Cbe Uktoriait naturalist. 



Vol. XXXV.— No. 11. MARCH 6, 1919. No. 423, 



FIELD NATURALISTS' CLUB OF VICTORIA. 

 Owing to the regulations regarding the influenza epidemic pro- 

 hibiting the holding of public meetings, &c, the February 

 meeting of the Club was not held. 



Exhibition of Wild-Flowers. 



The following letter has been received from the National 

 Committee of the Y.M.C.A. :— 



" To the Hon. Secretary Field Naturalists' Club of Victoria, 

 Melbourne. 



" Dear Sir, — I have pleasure in acknowledging receipt of your 

 letter of 8th inst., enclosing cheque for £141 2s. gd., representing 

 the net proceeds of the wild-flower exhibition held at the 

 Melbourne Town Hall in October last. This generous gift is 

 gratefully appreciated by my committee, and comes as a wel- 

 come addition to our funds at this time, when the demands 

 that are being made upon our resources in connection with the 

 demobilization of the troops is becoming increasingly insistent. 

 We recognize that the arrangements in connection with the 

 exhibition must have involved a considerable amount of thought, 

 time, and energy on the part of the responsible officials, and will 

 be glad if you will kindly accept for yourself, and convey to all 

 who in any way helped towards its success, the committee's 

 warmest thanks. — Yours sincerely, 



" J. Henry Lang, 



" National General Secretary. 



" Melbourne, 13th February, 1919." 



EXCURSION TO MARYSVILLE. 



The Christmas excursion to Marysville proved most enjoyable 

 in every way. A party of eight, including two ladies, proceeded 

 to Healesville by the 8 a.m. train on Christmas morning. Owing 

 to a special having left a little, while before, there was little 

 crowding, and we were able to travel together. Healesville 

 (38 miles) was reached in due course ; there we found a vehicle 

 waiting to convey us the remaining twenty-three miles of our 

 journey. As the number of excursionists was smaller than 

 had been expected, some delay was experienced while a smaller 

 vehicle was being substituted for that originally selected to 

 make the trip ; however, by 11.30 a.m. we were on the road. 

 The weather was dull, with showers threatening, the absence 

 of sunshine to fully reveal the beauties of the bush and the 

 surrounding hills being greatly regretted. The road between 



