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Vol. XXXL— No. 2. JUNE 11, 1914. No. 366. 



FIELD NATURALISTS' CLUB OF VICTORIA. 



The ordinary monthly meeting of the Club was held in the 

 Royal Society's Hall on Monday evening, nth May, 1914. 



The president, Mr. J. A. Kershaw, F.E.S., occupied the 

 chair, and about 100 members and visitors were present. 



REPORTS. 



A report of the whole-day excursion to Beveridge on Satur- 

 day, 25th April, was given by the leader, Mr. J. G. O'Donoghue, 

 who said that only four members besides himself took part in 

 the outing. On arrival at Beveridge the party proceeded to 

 Mount Bland, distant about half a mile to the west of the 

 station, and thoroughly examined the mount, which is a fine 

 example of a breached volcanic crater, and of which a short 

 description appeared in the Naturalist of May, 1909, in the 

 report of a former visit. After lunch it was decided to take 

 the ten-mile walk across the country to Whittlesea, and so 

 save the long wait for the evening train at Wallan, as had been 

 first intended. A few chains after crossing the Merri Creek 

 timbered country was entered, in which several eucalypts were 

 noted, such as Blue Peppermint, E. dives, Snow Gum, E. 

 pauciflora, Candle-bark, E. nibida. Yellow Box, E. melliodora, 

 and Narrow-leaved Peppermint, E. amygdalina. The Snow 

 Gums were well laden with fruit capsules, as many as fifteen 

 being counted in one umbel. From some of the hilltops 

 interesting views were obtained towards Mount Disappointment, 

 Glenvale, and the Toorourrong Reservoir. Whittlesea was 

 reached about dusk, where late tea was obtained before taking 

 the evening train for town. The day proved an ideal one for 

 walking, and the members of the party were greatly pleased 

 with the outing, even though it was not productive of many 

 specimens for the collector. 



A report of the visit to the Geological Museum on Saturday, 

 9th May, was given by Mr. F. G. A. Barnard, who said that 

 the party had been met at the Museum by Mr. D. J. Mahony, 

 M.Sc, of the Mines Department, the leader for the day. The 

 plan of the arrangement of the Museum was first pointed out, 

 then the various exhibits were examined more closely, the 

 leader calling attention to the economic value of a great many 

 of the specimens, such as the sludge from the mines at Ballarat, 

 from which excellent roofing tiles and pottery is being made. 



Mr. Hardy, F.L.S., reported that two members besides 

 himself took part in the junior excursion to Studley Park on 



