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Heath Milkwort, Comesfterma eric in it m. Crowded Parrot-Pea, 

 Dillwynia floribunda, and the three orchids, Glossodia major, 

 Thelymitra antennifera, and T. longifolia. 



GENERAL BUSINESS. 



The chairman stated that Mr. J. L. Robertson. M.A., had 

 suffered a serious bereavement in the loss of his son, Mr. A. J. 

 Robertson, M.Sc, who had lost his life while fighting at the 

 Dardanelles. Mr. A. J. Robertson was a member of the 

 Wilson's Promontory excursion party in December, K)i2, and 

 he moved that a letter of condolence be forwarded to bis father. 

 This was carried in silence. 



The lion, treasurer, Mr. G. Coghill, reported that there would 

 be a balance of more than £50 to hand over to Lady Stanley's 

 Fund for Wounded Soldiers as the profit on the recent ex- 

 bibition of wild-flowers, which he considered very satisfactory. 

 Mr. F. Wisewould and Mr. J. Shephard congratulated the Club 

 on the splendid display and the excellent result. The chair- 

 man moved a vote of thanks to Mr. J. Gabriel for his efforts 

 in connection with the show, which was seconded by Mr. A. D. 

 Hardy. F.L.S.. and carried unanimously. 



PAPERS READ. 



1. By Mr. C. L. Barrett. C.M.Z.S.. entitled " Bird Studies 

 with the Camera." 



This took the form of an illustrated lecturette, in which the 

 author, by means of a series of lantern slides from photographs 

 he had taken in South Australia, Victoria, Tasmania, New South 

 Wales, and Queensland, described the nesting habits and other 

 characteristics of several of the rarer Australian birds. 

 Rookeries on islands off the coast of Queensland and in Bass 

 Strait were also described, and some account was given of bird- 

 life in Riverina and other places. The need for greater pro- 

 tection for certain species was emphasized. Some of the slides 

 shown were from negatives by Messrs. R. T. Littlejohns and 

 S. A. Lawrence, of the Bird Observers' Club, who have for 

 >e\eral seasons been photographing birds at Ferntree Gully 

 and other localities around Melbourne. 



2. By Mr. A. D. Hardy. F.L.S.. entitled "Our Victorian 

 Forests." 



Owing to the lateness of the hour, this paper was held oxer. 



N.VITRAI HISTORY NOTES. 



Mr. E. E. Pescott, F.L.S., said that at the previous meeting 

 he had exhibited two orchids which did not seem to agree with 

 any recognized Victorian species or variety. These he had 

 forwarded to Dr. Rogers, of Adelaide, a well-known authority 

 on this group of plants, with the result that Dr. Rogers had 

 identified them a> species already recorded for South Australia. 



