New Government Botanisl 



following our happy relationship 

 Willi Mr I'cscott tfuring his fefttl AS 

 Government Hoi. mist, members of the 

 f \ ( A . Will welannc the appoint- 



mem of Dr. David Maugium Ovar- 



chill of I he Botany School. M.ma.sh 

 University, as our new tiovcrnmeni 

 Botanist. 



He was born and educated in Wes- 

 tern Australia and from IW to I960 

 was on die staff of that unniTsilv 

 In 19(10 he accepted an appointment 

 with the Dcpaiinienl of Uotanv of 



Cambridge i 'inversus. U.K.. but 

 returned to Australia to lake up his 

 Monash University post m 1965 



lie lias been especially interested 

 in changes alfcciine vegetation in 

 recent geological limes, as deduced 



Irom fossil pollen, etc.. in peat bcd\ 

 while a contribution on three bnwjj 

 tant W.A. eucalvpis if: titverslCoh 

 / mutuintiiii and i (ilnpU\lln in the 

 Ami/dim Journal ul Dulnnv, Vul 

 16, is evidence of his scholarship - ni 

 (borough field work. 



Some of us have mci him IKJ| 

 pleasure and feci that his let m 



Government Bofurtfsl will be a 



lul one We hope lhal under him Ifcj 



pleasant association between the 

 1 1' ' t li. 1 1 nmi ami I- N C.V. will con- 

 linuc, ;uid the new position will K 

 one of inleresl and satisfaction for 

 him. 



He takes up his appointment [ft 

 this year. 



Field Naturalists Club of Victoria 



Dotal) Croup 



« /«,>•. mi 



Miss 1.. M. White save a talk nn 

 Ptoteaceae, the family which is to be- 

 ta subject of the Hol.nv (.Iroup- 

 exhibit al the September nature show 

 She issued sheets giving kevs devised b\ 

 r-'warl. J. M Muck and Hustle Harris 

 respeelivelv. and characteristics of hiibi 

 tut. habit oi growth leases Mowers and 

 I rails. I he re are » gensTu *p4 '200 

 species, the type, genus. Prntn;. Iiusinu 

 llil African specie*, and Australia sliui- 

 ine the genus Lomutiu with South 

 America, but the family is strongest in 

 Australia, especially in the West. 



the .speaker used several charts to 

 show the differences of structure between 

 the penern Grs\ilU-n. Hakca, Bunktiu, 

 P, r<tx<nui. r>rynnilm. fertJVMtWIi Prin<- 

 fhlh. Tflopw. l.antbrrtia. Adcnanihos, 



XvUwIum. Cn>\>i>-i»'in'i>n, Lomatui. 

 Oritfx Uild SftnfKtirpltf, Actual speci 

 mens Of ttianv species svere on exhibit, 

 and were used to illustrate certain 

 points Among the mails fruits sbowu 

 ssfie those M the t.ippdand Wiir.Hiih 

 Books and magazines stealing with tlir 



ti: 

 ido 

 :cture. 

 shair- 

 twenty 

 .ppac ! 



Mihicci added to ihe interest 

 talk, and a series of tine culm 

 completed a ms>st instructive 

 A tier w ords of praise from th 

 •nun i Mr. K. Klcinccke) the 

 rnernhers pteseiit showed their 

 tion. 



\ viler teOtt Mt Mcx Hicks ul 

 Ssamva levelled* that Dr. Melville of 

 Kcw Gardens. London, is to make an- 

 other visit to Australia this year. ;mJ 

 wdl ugajti 100 to study the flora of the 



1 illlc llctcit- The Auuuit rsciilsltin vail 

 be to OfUm's Creek and Mount Slide 



Flowers ant] Plants of Victoria in Colour 



Copies of tins excellent book arc still available, and of course wuuld mnke » 

 wonderful gift. They are ohuunable from the F.N.CV. Treasurer. Mr. D Melnro 



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