Fi^Id NafiiPalisfs' Olub of Vicfopis. 



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



BUSINESS PAPER FOR MONTHLY MEETING. 



lVIon.cta,y, X14:li No-u-en-i.1»ex«, X89S, aft S p.xYa. 



1. Correspondence and Reports. 



Report of Excursion to' Melton, from Mr. G. A. Keartland. 



Report of Excursion to Berwick, from Mr. D. Best. 



Report of Excursion to Korkiiperrimul Creek, from Mr. C. C. Brittlebank. 



2. Election of Members. 



Proposer Seconder 



Mr. J. Harvie ... Mr. H. P. C. Ashworth ... Mr. C. Frost 



Mr. A. Mattingley ... Mr. D. Le Souef .. Mr. H. P. C. Ashworth 



Mr. W. H. Terry ... Mr. J. Haase ... Mr. H. P. C. Ashworth 



3. Nominations for Membership. 



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

 Hon. Secretary. 



4. General Business. 



5. Reading of Papers and Discussions thereon. 



By Mr. O. A. Sayce— " Formalin as a Preservative for Museum Specimens." 



By Mr. H.T. Tisdali, FL.S.—" Symbiosis between Fungi and certain Dicotyledons." 



6. Reading of Natural History Notes. 



Memljers who may note any unusual occurrence, or see 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 to furnish the Hon. Sec. with written 

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



«^J EXCUFJSIONS. ^ 



Saturday, 9TH Novkmber. — Korkuperrimul Creek, via Bacchus Marsh, 

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

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



Saturday, i6Tn November.— Springvale, under the leadership of Mr. 

 C. French, F.L.S. Meet at Prince's Bridge Station at 1,30 p.m. Object : 

 Entomology. 



Saturday, 23RD November.- — Botanical Gardens. Meet at the Museum 

 at 2.30 p.m. (The Director has kindly consented to show members the 

 new sheds, illustrating the orders of plants. ) 



Saturday, 30TH November. — Warrandyte, under the leadership of 

 Mr. C. French, F.L.S. Meet at Prince's Bridge Station at 7.0 a.m. Object : 

 General Collecting. 



Saturday, ,7TII December. — Plenty River (via Regent Street Station). 

 Under the leadership of Mr. D. Best. Meet at Spencer Street Station at 

 12.32 p.m. Object : Entomology. 



MEETING FOR PRACTICAL WORK. 



The next meeting of the course on Systematic Botany will be held on 

 Monday evening, 2nd December, under the direction of Mr. C. A. Topp, M. A. 

 The generic distinctions of the principal orders will be considered, and 

 members are invited to bring specimens illustrating the Legumin£e, 

 Composit?c, Liliacefe, and Orchidaceae, and to provide themselves with hand 

 or watchmaker's magnifying glass, sharn knife, &c. 



