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Excursion, November 6, 1920. — A party of members were 

 euiidueted to ^Stoiieyfell and ^lape's Gully by Messrs. P. Runge 

 and E. II. Ising. Special reference was made to the poUinisa- 

 tion of the Goodenias, four species of which were collected. The 

 anthers mature first, and when ripe the pistil grows up between 

 them and collects the pollen on a fringe of hairs. G. amplexans 

 is a small shrub, with yellow flowers and clasping, sticky leaves. 

 G. geniculata is a small herb, with jointed flower stems, and 

 makes a bright patch when seeii in a colony. G. pinnatifida 

 has pinnate basal leaves, with yellow flowers on long, erect 

 stems. One of the rare white flowering species is G. albiflora, 

 which possesses a sweet perfume. It is a rock-loving plant, up 

 to a foot high, Avith a dense terminal raceme of flowers, and is 

 well worth cultivation. It is found at Eden and in the Flinders 

 Range. A beautiful shrub (Prostanthera Behriana), with pale 

 pink flowers, was seen and admired. The composites noticed 

 were the sticky Ixodia achillioides, the 3^ellow jjutton swamp 

 plant Cotula coronopifolia, and the everlasting Ilelichrysum 

 apiculatum. Amongst the trees were the red gum (Eucalyptus 

 rostrata), yellow gum (E. leucoxylon), scented peppermint (E. 

 odorata), and the kangaroo thorn wattle (Acacia armata), in 

 fruit. 



Excursion, November 20, 1920. — In ideal weather a com- 

 pany of field naturalists left Adelaide by charabanc for Gum- 

 eracha. Looking back from Anstey's Hill the travellers en- 

 joyed a fine panoramic view of the city, with the blue waters 

 of the gulf in the distance. After some sharp curves had been 

 rounded a gleam of waters burst upon the view, and the party 

 gained their first glimpse of the outlying reaches of the impres- 

 sive body of water forming the Milbrook Reservoir. For 

 several miles the road skirts the winding, submerged valleys, 

 and between the intervening hills charming views are obtained. 

 The excursionists received a cordial welcome from Mrs. Randell, 

 the hospitable owner of Kentoji Park, and were soon deep in 

 the delights of an old-fashioned English park. The trees and 

 shrubs were mainly English, conspicuous among which stood 

 groups of lordly English oaks (Quercus robur), with their 

 sturdy limbs, graceful contour, and exquisite foliage. Many 

 of these trees are between 70 and 80 years old, being perhaps 

 the oldest of their kind in the State. One stately giant dis- 

 putes with another oak in the late Mr. Barr Smith's grounds 

 at Moinit Barker the pride of place. After a ramble through 

 the delightful ])ark the company were entertained at afternoon 

 tea by Mrs. Randell, who was heartily thanked. On the home- 

 ward journey a pause was made near Teatree Gully, and among 



