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Dictarian BMaturalizst: 
Vor Il, No: 7. NOVEMBER 1885. No. 23 
THE FIELD NATURALISTS’ CLUB OF VICTORIA. 
Tue monthly meeting of the Club was held at the Royal Society’s: 
Hall, on Monday evening, 12th October, 1585. 
Mr. A. H. 8. Lucas, M.A., vice-president, occupied the chair, 
and about ninety-five members and visitors were present. 
The hon. secretary reported that two excursions had taken place 
s'nce the last meeting. The excursion to Cheltenham on 24th 
September, was attended by about twenty members, who had a most 
enjoyable outing. Among other plants noted was a fine patch of 
the orchid, Lyperanthus nigricans, in bloom. A fine specimen of 
the blue-tongued lizard, Cyclodus gigas, was captured. The 
excursion to Ringwood on the the 10th inst., was poorly attended 
owing to the threatening weather, and had to be soon abandoned on 
account of heavy rain setting in. However fine specimens of the 
bladder-wort, Utricularia dichotoma, and also of an allied plant, 
Polypompholyx tenella, were secured, and the occurrence of the 
orchid, Caladenia suaveolens, was noted. 
The following gentlemen were elected members of the Club:— 
Messrs A. C. Curlewis, W. M. Gamble, and J. Pickering. 
Mr. E. D. Atkinson, C.E., Table Cape, Tasmania, was elected. 
an hororary member. 
Papers read:—By Mr. O. A. Sayee, ‘‘ Remarks on Victorian gall— 
making Coccide.” The author gave the results of his observations 
on the life histories of several species of scale-insects, belonging to- 
_ the order Homoptera, which cause the numerous galls found on the 
young Eucalyptus trees. His remarks were well illustrated by 
drawings, and by slides for examination under the microscope. 
The exhibits of the evening consisted for the most part of wild 
flowers; a detailed description of which is given below. 
_ After the usual conversazione the meeting terminated... 
