Cbe Uictorian naturalisi 



Vol. XXIII. —No. 7. NOVEMBER 8, 1906. No. 275. 



FIELD NATURALISTS' CLUB OF VICTORIA. 



The ordinary monthly meeting of the Club was held in the Royal 

 Society's Hall on Monday evening, 8th October, 1906. 



The president, Mr. F. G, A. Barnard, occupied the chair, and 

 about 150 members and visitors were present. 



REPORTS. 



Reports of the following excursions were taken as read : — 



The excursion to Cheltenham on Saturday, 8th September, 

 was well attended. In the absence of the leader, Dr. Sutton 

 took charge of the botanical section, and worked across the heath 

 land towards Sandringham, where the usual spring flowers, such as 

 Sprengelia incarnata, Styphelia virgata, Wurmbea dioica, and 

 Craspedia richea, were found to be in the best form. Among the 

 orchids collected were Gorysanthes pruinosa, Galadenia de/ormis, 

 and Pterostylis vittata. The pond-life section, under Mr. J. 

 Shephard, searched the pools in the vicinity diligently, but with 

 only moderate results. 



The excursion to Braybrook on Saturday, 22nd September, was 

 very poorly attended, owing, doubtless, to the very wet weather 

 in the morning. On reaching Braybrook Junction the party, 

 under the leadership of Mr. F. G. A. Barnard, walked towards the 

 Kororoit Creek, and followed it up stream nearly to the Ballarat 

 road at Deer Park. The stream showed many signs of the heavy 

 flood of a few weeks before, and little or no pond life was 

 noticed, but a little exploration in likely spots revealed numbers 

 of specimens of a rather local bivalve shell, Cyprena, sp., and some 

 good examples were secured. The botanical results were not 

 important. Clematis microphylla and Hymenanthera hanksii 

 were the most prominent flowering plants, while four ferns, all 

 lovers of rocky ground, were noticed — viz., Adiantum cethiopicum, 

 Cheilanthes tenuifolia, Asplenium flahellifolium, and Grammitis 

 ruti/olia. The habitat of the latter is perhaps the nearest locality 

 to Melbourne in which it can be found. A return was made by 

 the Ballarat road to Footscray station. 



The junior excursion to Sandringham on Saturday, 6th October, 

 was fairly attended, and, under the leadership of Miss J. White, 

 B.Sc, an interesting and instructive afternoon was spent among 

 the wild flowers 



ELECTIONS. 



Mr. John Jackson, " Glen Garnock," Rossmoyne-street, North- 

 cote, was elected an ordinary member ; and Miss Eileen Shall- 



