106 THE VICTOKIAN NATURALIST. 



dig up a specimen of the blue dwarf-squill, Chaimesci/.la corynibosa, 

 F. V. M., when in simple language he explained the dififerent 

 parts and their functions. Afterwards the juniors dispersed over 

 the heath, and brought to the leader or the seniors present, to 

 have their questions answered, such objects of interest as they 

 might have found. Finally, Mr. Tisdall gave a short practical 

 demonstration of how to dry and preserve flowers. 



A report of the excursion to Ringwood, on Saturday, 8th 

 October, was furnished by the leader, Mr. C. French, jun., who 

 said that there was a good attendance of members. The country 

 towards Bayswater was visited, with very good results. Some fine 

 plants of what was at one time regarded as a rare orchid, Gala- 

 denia suaveolens, were noted ; also, Diuris palnstris, and the 

 lycopod, Phylloglossum drummondii. Among other plants seen 

 were PuUenoea gunaii. Acacia myrtifolia, and Utricularia 

 dichotoma, while of orchids thirteen species were seen during the 

 afternoon. Specimens of the Copper-headed and White-lipped 

 Snakes were seen. Both birds and insects were scarce, the 

 season being somewhat backward. 



The hon. secretary reported that the second practical evening 

 on Structural Botany, by Mr. H. T. Tisdall. had been held on 

 Monday evening, 26th September, when the flower and repro- 

 ductive organs of the Broad Bean, Vicia faha, were studied. A 

 very fine series of coloured drawings were shown and fully 

 explained, and the members present then dissected and mounted 

 the parts of the fresh flowers. 



ELECTION OF MEMBERS. 



On a ballot being taken, Mr. D. Bird, Spring-street, Melbourne ; 

 Mrs. J. Booth and Mr. J. Booth, 25 Rathdown-street, Carlton 

 Miss J. Greig, M.B., Brunswick-street Fitzroy ; Miss Kiely, 98 

 River-street, South Yarra ; Miss A. C. Parson and Mr. H. 

 Parson, Kintore-street, Camberwell, were duly elected as ordinary 

 members ; Mr. Arthur Mansfield, Gordon-street, Mont Albert, as 

 an associate ; and Miss Preston, Masters Murray Jackson, Frank 

 Nicholas, Reginald Sterry, VV. T. Wilkinson ; from State school 

 1 183, Williamstown — Stanley Bradley, Reginald Bradley, George 

 Cullen ; from State school 1895 — W. Bailye, V. Bull, Ben 

 Cantor, W. Meare, F. Neilson, V. Sevior ; from State school 112, 

 Faraday-street, Carlton — L. Briggs, J. Colpoys, R. M'Dermott, 

 H. Phillips, J. Smith, and L. Sullivan, as junior members. 



GENERAL BUSINESS. 



Mr. Clifford Coles reported that Mr. C. French, jun., and 

 himself had, on the morning after the exhibition of wild flowers, 

 attended at the hall, and taken such flowers as were suitable and 

 arranged them on the grave of the late Baron von Mueller, in the 

 St. Kilda Cemetery. 



