The 1971 Wild Flower and Nature Show 



^.'i.owcr Melbourne Town Hall. 



WH s1 l ondav. Tuesday and Wednesday. 21, 22 and 23 September, from 

 10 a, in. (o 10 p.m. 



0BJE ThV Society for Growing Australian Plants (S.GA.P.) and the Field 

 Naturalists' Club of Victoria (F.N.C.V.). 



The stimulation of a lively interest in all aspects of our natural w.ld-hfc 

 and in its conservation. 



The main displays will be a large variety of Australian plants grown 

 u members of the S.G.A.P., and a selection of Australian plants from the 

 V1 ,r mo i Gardens. The central exhibit, arranged by the National Parks Asso- 

 ciation. will feature the Alpine areas they hope will be incorporated in an 



iyk 'l'he Hawthorn lunior Field Naturalists will arrange exhibits showing 

 vmmiK insects: spiders: and nickel deposits in Australia. They will also 

 'km reptiles — confined in glass cases! 



flu- Montmorency Junior F.N.C. will exh.b.t aquat.c plants. 



Hi,- Preston Junior Club will siage a general exhibit. 



\ scr ,es of microscopes set up by the Microscopical Group will cover 

 , Sects of -the world ol very small things". Butterflies and l.vc aquat.c 

 insects will be shown by the Entomological Croup. 



Ihe Itoianv Grflup exh.bit will cover the large Proteaceac family (grcvil- 

 ,cas, etc) Ihe Geology Group wall show a model of the terraces on ttte 

 M.nhviiione Kivcr. and will explain their origins. 



\ Publications shtnd natural history books and magazanes may be 

 purchase^. It you v. ant' toKnow anything about .he FN.C.V. cnc,ui,e 



,h: " £** F.lm Centre has kindly loaned Wild-life films and these will 



* S Ah liable nelp is needed to "run" the Show and to set ft 



to. t5 September, from ID a n, onwards. RoMcrs or ^ W, I be J^- 

 ,r,hu.ed at the Aueust general meeting, and we look forward to seeing many 



* ? a StitSpS« mm and posters for distribution wifi 

 * ! vaibWe Hum. Will all member please do the.r best to publicise 



our Show? 



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