The South Australian Naturalist. 85 



It is understood that the Victorian Field Naturalists' Club 

 is publishing a new flora of that State, and that the common 

 names will be shown. It may be possible to include common 

 names in the new Flora of South Australia now being pre- 

 pared. 



Flower Shows in Other States. — At our previous Flower 

 Shows we have been fortunate in receiving big consignments 

 from other States, and we have reciprocated as far as possible. 

 This year parcels of native flowers have been sent as follows : — 



1. To Melbourne, Victorian F.N. Club's Exhibition, 20th 



June. 



2. Sydney, Naturalists' Society of N.S.W. Exhibition on 



7th and 8th September. 



3. Broken Hill, Barrier Field Naturalists' Club, Wild 



Flower Show, on 9th September. 



It has also been arranged to make an exhibit of wild 

 flowers at the Sweet Pea Exhibition in the Adelaide Town Hall 

 on the 23rd September, and at the Horticultural and Floricul- 

 tural Society's Flower Show on 27th October. 



Mrs. Page, of Myponga, has been a great help in this con- 

 nection. 



Newspaper Reports. — We are grateful to the daily papers 

 for inserting our reports of excursions and lectures, and to the 

 "Register*' in particular for its sympathetic attitude gene- 

 rally toward Nature subjects. 



Obituary. — It is our sad duty to record the death of seve- 

 ral members during the term as follows: — 



Mr. G. De Caux, a young man who was deeply interested 

 in nature, and who had made a special study of orchids, and 

 was the first to discover in South Australia the Duck Orchid, 

 "Caleana major." He gave promise of exceptional ability. 



Mr. Jas. Aitken, who died recently at an advanced age, 

 was known to our Section for his extensive knowledge of 

 natural history. He had given a number of talks at our meet- 

 ings some years ago. 



Mr. A. M. Drummond was a member for a number of 

 years, and through his genial personality was well liked. 

 His interests in natural history were of a general character. 



