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amounting to fully five hundred named species. Those inter- 

 ested in fungus and allied pests were guided by Mr. C. C. 

 Brittlebank, Government Vegetable Pathologist, who pointed 

 out the life-cycles of several diseases affecting agricultural and 

 horticultural products. A number of spirit specimens were 

 examined, also portions of mycological herbarium, including 

 the grain smuts and the various fungi causing disease in garden 

 flowers, fruit and forest trees, potatoes, &c. 



A report of the excursion by char-a-banc to Warrandyte on 

 Saturday, ioth August, was given by the leaders, Miss A. 

 Fuller and Miss G. Nethercote, who reported an attendance of 

 about forty members and friends. The weather had been per- 

 fect, and the object of the visit — to see the silver wattles in full 

 bloom — was attained, for the trees along the river-banks were 

 at their best. Making the outward route through Kew and 

 Doncaster, the country was found to be fresh and green every- 

 where, while the return journey through Templestowe and 

 Heidelberg was equally charming. A fair variety of eucalypts 

 was seen, many of which, especially the trees of Red Box, E. 

 polyanthemos, were bearing burdens of the Mistletoe, Loranthus 

 pendulus, which was also noticed on a Tagasaste, commonly 

 known as Tree-Lucerne. Several other acacias, such as the 

 Spreading Acacia, A. diffusa, Golden Wattle, A. pyenantha, 

 Prickly Acacia, A. verticillata, Hedge Acacia, A. armata, were 

 noted, in addition to the Silver Wattle, A. dealbata. On 

 reaching Warrandyte a halt was made at the bridge, and the 

 stream crossed to the northern side, where a ramble of a few- 

 hundred yards was taken to a vantage spot, from whence was 

 obtained a lovely view of wattle, river, and woodland. Being 

 early in the season for most flowering plants, but lew species 

 were found in bloom, among them being the Native Heath, 

 Epacris impressa, Common Hovea, Hovea heterophylla, Purple 

 Coral-Pea, Hardenbergia monophylla, Scented Sundew, Drosera 

 Whittakeri, Dusty Miller, Spyridium parvifolium, Snow-bearded 

 Heath, Leucopogon virgatus. After partaking of afternoon tea 

 a start was made for town, which was reached shortly after six. 



ELECTION OF MEMBERS. 



On a ballot being taken, Miss Irene Hearn, 64 College-parade, 

 Kew, Mr. Edward Dakin, Mount-street, Kew, and Mr. Leonard 

 Thorn, 69 Wattletree-road, Malvern, were duly elected ordinary 

 members; Mr. F. P. Dodd, Kuranda, North Queensland, a 

 country member ; and Miss Alice Hearn, 64 College-parade, 

 Kew, as an associate member of the Club. 



GENERAL BUSINESS. 



The chairman stated that the caretaker of the Royal 

 Society's premises, Mr. Laurence, had enlisted, and was about 



