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Vol. III.— m. 8. DECEMBER, 1886. No. 36. 



THE FIELD NATURALISTS' CLUB OF VICTORIA. 



The monthly meeting of the Club was held at the Royal 

 Society's Hall on Monday evening, 8th November, i886. 



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

 about forty-five members and visitors were present. 



The hon. secretary announced the receipt from the Kew and 

 Hawthorn Microscopical Society of several tickets for distribu- 

 tion for their conversazione on Friday evening, 12th November. 



The hon. librarian reported the receipt of the following 

 donations to the library: — "Life Histories of Plants," by Mr. D, 

 M'Alpine, F.C.S., from the author ; " Prodromus of Zoology of 

 Victoria," Decade XII., from the Government ; " Report on a 

 Diatomaceous Deposit near Lilicur, Vict.," by Professor Kraus6, 

 F.G.S., from the School of Mines, Ballarat ; The Australian 

 Bee-keepers' Journal, Nos. i to 9, from the Editors; Australasian 

 Journal oj Pharmacy, October, 1886, from the Pharmaceutical 

 Society ; Journal oj the New Fork Microscopical Society, June, 

 1886, from the Society. 



The hon. secretary reported that the excursion to Box Hill on 

 Saturday, i6th October, had been well attended, and the mem- 

 bers fairly successful in their collecting work. Among other 

 flowers noted may be mentioned the pretty orchids Calochilus 

 campestris and Caladenia Menziesii, the latter being found in 

 considerable quantity. 



The following persons were elected members of the Club: — 

 Mrs. Friederich, Miss Le Febre, and Master H. F. Soward. 



PAPERS READ. 



I. By Mr. D. M'Alpine, F.C.S., on "The Dry Preservation 

 of Flowers, Fungi, etc., in their natural shapes and colours." 

 The author gave an interesting review of the various methods 

 which had been recommended or adopted for the purpose of 



