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Vol. XXXII.— No. 6. OCTOBER 7, 1915. No. 382. 



FIELD NATURALISTS' CLUB OF VICTORIA. 



The ordinary monthly meeting of the Club was held at the 

 Royal Society's Hall on Monday evening, 13th September, 



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The president, Dr. C. S. Sutton, occupied the chair, and about 

 forty members and visitors were present. 



REPORTS. 



A brief report of the excursion to Mitcham on Saturday, 

 14th August, was made by the leader, Mr. G. Coghill, who said 

 that about twenty members and visitors attended the outing. 

 The course taken was along the Quarry-road to the Mullum 

 -Mullum or Deep Creek, and thence via Park-road to the 

 starting-point. The wattle bloom, to view which was the 

 main object of the trip, was not so fine as was expected, and 

 only about thirty species of wild-flowers were collected, .none 

 being of any especial note. 



Dr. C. S. Sutton reported that, despite the unfavourable 

 nature of the afternoon, thirty-eight members and friends 

 journeyed by motor-bus to Warrandyte on Saturday, 28th 

 August. The object of the trip was to view the Silver Wattles 

 growing on the banks of the Yarra. The trees, when in full 

 bloom (as the party confidently expected to find them), are 

 a beautiful sight, but unfortunately only one tree seemed to 

 have bloomed well this season, and that was past its highest 

 stage of perfection. However, the fruit-trees in the numerous 

 < >r< bards along the route afforded some solace by a lavish 

 display of blossom. On the outward journey a stop of short 

 duration was made to afford the party an opportunity of 

 collecting Acacia acinacca and other flowers on the roadside 

 and in the adjacent paddocks. After tea the return journey 

 was begun, and the city reached shortly after 7 p.m. 



The leader, Mr. J . \V. Audas, F.L.S., reported that the ex- 

 cursion to Springvale on Saturday, nth September, was well 

 attended, the party numbering forty-six. including several 

 students from the Training College. The weather was all that 

 could be desired, being delightfully fine and cool. Soon after 

 leaving Oakleigh some of the earliest of our wild-flowers were 

 observed growing in the railway enclosure, the more noticeable 

 being Anguillaria (Wurtnbea) dioica, Hypoxis glabella, and 

 ChanicBScilla corymbosa. On leaving the station the party 

 followed the railway line, in the direction of Clayton, for a 

 short distance. Here many plants were noticed in flower, the 



