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noted that, as on the previous excursion, reported in the 

 Naturalist for May last, many of the plants that were in flower 

 had been recorded as flowering at other periods of the year, 

 showing that they had not yet settled down to our seasons. 

 The exotic Galenia seciinda (N.O. Ficoidere) was flowering in 

 great profusion, the flowers being of various shades from pink 

 to white. Fully sixty exotics were noted either in flower or 

 fruit, at least three of which seem to be unrecorded intro- 

 ductions. In an enclosure near the quarantine station several 

 native plants, such as Dillwynia ericijolia, Lepidium ruderale, 

 Didtscus pilosus, &c., were found in bloom. 



The junior excursion arranged for Springvale for vSaturday, 

 2nd November, under the leadership of Mr. C. French, jun., 

 had to be abandoned owing to inclement weather. 



ELECTIONS. 



On a ballot being taken. Masters T. A. Alexander, " The 

 Grange " School, South Yarra, and T. Weigall, Ninian's-road, 

 Brighton, were duly elected junior members of the Club. 



GENERAL BUSINESS. 



Dr. T. S. Hall, M.A., drew the attention of members to the 

 forthcoming meetings of the Australasian Association for the 

 Advancement of Science, to be held in Melbourne in January, 

 1913, and emphasized the advantages of these meetings, 

 especially to the younger members, who would have oppor- 

 tunities of meeting many of the leaders of science from other 

 States. 



Dr. Sutton, whilst stating the objects of the newly-formed 

 Forests League, pointed out the evil effects resulting from 

 forest denudation. 



Mr. J. Gabriel related the wasteful methods of wood-cutters 

 in the Bendigo district fifty years ago, and contrasted them with 

 the systems in operation in the forests of Germany and Russia. 



Mr. A. D. Hardy, F.L.S., briefly outlined the work that had 

 been done in Victoria by the Forests Dc})artmcnt, and ex- 

 plained the working of the Forests Act. 



PAPER READ. 



I, By Messrs. J. G. O'Donoghue and P. R. H. St. John, 

 entitled " Further Notes on the ]^>risbane Range." 



The authors, in an interesting i)apcr, described a ratluM- 

 extensive trip taken in September, i()ii, with the view of adding 

 to the ornithological and botanical records of the district. 

 Starting from Lara, they bore north-westerly towards Suther- 

 land's Creek, where they obtained s]occimens of a eucalyptus 

 which may ])ro\'e to be a new sperics. Passing on through 



