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By Mr. A. Mattingley. — Photographs of Healesville camp-out. 



By Mr. F. Pitcher. — Some Western Australian everlasting 

 flowers, including an Helipterum probably new to science. 



By Mr. J. Shephard. — Photographs of scenes at camp-out. 



By Mr. H. T. Tisdall. — 43 dried specimens of plants from 

 Healesville camp-out. 



By Mr. C. Walter. — Epacris hamiltoni, Maiden and Betche, 

 new to science, collected by Mr. A. A. Hamilton, Blackheath, 

 N.S.W. ; Gompholobium huegelii, Bentham, var. d'altoni, C. 

 Walter — flowers with bright red petals, new variety, collected 

 by Miss H. D' Alton, Glenbower, Grampians ; Gapsella pilosula, 

 F. v. M., from new locality, Coast Hills, Port Fairy, collected by 

 H. B. Williamson, Hawkesdale. 



After the usual conversazione the meeting terminated. 



THE "CAMP-OUT" AT MAROONDAH WEIR. 



In Victoria November is, no doubt, the best all-round month for 

 the field naturalist, and, encouraged by the reports of the Lerder- 

 derg "camp-out" in the corresponding month of 1899, it was 

 resolved this year to carry out a similar excursion in the Heales- 

 ville district, about forty miles E.N.E. from Melbourne. The 

 district being one of the gathering grounds of Melbourne's water 

 supply, a large tract of country is practically in a state of nature 

 and under the control of the Metropolitan Board of Works. Per- 

 mission to explore the reserve and make use of the regular 

 camping ground was readily granted by the Board's officers, and 

 accordingly on Friday, 9th November, three of the party left town 

 by the first train with the camping outfit, which was generously 

 placed at the disposal of the Club by our fellow-member, Mr. A. 

 Mattingley, who also arranged all details as to provisions and 

 cartage. Other members proceeded by the midday and evening 

 trains, so that the muster at supper-time amounted to thirteen, 

 which was augmented by another arrival the next evening. 



The spot selected for the camp was a sheltered nook on the 

 bank of the Watts River, a little below the weir of the Maroondah 

 aqueduct, about four miles and a half from Healesville. 

 Here were erected a dining marquee and two sleeping 

 tents, so that the party formed an imposing encampment. 

 The first night in camp to many proved sleepless. Perhaps the 

 rushing noise of the Watts close by sounded too much like rain, 

 or the meloncholy call of the Boobook Owls — " more-poke," 

 " more-poke " — was responsible for this. However, all were early 

 astir on Saturday morning, when there was every prospect of a 

 splendid day. After breakfast nearly all started off on the track 

 to the Mathinna Falls, nearly three miles away, on the eastern 

 slope of Mt. Monda, which overlooked the camp. Soon after 



