The South Australian Naturalist. 



Mr. Campbell then exhibited a great many most artistic 

 slides, showing many varieties of our Australian wattles. The 

 making of these slides has been a labor of love with Mr. Camp- 

 bell for over ten years, the result being embodied in his beau- 

 tiful book on ^'Our Wattles." 



Mr. Campbell was delighted with the way in which Mr. 

 Thomas threw up the beauties of the slides. 



Beginning with those wattles flowering in the spring, Mr. 

 Campbell went right through the year with the various species. 

 Among those illustrated were the golden, silver, Cootamundra 

 (A. Baileyana^i, blackwood, golden rain scrub, warilda or bald, 

 sunshine, myall, and weeping myall. He made an eloquent 

 plea for an Empire wattle, and gave his choice as the Queens- 

 land silver wattle (Acacia podalyraefolia ^ giving three 

 strong reasons for this choice : — 



1. The wattle is the national flower of Australia (400 

 species in Australia out of 500 known). 



2. In the chromological scale of colors the shade of this 

 wattle is known as Empire shade. 



3. It blooms during Empire month (May). 



Visit to the Museum, July 22, 1922. — A large party of 



members was received by the Director (Mr. Edgar R. Waite) 

 and Mr. A. M. Lea, F.E.S. Members were shown the latest 

 additions to the Museum, especially in the ethnological section, 

 the skulls, casts, and models, under the skilful guidance of 

 the Director proving exceedingly interesting. The party 

 greatly admired the polar scene recently completed. Mr. Left 

 also exhibited and described a large number of the additions 

 to the entomological collections. Altogether the party passed 

 a most instructive afternoon. 



Excursion to Brighton, August 5, 1922. — Owing to the ab- 

 sence of Captain White from the State, the excursion on 

 August 5th was led by ^Ir. W. J. Kimber. The party made 

 its way along the beach collecting various shells and many 

 interesting forms of shore life. The leader gave an interest- 

 ing talk on the shells, &(•., collected. 



Excursion from Glenelg to Henley, August 19, 1922, — Mr 



AY. J. Kimber led a party along the beach from Glenelg to 

 Henley. The party made a varied collection of specimens of 

 sea life, which were named and described by Mr. Kimber. 

 who afterAvards gave a lecturette, illustrated by prepared 

 drawings, to show the classes of shells and something of their 

 inhabitants. A stranded cuttlefish (Sepia apama) was made 

 the basis of an instructive talk. The tentacles were examined. 



