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Vict. Nat. 

 Nov. 



By Mr. A. L. Scott. — Dacite from Ferntree Gully, with 

 basalt for comparison. 



By Mr. P. R. H. St. John. — Flower-spike of Victorian 

 Waratah, Telopea oreades, F. v. M., from Bell-bird Creek, East 

 Gippsland ; dried specimens of Eticalyptus camphor a, R. T. 

 Baker, from Sutherland's Creek, south of Brisbane Ranges ; 

 Aster pannosiis, F. v. M. {Olearia pannosa. Hook.), south end 

 of Brisbane Ranges, not previously recorded as collected within 

 50 miles of Melbourne ; Pomaderris ferruginea, Sieber, south 

 end of Brisbane Ranges, not previously recorded for the south 

 of Victoria ; Bossicea microphylla. Smith, eastern slope of Bris- 

 bane Ranges, not previously recorded for south of Victoria ; 

 Casuarina luehmanni, R. T. Baker, between Brisbane Ranges 

 and Parwan, not previously recorded for south of Victoria. 

 These plants were collected in company with Mr. J. G. 

 O'Donoghue during a two-days' walk through the Brisbane 

 Ranges, i6th and 17th September, 1911. Gladiolus grandis, 

 Thunberg (N.O. Irideae), South Africa — a garden escape not 

 previously recorded for Victoria, collected at Eltham, 30th 

 September, 1911. Each of these specimens and records has 

 been verified at the National Herbarium. 



After the usual conversazione the meeting terminated. 



FIELD NATURALISTS' CLUB CONVERSAZIONE. 



The seventeenth conversazione of the Field Naturalists' Club 

 of Victoria was held at the Masonic Hall, Collins-street, Mel- 

 bourne, on Tuesday and Wednesday, 26th and 27th September, 

 1911. 



The president, Mr. F. Wisewould, in declaring the con- 

 versazione open, said that the Club was now in its thirty- 

 second year, which in itself was some guarantee of its usefulness. 

 He claimed that it was greatly through its influence that nature 

 study had become such a marked feature in our school courses, 

 and that the great efficiency of many of the teachers was due 

 to the opportunities and advantages offered by the Club. That 

 the Club had some standing was evidenced by the fact that 

 questions relating to the provisions of the Game Act were fre- 

 quently submitted to it by the authorities. The Club had ever 

 been foremost in advocating and helping to secure the preser- 

 vation of the indigenous fauna and flora. For twenty-seven 

 years it had maintained at considerable expense a magazine, 

 which was sought for all over the world, and which contained 

 most valuable records relating to the natural history of Vic- 

 toria. He desired to thank those members of the Bird 

 Observers' Club and the Microscopical Society who were 

 helping to contribute to the entertainment of the visitors, whom 



