106 THE VICTORIAN NATURALIST. 



The hon. secretary gave a brief account of the working of the 

 Boys' Field Club of Adelaide, S.A., describing an excursion of 

 the club to Brighton, which he had the opportunity of attending 

 when in Adelaide recently. 



PAPER READ. 



By Mr. H. T. Tisdall, F.L.S., entitled "Notes of a Visit to 

 Toombon." This was principally descriptive of the scenery 

 between Walhalla and Toombon, North Gippsland, with a few 

 remarks as to the vegetation, &c. met with during the trip. The 

 paper gave rise to several interesting queries and replies. 



The principal exhibits of the evening were : — By Mr. T. A. 

 Forbes-Leith, — Parrakeets, from Eastern Africa, New Guinea, 

 Fiji, and Society Islands ; also, ethnological photographs. By Mr. 

 G. A. Keartland. — Horsfield's Bush Lark (mounted), and White- 

 faced Xerophila, eggs of Allied Harrier, Friar-Bird, Black-faced 

 Grauculus, Spotted Ground Thrush, Crested Oreoica, Crested 

 Bronze-wing Pigeon, Fantail Cuckoo, Pallid Cuckoo, Warbling 

 Parrakeet, Musky Parrakeet, and Black Cockatoo. By Mr. D. 

 Le Souef — A Devil Lizard, Moloch horridus, from Gascoigne 

 River, West Australia. By Mr. J. Shepherd. — The Tube-building 

 Rotifer, Meliceria ringens (under microscope). 



After the usual conversazwie the meeting terminated. 



EXHIBITION OF WILD FLOWERS. 



The fifth annual exhibition of wild flowers by members of the 

 Field Naturalists' Club of Victoria, was held at the Royal 

 Society's Hall, on Monday evening, 30th September, 1889. 



The display was quite equal to that of former years, but did 

 not present many very striking novelties to the visitors, who were 

 very numerous. Again the members were unfortunate in the 

 weather experienced on the two previous days, it being almost too 

 boisterous for much out-door work. 



The number of species exhibited was about the same as in 

 previous years, the following being brief notes of the principal 

 exhibits : — By Mr. D. Best. — About 40 species (collected at 

 Phillip Island, by Mr. J. West), including fine examples of many 

 of the orchids, Tecoma australis, &c. By Mr. F. G. A. 

 Barnard. — About 40 species, from Croydon and Ringwood, in- 

 cluding Pterostylis barbata, and many handsome leguminaceous 

 flowers. By Mr. G. Coghill. — About 50 species, collected at 

 Box Hill. By Mr. J. E. Dixon. — A well-grown spike o'i Dendto- 

 bium speciosjtJJi, plants of the Adder's 'I'ongue Fern, Ophioglossnm 

 vulgatum ; also, a fine plant of the fern Aspleniiim viarinnm, from 

 King Island. By Mr. C. French, F.L.S. — About 30 species, 

 from Berwick, also specimens of several garden-grown Australian 



