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Messrs. PitchtT and Williamson, a letter of sympathy was 

 directed to be sent to his relatives, the motion being carried 

 in silence, the members standing. 



With reference to the report of the exhibition of wild-flowers 

 in the November Naturalist, the hon. secretary said that the 

 acknowledgment of flowers from " — Hughes, Wartook," 

 should read "Mrs. Kimberley, Wartook." " H. Hughes, Wilson's 

 Promontory, Mr. J. H. Maiden, F.L.S., Sydney Botanic Gardens, 

 and Stawell Stati' school " should Ix- added. 



The chairman asked for suggestions as to arrangements for 

 future exhibitions. j\Ir. H. B. Williamson said that the country 

 schools should be more freely used as collectors and exhibitors, 

 and circulars should be sent out immediately after Show week. 

 He advocated the holding of the exhiliition a fortnight later 

 than hitherto. A larger working committee should be; 

 appointed. A better label could be devised, and there would 

 be less delay on the railways if freight were prepaid. All 

 exhibits should be available for the purposes of a classification 

 table. 



Mr. E. E. Pescott advocated the exhibition being open ti> 

 the pubUc from 3 to 10 p.m., as many persons could pay a visit 

 after business hours — between 5.30 and 7 p.m. — when it was 

 now closed. More prominence should be given to notices 

 requesting visitors not to touch the flowers. 



Mr. C. Daley, E.L.S., was also of opinion that the exhibition 

 should be held later, and suggested the estal)lishment of an 

 inquiry bureau, where visitors could get inf(jrmation as to 

 exhibits. 



Mr. V. G. A. Barnard favouri-d an earlier date for the 

 exhibition, saying that hot, drying winds usually made their 

 appearance in the first and second weeks of October, which 

 were fatal to the lasting powers of cut wild-flowers. He 

 thought if suggestions were called for at the June; UH'cting it 

 would be possible to make provision for trying some of them. 



Miss (i. Nokes suggested that, in order to see tlu- complete 

 range of the native flora, tw<> or thn-e smaller exhibitions 

 iniglit i)e held in addition to the principal one 



Mr. D. J-Jest thought that a successful exhibition once a year 

 was as much as could he. expected of the members to unch'rtake. 



The chairman said that he was pleased to annoimcc that 

 Mr. St. John'!-- btx^ks, &c., stolen during the wild-flower 

 exhibition, had bet n recovered, though in a soiucwliat damaged 

 condition. 



Keft;rence was made by Mr. i". (i. A. P>arnard to a recent 

 letter in the Argus by Mr. J. W. Audas l-'.L.S., caUing attention 

 t(j the destruction of flowering plants in the Grami)ians. He 

 moved that a l"tt«T bi- sent to the Eorests Department asking 



