8<) Field Naturalisls' Club — Pioceediiios. [v./ xOxvii 



Williamson it was resolved that a letter of thanks be forwarded 

 to the ,L;entlemen mentioned for their assistance on the occasion. 



KI ECTION OF MKMHKK. 



On a ballot being taken, Miss F. K. ToK', V.w and i-lar 

 Hospital, Mell)ourne. was dnly elected a nienibei" of the ("Inb. 



(,i:ni:kai. iu'sikess. 



The hon. treasurer, Mr. V. Pitcher, reported that the recent 

 <.;xhibition of wild-flowers had been a splendid financial success. 

 The receipts to date showed a profit of nearly £i<)(», so that 

 funds would be available to luidertake tlu' publication of tin- 

 proposed hand-list of Victorian plants. 



On the motion of Messrs. Pitcher and Armitage, a resolution 

 was unanimously carried thankinij those members and their 

 friends who so freely ^-.ivv their time and assistance to the 

 effort, and thus ensured the great success of the exliibition, 

 both financially and botanically. 



A vote of thanks to Rev. L. Wen/.el, St. Phillip's X'icarage, 

 Abbotsford, and to Mr. \\". Hutclu'r, town clerk, ("olhngwood, 

 for the loan of tables fn-e of charge, was carried unanimously. 



Regret was expressed that numerous parcels of wild-Howers, 

 both for I'xhibition and sale, had I)een xnt without tin- naiues 

 and addri'sses of the contributor^, and it would thus be im- 

 possible to acknowledge them. 



Attention was also called to the loss sustained i)\ Mr. 

 P. K. H. St. John on the night of the exhibition, when a suit- 

 case containing botanical works of reference, and mUcs (the 

 result of ytiars of observation), was taken from the hall b\ 

 some unauthorized person. It was decided lo oltn .1 nward 

 for the recovery of the books, &c. 



i<i:m.\i<ks on i;.\hiiuts. 



Mr. (". Daley, P>..\., drew attention t() his exhibit of granite, 

 containing tourmaline, from Wilson's Promontory. 



I'.M'KKS Kl AD. 



I. By Messrs. K. K. Pescott, I-.L.S., and ('. I'niich, jun., 

 < ntilled " h'onr Species of Orchids .New foi \'i( i(»ria." 



The authors briefly described the superficial <haracteristics 

 of four species of orchids new to thi' Stat*-, t\\<» of which are 

 new to science. These w(-re (aladciiui nlha. colleclc-d at Mount 

 I )an(h-nong by Master jack i*"rench ; ('(ilddciiia idrdunliiUi, 

 <()llect(-d at (irantville (Wesli-rn Port) by Mr. W. Wallace; : 

 Caladcuia iridcsccns, new to science, colli-cted at the drampians 

 by Mr. M. IC. pescott, ]•'.]-. S. : and Caladcuia cordifonn^s. llie 

 last-named species has long been known as ('. Cainistaiia. but 

 it h.'ul recenth' been determined to be dilfen-nt from ('. 



