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Vol. XXIX.— No. 3. JULY 4, 1912. No. 343. 



FIELD NATURALISTS' CLUB OF VICTORIA. 



The thirty-second annual meeting of the Club was held at the 

 Royal Society's Hall on Monday evening, loth June, igi2. 



The president, Mr. F. Wisevvould, occupied the chair, and 

 about 50 members and visitors were present. 



REPORTS. 



It was reported that the excursion arranged for West 

 Essendon, on Saturday, 25th May, had to be abandoned, on 

 account of inclement weather. 



A report of the visit to the National Herbarium on Saturday, 

 8th June, was given by Mr. J. R. Tovey, who acted as leader 

 in the unavoidable absence of Professor Ewart, D.Sc, Govern- 

 ment Botanist. There had been a fair attendance of members, 

 and their attention was directed to the method of arrangement 

 and classification of the specimens, which now exceed one 

 million sheets of flowering plants and ferns. Some of the 

 notable specimens in the Herbarium were exhibited, such as a set 

 of plants from Petiver's herbarium, collected over 200 years ago, 

 and plants collected in Australia by Robert Brown during the 

 years 1802-5, ^o^h of which are still in a good state of preserva- 

 tion. Some attention was also devoted to the library, which 

 now contains over 8,000 volumes, including many splendidly 

 illustrated works and a valuable series of pre-Linnean books. 



A report of the junior excursion to the Zoological Gardens on 

 Saturday, ist June, was given by the leader, Mr. J. A. Leach, 

 M.Sc, who stated that there had been a good attendance of 

 juniors, and a profitable and instructive afternoon had been 

 spent. 



ELECTION OF MEMBERS. 



On a ballot being taken, Mr. A. D. Selby, Berrigan, N.S.W., 

 was duly elected as a country member of the Club. 



ANNUAL REPORT. 



The hon. secretary, Mr. A. D. Hardy, F.L.S., read the thirty- 

 second annual report, for the year igii-12, which was as 

 follows : — 



" To THE Members of the Field Naturalists' Club of 



Victoria. 



" Ladies and Gentlemen, — In presenting their rcjwrt for the 

 thirty-second year of the Club's work, ending on 30th April, 

 1912, your committee desire lo congratulate members on the 



