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Victoria, and, in fact, of Australia, only for the term of his 

 office. His standing as an authority on forestry was sufficient 

 to meet the second requirement, while the interest he had 

 recently displayed in the aims of the Club warranted the 

 proposal to elect him as an hon. member. Messrs. J. A. 

 Kershaw, F.E.S., and F. Wisewould briefly supported the 

 nomination, and on the ballot being taken the election was 

 unanimous. 



On a ballot being taken. Miss J. M'Grath, 630 Station-street, 

 Carlton ; Miss Grace Nokes, 411 Colhns-street, Melbourne ; 

 Mr. H. Coney, 337 Rathdown-street, Carlton ; Mr. Basil 

 Hodgins, Victoria Nursery, Moreland-road, Essendon ; Mr. 

 Curtis C. Plante, Glassford-street, Armadale ; and Mr. Wm. 

 Robertson, Dalny-road, Murrumbeena, were duly elected 

 ordinary members ; and ]\Ir. A. J. Maher, Cann River, via 

 Orbost, and Mr. Wm. Reese, State School, Edenhope, as country 

 members of the Club. 



GENERAL BUSINESS. 



The hon. treasurer, Mr. G. Coghill, reported that, though 

 the final returns for the recent exhibition of wild-flowers could 

 not yet ])c given, he felt sure the net proceeds would amount 

 to £210. The announcement was greeted with applause, the 

 chairman remarking that before the exhibition he had hoped 

 to see /200 realized, and had encouraged members to keep 

 that aim in view. Mr. F. Wisewould considered the result 

 excellent, and any idea of the indifference of the public to the 

 Club's efforts had been dissipated. 



NOTES ON EXHIBITS. 



Dr. C. S. Sutton called attention to a growing specimen of 

 Ruppia marilima, Lin., Sea Tassel (N.O. Naiadace?e), and read 

 some notes descriptive of the flowering and germination of 

 the plant. Later in the evening lantern photographs of the 

 flower-development, &c., were shown. 



Mr. E. E. Pescott, F.L.S., drew attention to his and Mr. 

 C. French, jun.'s, exhibit of herbarium specimens of seven 

 species of terrestrial orchids, comprising one new species, 

 Chiloglollis Pcscottiana, Rogers, from Tallangatta, and three 

 species new for Victoria. 



Mr. C. J. Gabriel called attention to his exhibit of live speci- 

 mens of five species of Victorian land snails from Hcalesville, 

 which included a pair of the black snails, Paryphanta atra- 

 mcntaria, Sttlwth., found in the higher fern-gullies. 



Mr. P. R. H. St. John called attention to a sample of crude 

 oil of Borania pinnata which he had distilled from material 

 obtained at Labertouche (Gippsland). He thought that it 

 would prove of distinct commercial value. He had also 



