THE 

 Vol. HI. No. 1. MAY 1886. No. 29. 



THE FIELD NATURALISTS' CLUB OF VICTORIA. 



Thk monthly meeting of the Club was Iield at the Royal Society's 

 Hall, on Monday evening, 12th April, 1886. 



The president, the Rev. J. J. Halley, occupied the chair, and 

 abont sixty members and visitors were present 



The hon. librarian acknowledged the receipt of the following 

 donations to the Club's library: — 



" Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London," "Zoology," 20 

 parts, from Mrs. J. Stirling, of Omeo; "Proceedings of Linnean 

 Society of New South Wales", Vol. X., Part 4, from the Society; 

 *' Journal of Pharmacy," Vol. I., No. 3, from the Pharmaceutical 

 Society; and " Supplement No. 2, to Australian Oology," by A. J. 

 Campbell, from the author. 



The following persons were elected members of the Club: — Mr. 

 E. Tweddell, and Mr. S. H. Wintle, F.L.S. 



Messrs. A. J. Campbell and J. E. Prince, were elected to audit 

 the accounts of the Club previous to the annual meeting. 



Nominations for office-bearers for 1885-6 were then received, the 

 only excess of candidates being for members of committee, for 

 which eleven nominations were made for seven vacnncies. 



The hon. secretaiy announced that the annunl convei'snziono 

 would take place on the 20th inst., when a lecturette, entitled "An 

 Old Rail," would be delivered by Mr. C. A. Topp, M.A. 



Papers read: — By the Hon. l>r. Dobson, H\L.S., entitled ' Some 

 Remarks on Frnit." The author ,i>ave the definitions of various 

 botanical writers of the word "fruit," and stated that in his f)]iiuion 

 the word should \<e restricted to the product of reprodnc1io!i of 

 flowering plants, while some other term should be used for t!;e 

 result of reproduction in cryptogamic plants, such as ferns, fmfgl, etc. 



