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('Teucriiim raceinosiim. R. Br.), in flower and growing- near 

 Islington ; a perennial herb with a thick rootstock. (3) Warilda 

 or bald acacia (A. retinodes, Sehlec), a summer flowering- 

 wattle, in bloom at ]\Iount Lofty during the flrst three months 

 of the year. 



CoRgratulations.— The congratulations of the club are ex- 

 tended to Mr. W. Ham on being elected a Fellow of the Royal 

 Economics Society, and to ]\Ir. A. H. Elston on his election to 

 the Fellowship of the Entomological Society of London. 



Lecture Notes. — The first evening meeting was held on 

 March 16, when three twenty-minute lecturettes were given : — 

 (1) Mr. A. H. Elston, F.E.S., spoke on "Some Injurious In- 

 sects.'' The lecturer dealt v\'ith the following insects: The 

 scale insect (which attacked citrus trees and fruits) and its 

 parasites; the ladybird beetle; the green peach aphis and its 

 parasites; the apple beetle; the white ants (Termes australis) ; 

 and the vineyard })est (Phylloxera), both the aerial and sub- 

 terranean forms. Mr. Elston gave very interesting and valu- 

 able particulars of these insects, and showed many lantern views 

 describing them. (2) Mr. A. G. Edquist's lecturette was 

 entitled "The Nature and Formation of Fossil Remains.'' Vari- 

 ous fossils were shown, and their origin, composition, etc., were 

 explained, after which they were passed around for inspection. 

 The fossils were as follow: Kauri gum (N.Z.) ; shells from the 

 Murray Gulf: cast of a shell ; tooth of a blue shark; Fossil chara 

 plant; volcanic ash with imprint of eucalyptus leaf, etc.; car- 

 bonised wood, petrified wood, and calcified wood. (8) Mr. W. 

 Ham showed a beautiful series of natural colour photographs 

 of many Australian cabinet timbers from Mr. R. T. Baker's 

 book, "The Cabinet Timbers of Australia."' Mr. J. F. Bailey 

 gave descriptive accounts of several of the timbers shown. 



Lectures. — The following are the forthcoming lectures of 

 the club:— May 25, 1920, Mr. Edwin Ashby, C.M.B.O.U., on 

 "American Birds at Home." (Please note the alteration of 

 date.) June 15, 1920, Mr. AValter Gill, Conservator of Forests, 

 on "Forest Scenes.'' July 20, 1920, Mr. J. F. Bailey, Director 

 Botanic Garden, on "Australian Trees"; and Mr. W. J. Kimber 

 on "Bivalve Molluscs.'' August 17, 1920, Mr. H. M. Hale, 

 Museum Pliotographer, on "Protective Colouring of Fishes." 

 August 3L 1920, Dr. R. H. Pulleine on 'Tasmanian Scenes '' 

 Exhibits will be vrelcomed at all the meetings, and notes of 

 same should be handed to the Secretary. 



Broken Kill.— Our naturalist friends at Broken BiU were 

 successful in furmijig a Barrier Field Naturalists' Club, and up 

 to the end of ^aareh last sixty members had been enrolled. 



