Supplement to Victorian Naturalist, October, 19 io. 



Klef^ J^atttfaa^f^' Cht0 of Victoria. 

 EXHIBITION OF WILD FLOWERS, 



MONDAY and TUESDAY, 10th and 11th OCTOBER. 



THE COLLECTION OF WILD FLOWERS. 



pRIENDS desirous of assisting in making the Exhibition 

 * of Wild Flowers a success, are requested to bear in 

 mind the following suggestions. 



If possible, visit the place where you propose to collect, 

 a few days previously, and see what flowers are available. 



Much time will be saved in Melbourne, and a better 

 display of the flowers made, if collectors will proceed as 

 follows : — 



Advise the Secretary not later than ,7th October, of 

 intention to exhibit. 



Take a large tea tin or covered box to the locality, and 

 as the flowers are picked, make up each species into separate 

 small bunches with stem diameters of about half-an-inch, so 

 that they may easily fit the Exhibition tubes* used for the 

 display, but not so tightly as to bruise tender stalks. 



Wrap the stems of each bunch in some damp rag or 

 newspaper, pack fairly tight in the box, when filled cover 

 the whole with some damp newspaper and close up, air-tight. 



Unless sending fairly large pieces of flowering shrubs, do 

 not send any flowers loose. A few flowers well packed are 

 of more service than a larger quantity sent anyhow. 



Forward packages to Melbourne, directed — "Secretary, 

 Field Naturalists' Club, Spencer Street," or " Prince's Bridge 

 Station " (as most convenient), " To be called for." In 

 every case mark package — " Wild Flowers With Care," with 

 name and address of sender, and despatch so as to arrive in 

 Melbourne not later than 2.30 p.m. on 10th, advising Hon. 

 Sec, Mr. A. D. Hardy, Forest Department, Melbourne, 

 by previous post, of intended despatch. 



The Committee will be pleased to pay cost of carriage 

 of packages at Melbourne. 



As the flowers are very perishable, if any friend will send 

 a second supply on Tuesday, 11th, under above conditions, 

 the Committee will be very thankful. 



