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YoL. v.— No. 12. APRIL, 1889. No. 64. 



THE FIELD NATURALISTS' CLUB OF VICTORIA. 



The monthly meeting of the club was held at the Royal Society's 

 Hall on Monday evening, nth March, 1889. 



In the absence of the president and vice-presidents, Mr. D. 

 Best (hon. treasurer) was voted to the chair, and about 50 

 members and visitors were present. 



A letter was read from Mr. W. B. Waterfall, Bristol, England', 

 thanking the club for the insertion of his exchange notice re 

 mosses in the Naturalist^ and offering to assist members in any 

 way possible in England. 



The hon. librarian reported the receipt of the following 

 donations to the library : — " List of the Genera and Species of 

 Sponges descibed by H. J. Carter," by Mr. A. Dendy, M.Sc, 

 from the author ; " Key to Victorian Plants," part i, and " Select 

 Extra-tropical Plants," 7th edition, by Baron Von Mueller, 

 K.C.M.G., from the Government; " Proceedings of Royal Society 

 of Tasmania," 1886 and 1887, f'"0'^ the society; "Proceedings of 

 Royal Society of Queensland," vol. v., part 5, from the society ; 

 " Proceedings of Victorian Branch of Geographical Society of 

 Australasia," vol. vi., part 2, from the society; "Descriptive 

 Catalogue of Sponges in Australian Museum, Sydney," by Dr. R. 

 von Lendenfeld, from the Museum Trustees; "Journal of New 

 York Microscopial Society," vol. v., part i, from the society; 

 " Journal of Bombay Natural History Society," vol. iii., part 4, 

 from the society; "Journal of Pharmacy," February, 1889; 

 " Rural Austrahan," March, 1889. 



On a ballot being taken, Messrs. E. F. J, Love, M.A., A. S. 

 Hemmy, and G. Neilson were duly elected members of the club. 



PAPERS READ. 



I. By Rev. F. R. M. Wilson, entitled "A Hunt for Lichens in 

 East Gippsland" and "A List and Descriptions of New Victorian 

 Lichens." The author gave an interesting account of a visit to 

 the country around Orbost, on the Snowy River, and around 

 Cunninghame, at the Lakes' Entrance, which latter district he 

 thought in a more favourable season, — i.e., one free from bush- 

 fires — would be well worth the attention of naturalists. . He 

 submitted a list of 66 species of lichens new to Victoria, and 

 descriptions of 30 species new to science, which were taken as 

 read. 



