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kangaroo with the bones pared down by the aborigines to 

 form needles; also the introduced grey squirrel, and oranges 

 and almonds destroyed by the same. Mr. W. J. Kimber 

 showed a fossil Nautilus from Port Willunga cliffs. 



Ordinary Meeting, September 9, 1920. 



The President (Sir Joseph C. Verco, M.D., F.R.C.S.) 



in the chair. 



Papers. — "Autoclastic, Intraformational, Enterolithic, 

 and Desiccation Breccias and Conglomerates," by Professor 

 Walter Howchin, F.G.S. ; "Ditropidus and Allied Genera 

 (Coleopteraj Chrysomelidae)," by Arthur M. Lea, F.E.S.; 

 "A Review of Chiton crispus, Reeve (Order Polyplacophora), 

 and its Allies," by Edwin Ashby, F.L.S., M.B.O.U.'; "An 

 Observation on the Toning of Photographic Silver Images," 

 by Arthur R. Riddle. 



The President referred to the appointment of our Hon. 

 Fellow, J. T. Wilson, Professor of Anatomy in the University 

 of Sydney, to a similar position in the University of Cam- 

 bridge, England. 



Exhibits. — Mr. E. Ashby exhibited seedless apples 

 developed without flowers as outgrowths adjacent to scars 

 of previous fruit stalks, and, for contrast, small second-crop 

 apples developed from out-of -season flowers. Professor J. B. 

 Cleland showed the flower of the Western Australian species. 

 Eucalyptus macrocarpus, Hook., from a shrubby tree in the 

 garden of Mr. J. H. Fleming, Fullarton. Mr. A. G. Edquist 

 exhibited a plant, Chara (stonewort), grown from a spore that 

 had been kept dry in a tin for 12 years; also two tadpoles of 

 identical age, one of which had commenced to develop legs 

 before the other as the result of a dose of thyroid tablet. 



Annual Meeting, October 14, 1920. 



The President (Sir Joseph C. Verco, M.D., F.R.C.S.) 

 in the chair. 



Nomination. — John Neil McGilp was nominated a 

 Fellow. 



The Annual Report and Balance-sheet were read and 

 adopted. 



A letter from the Australasian Medical Congress, 

 enclosing resolutions passed at Brisbane, in August, were 

 read, and referred to the Council for consideration and action. 



Election of Officers. — The following were elected 

 for the year 1920-21 : — President, Sir Joseph C. Verco, M.D., 

 F.R.C.S.; Vice-Presidents, Major R. H. Pulleine, M.B., and 

 Edwin Ashby, F.L.S., M.B.O.U. : Hon. Treasurer, W. B. 



