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Vol. X.— No. 3. JULY, 1893. No. 115. 



FIELD NATURALISTS' CLUB OF VICTORIA. 



The thirteenth annual meeting of the Club was held in the Royal 

 Society's Hall on Monday, 12th June, 1893. Mr. C. Frost, F.L.S. 

 (one of the vice-presidents) occupied the chair, and more than 100 

 members and friends were present. 



librarian's report. 



The hon. librarian reported the receipt of the following dona- 

 tions to the library : — " Report on Victorian Coalfields," by J. 

 Stirling, F.G.S., from the Department of Mines, Victoria; " Hand- 

 book of the Flora of New South Wales," by C. Moore, F.L.S., 

 from the New South Wales Government ; " A Companion for the 

 Queensland Student of Plant Life," by F. M. Bailey, F.L.S., from 

 Department of Agriculture, Brisbane; *' Proceedings of the Royal 

 Society of Victoria," new series, vol. v., 1893, from the Society; 

 " Proceedings of the Geographical Society of Australasia, Victorian 

 Branch," vol. x., 1892, from the Society; "Proceedings Field 

 Naturalists' Section of the Royal Society of South Australia," 

 1891-2, from the Society; " First Annual Report of the Natural 

 History Society of Queensland, Brisbane," from the Society ; 

 " Twenty-ninth Annual Report of the Zoological and Acclima- 

 tization Society of Victoria," 1892, from the Society; "Nature 

 Notes : the Journal of the Selborne Society, London," January, 

 February, March, and April, 1893, from the Society; "The 

 Mediterranean Naturalist," ii., 22, March, 1893, from the 

 publisher, and "Journal of Pharmacy," May, 1893, from Society. 



reports of excursions. 



Reports of excursions to the Entomological Department and 

 the eastern shore of Port Phillip were read by Mr. F. G. A. 

 Barnard (see page 45) and Mr. J. Gabriel (see page 47). 



meeting for practical work. 



The hon. secretary reported that a meeting for practical work 

 was held on Monday evening, 22nd May, when Mr. D. M'Alpine, 

 F.C.S., dealt with the subject of "Rusts and Smuts." It was 

 pointed out that the subject was a very large and extensive one, 

 but for convenience of treatment attention was confined to the 



