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members and friends proceeded to Stonyfell, leaving by tbe 

 2 p.m. car for Burnside. Just after reaching tbe Burnside- 

 road, and opposite the house ot Mr. J. Stuart Sanders, the car 

 stopped, and guided by Mr. J. Gr. O. Tepper, the party turned 

 into an open section on the eastern side of the road, and 

 started on their walk in the direction of the hills. They had 

 not proceeded far when a spring was noticed, around which 

 were growing various forms of vegetation. Whilst examining 

 this Mr. J. S. Sanders, who had espied the party from his house 

 adjoining the section in which they were walking, came up and 

 invited them to go into his grounds. He mentioned that the spring 

 near which they were standing was running all the year round. 

 Professor Tate explained that this was due to its gravel bed 

 resting on a subsoil of clay which retained the water, the clay 

 being coterminous with the edge of the spring. Around the 

 spring were found the following plants : — Stylidiicm desjyectum, 

 Cyperus tenellus, Tillcea macrcintha, Jtmcus ccsspititius, and 

 Scirpus rlparms. Mr. Sanders then showed the party over his 

 extensive and well-kept garden. A portion of Mr. Sanders's 

 property is still kept in its natural state, and several 

 indigenous flowers were gathered there, amongst others Selip- 

 terum dimorpholepis, Grevillea lavandulacea, Ilibhertia densiflora, 

 Velleia paradoxa^ Dianella revolitta, Linum marginale (native 

 flax), and Calycothrix tetragona. The shrub Bursaria spmosa, 

 was also noticed, but its usual characteristic, the spines, was 

 absent. Before leaving the grounds of Mr. Sanders a short 

 meeting was held, and a new member elected. A hearty vote 

 of thanks was passed to Mr. Sanders for his kindness to the 

 Section. The party then continued the walk up the slope, 

 where the following were collected, viz., Styphelia humifusa 

 (the cranberry), Isoetopsis graminifolia, Calocephalus JDrum- 

 ■mondi, Podolepis Slemssenia, and PtiJotus erushescens. A some- 

 what rare plant found here was Goodenia ampJexans, which 

 also grows at Hallett's Cove and one or two places in the 

 Mount Lofty Eauge. After crossing the road at the back of 

 Mr. Newland's house, that tertiary patch of country was reached 

 to which Mr. Tepper recently referred in a paper read before 

 the Section. The drift material seems to extend higher up the 

 slopes here than at any other part along the range. This par- 

 ticular place is perhaps the nearest to town, and the most 

 accessible site for obtaining similar plants to those growing on 

 the higher elevations of the Mount Lofty Eange. Some of 

 those, also, that are met with here are not found on any other 

 part of the range. When ascending this hill a shower of rain 

 detained the party for some time, during which they took 

 shelter behind some small gums {JEucalyptus leucoxyloii). 

 This gave an opportunity for calling attention to theJEriogasta, 



