116 THE VICTORIAN NATURALIST. 



the annual conversazione of the Club, to be held in April or May 

 next. 



SCHEDULE. 



Class 

 I, 

 2. 



3 

 4 

 5 

 b, 



Reptilia (snakes and lizards) 



Mollusca {land, freshwater and marine shells, Sffc.) 



Lepidoptera {butterjiie.s and moths') ^ 



Coleoptera {beetles) I 



Other orders {tvasps, bees, ants, dragon flies, &fc.) /-Entomology. 



Best collection illustrating the different orders of Insects \ 



Best collection illustrating the life-history of Insects. ' 



BOTANY. 



8. Best collection of flowering plants 



9. Best collection of ferns, mosses, and fungi 



10. Best collection of algae 



11. Best general collection of botanical specimens. 



GEOLOGY AND PALEONTOLOGY. 



12. Best collection of rocks and minerals 



13. Best collection of fossils, 



CONDITIONS. 



1. All exhibits must have been collected in Victoria by the exhibitor. 



2. The age of the exhibitor must not exceed 18 years. 



3. No specimen will be admitted which has passed through the hands of a 

 dealer, but ordinary exchange between amateurs is permitted. 



4. All intending competitors must forward their names and addresses to 

 the Hon. Secretaries not later than 14th February, 1892, that they may be 

 notified as to the latest date on which collections will be received. 



5. A written declaration from parent or guardian that the competitor has 

 complied with the foregoing conditions must accompany each collection. 



N.B. — All collections will be returned to competitors on payment of carriage. 



EXCURSION TO SASSAFRAS GULLY ON 3RD 

 NOVEMBER, 1891. 



The brightest of spring mornings greeted our party as we alighted 

 at Bayswater station from the train leaving Prince's Bridge at 

 7.20 a.m. 



Conveyances were in attendance to carry the party to Hazel 

 Dell ; but accomodation for twenty only having been arranged 

 for, and over thirty, exclusive of Rev. J. J. Halley's party, who 

 brought their own trap, being present, a seat for everyone could 

 not be managed, thus about five or six members had to walk all 

 the way. ' -i> - , 



Our coach terminus was reached in something like an hour and 

 a quarter, and what some members were pleased to call breakfast 

 was at once attended to, after a first-class appetizer in the 



