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F G S This was illustrated principally by a fine series of lantern 

 slides, kindly placed at his disposal by Mr. A. J. Campbell, Col. 

 Memb B O.U., who was away in Adelaide attending the annual 

 congress of the Australasian Ornithologists' Union. The lecturer, 

 after illustrating the character of the scenery of Falls and other 

 creeks in the vicinity of the Yarra's source, briefly sketched the 

 geological features of the Baw Baw district, and exhibited some 

 slides of the country in which the Yarra was formerly supposed to 



On Friday morning the exhibition was honoured by a yisit 

 from Her Excellency Lady Northcote, who had expressed her 

 desire for a private view of the wild-flower exhibits. The 

 president, Mr. F. G. A. Barnard, with Messrs. F. Wisewould, G. 

 Coghill and J. A. Kershaw, was in attendance, and conducted 

 Her Excellency round the hall, giving briefly such information as 

 was possible about the exhibits. Lady Northcote expressed great 

 pleasure in the display of flowers, and made inquiries as to what 

 species were capable of cultivation, and also took particular 

 interest in Miss Cochrane's paintings of the native orchids and 

 wattle, so that an hour hardly sufficed to inspect the flowers 



^^The Club was once more indebted to Mr. J. Searle for his services 

 and the use of his lantern for illustrating the lecturettes ; while the 

 programme distributed to the visitors was a distinct advance on 

 those of previous years, as it included the excursion list for the 

 year, as well as specimens of the illustrations from a recent 

 Natnralisf, thus enabling non-members to gain some idea of the 

 aims and objects of the Club. 



EXHIBITS. 



The following is a list of the exhibitors, with the particulars of 

 their exhibits as furnished by them :— 



Barnarp F G a., Kew— GrowinsT Victorian Ferns, includintr Lomaria 



nlpin.1, L. fluviafiUs, Woodvmrdia aspera, Osiuuvda harbara, Gleichema 



flaheliala. &c. ; also early stages of a fern (growing). 

 Barrett, C. L., and Nicholls, E. B. -Collection of Birds Nests 

 Best D Hawthorn— Five cabinet drawers of Australian Beetles (Cole- 

 " optera). One drawer of Australian Wasps, Hornets, &c. (Hymenoptera). 

 Chapman F. A L.S., Camberwell— Samples of Deep Sea Soundings taken 



around the Atoll of Funafuti by H.M.S. Penguin, with illustrations of 



their contents. Collection of Minerals. 

 Campbei.t , A. G.. Armadale— Soil Charts. 



Carter, Mrs., Brighton— Case of Seaweeds. ^ ^ , . , , * , r 



Cochrane, Miss S. W. L., Melbourne— Paintings of Orchids and Australian 



Wild Flowers. ^ ^ ., t->- 



Cot Fs A Melbourne— Mounted Specimens of Emu, Kangaroo, Uingo, 

 Fox Wallaby Tio-er Cat, Group of Iguanas, Native Companion, Wedge- 

 tailed Eagle, case of White Hawks, case of Chestnut-breasted Shieldrake 

 and young, case of Brown Quail, case of Snipe^ &c &c. Mounted 

 Fish —Murray Cod, Murray Perch, Murray Cod Perch, Blackfish, 

 Yellow-tail, Rock Eing, Flathead, Flounder, Sergeant Baker, and 

 Mackerel. 



