Cbe Uictorian naturalist 



Vol. XIX.— No. 7. NOVEMBER 6, 1902. No. 227. 



FIELD NATURALISTS' CLUB OF VICTORIA. 



The ordinary monthly meeting of ttie Club was held at the Royal 

 Society's Hall on Monday evening, 13th October, 1902. The 

 president, Mr. T. S. Hall, M.A., occupied the chair, and about 50 

 members and visitors were present. 



REPORTS. 



A report of the excursion to the Yarra at Kew on Saturday, 

 27th September, was read by the leader, Mr. F. G. A. Barnard, 

 who said that the party had enjoyed an interesting ramble amid 

 picturesque scenery. The most noticeable flowering plants 

 obtained were Styphdia strigosa, restricted to a small area on the 

 top of a stony bank; Acacia pycnantha, A. acinacea, Myoporum 

 viscosiim, Nicotiana suaveolens, and Indigofera australis. 



A report of the excursion to Eltham on Saturday, nth 

 October, was given by Mr. J. Stickland, in the absence of the 

 leader, Mr. C. Maplestone. The party visited a picturesque spot 

 near the Yarra known as the " Devil's Bank," but the botanical 

 results of the outing were not very striking. Lists of the flower- 

 ing plants and of the cryptogams collected were given by 

 Messrs. G. Weindorfer and R. A. Bastow. Few specimens of 

 pond-life were obtained, but among these was an interesting 

 protozoan not yet identified. 



The hon. librarian reported the receipt of the following donations 

 to the library : — The Emu, October, 1902, from the Australasian 

 Ornithologists' Union ; " Journal and Proceedings of the Royal 

 Society of New South Wales," vol. xxxv., 1901, from the society; 

 "Annual Report Sydney Botanic Gardens, etc.," 1901, by J. 

 H. Maiden, F.L.S., Director, from the Director ; "Transactions 

 and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute," vol. xxiv., 1901, 

 from the Institute ; Nature Notes, September 1902, from the 

 Selborne Society, London ; Knowledge, September, 1902, from 

 the proprietor. 



GENERAL BUSINESS. 



In the absence of the hon. secretary, Mr. J. A. Kershaw, 

 through ill health, Mr. G. Coghill reported that the recent 

 conversazione had in every way proved a decided success, and 

 that there would be a small credit balance when the accounts 

 were finally closed. 



