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Vol. VII.— No. 6. OCTOBER, 1890. No. 82. 



FIELD NATURALISTS' CLUB OF VICTORIA. 



The monthly meeting of the Club was held at the Royal 

 Society's Hall on Monday evening, 8th September. 



The president, Mr. C. A. Topp, occupied the chair, and about 

 fifty members and visitors were present. 



A letter was read from the Premier, stating that it was the in- 

 tention of the Government to reserve land along the Yarra when 

 the Kew Asylum grounds were sold, though not a strip of the 

 width proposed by the Club. As it was stated that there was no 

 immediate prospect of the land being sold, further discussion of 

 the matter was postponed. 



The hon. librarian reported the following additions to the 

 Club's library : — "Mining Reports," June, 1890, from the Secre- 

 tary for Mines ; " Catalogue of Queensland Plants," from the 

 author, Mr. F. M. Bailey, F.L.S. ; "Catalogue of Minerals," 

 from English and Co., Philadelphia ■ " Proceedings of the Royal 

 Geographical Society of Australasia" (Victorian Branch), vol. 

 viii., part 1, from the society; "Journal of the Bombay Natural 

 History Society," v., 2-4, from the society ; "Journal of the New 

 York Microscopical Society," vi., 3, from the society; "Journal 

 of Pharmacy," August, from the editor ; " Birds of Australia," i., 

 5, purchased ; " Catalogue of Recent Marine Bryozoa," by E. C. 

 Jelly, purchased. 



On a ballot being taken, Mr. Peyton Jones, Master Loftus, E. 

 P. Jones, Master Lewis, T. Jones, and Mr. F. H. Reed were 

 elected members of the Club. 



Mr. Wisewould moved that a sub-committee, consisting of 

 Misses Cochrane, Halley, Coghill, and Roberts, and Messrs. 

 Tisdall, Barnard, French, and Best, be appointed to make the 

 necessary preparations for the annual show of wild flowers. The 

 motion was seconded by Mr. C. Frost, and carried. 



PAPERS READ. 



A paper by Mr. C. French, F.L.S., entitled " A Run Through 

 the Heath Ground from Oakleigh to Sandringham," was read by 

 Mr. Best. The excursion described was made on 30th August, 

 and, considering the time of year, was very successful, no less 

 than twelve orchids being obtained in bloom. The most im- 

 portant find, however, was the Club Moss, Lycopodiam lateralc. 

 Besides the plants many insects and birds of interest were noticed. 



