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Cbe Uictorian naturalist 



Vol. XIX.— No. 5. SEPTEMBER 4, 1902. No. 225. 



FIELD NATURALISTS' CLUB OF VICTORIA. 



The ordinary monthly meeting of the Club was held in the Royal 

 Society's Hall on Monday evening, nth August, 1902. The 

 president, Mr. T. S. Hall, M.A., occupied the chair, and about 35 

 members and visitors were present. 



CORRESPONDENCE. 



From His Excellency Sir George Sydenham Clarke, K.C.M.G., 

 F.R.S., Governor of Victoria, accepting an invitation from the 

 Club to open the conversazione on the 16th September next. 



REPORTS. 



A report of the excursion to Sandringham on Saturday, 19th 

 July, was given by the leader, Mr. C. French, jun., who stated 

 that there was a fair attendance of members. Traversing the ti- 

 tree fringing the cliffs a number of interesting plants were found 

 in bloom, such as Aster ramulosus, Alyxia buxifolia, Muehlen- 

 beckia adpressa, Tetragonia implexicoma, and Acacia suaveolens. 

 Among the orchids found were Pterostylis vittata (now getting 

 scarce here), P. nana, P. concinna, the rare P. prcecox, van obtusa, 

 Corysanthes pruinosa, and Cyrtostylis reniformis. After a 

 diligent search in a piece of swampy ground the remarkable little 

 fern Ophioglossum vulgatiim was found, and later on the equally 

 remarkable Lycopod Phylloglossum drummondii was secured. 

 Several interesting scale insects, such as Chionaspis angusta (new 

 to science), Planchornia siyphelia, Aspidiotus Jrenchi, and 

 Lecaniodiaspis acacice, were collected. On the way back to the 

 station, through the heath ground, Epacris impressa, Styphelia 

 virgaia, Bossicea cinerea, Pimelea octophylla, and Ricinocarpus 

 pini/olius (very early), and others were collected, altogether some 

 forty species of plants in bloom being noted. 



The hon. librarian reported the receipt of the following 

 donations to the library : — Journal of Agriculture oj Victoria, 

 vol. i., parts 6, 7 (June, July), from Department of Agriculture ; 

 £viu, vol. ii.. No. i, July, 1902, from the Australasian Ornitholo- 

 gists' Union ; Reprints from JVew South Wales Agricultural 

 Gazette, by W. \V. Froggatt, from the author ; " Transactions 

 Royal Society of South Australia," vol. xxv., part i, 1902, from 

 the Society; Nature Notes, June and July, 1902, from the 

 Selborne Society, London ; and Knowledge, June and July, 1902, 

 from the proprietor. 



