. D. Best. 

 Meet at Prince's Bridge station at 7.50 a.m. Objects :— " Botany and Ento- 

 mology. " 



Saturday, qtm November. — Korkuperrimul Creek, z//« Bacchus Marsh, 

 under the leadership of Mr. C. C. Brittlebank. Meet at Spencer Street 

 station at 7.0 a.m.— Object : " Geology." 



EXHIBITION OF WILDFLOWERS. 



Special exhibits of wild flowers are solicited for tlie meeting on 14th inst. 

 The exhibits will be under the charge of Messrs. E. G. A. Barnard, C. 

 French P'.L.S., C. Frost and D. Best. The re(iuirements of intending 

 exhibitors should be sent to the Hon. Secretary as early as possible. 



MEETING FOR PRACTICAL WORK. 



The second meeting of the course of .Systematic Botany will be held on 

 Monday evening, 28th October, under the direction of Mr. C. A. Topp, M.A. 

 Members are requested to bring plants illustrating as many orders as possible, 

 and to provide themselves with hand or watchmaker's magnifying glass, sharp 

 knife, &c. 



