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is enclosed within a much smaller gall than that of the female. 

 He also exhibited some Canadian wonder beans that had been 

 destroyed by a root-eating mite (Rhizoglyphus echino'ptis). 

 Beans and peas are often prevented from growing by these 

 mites, which occur in the soil in countless thousands. Mr. S. 

 Dixon stated that the grass shown by him on September 12 

 proved to be an importation from South Africa, Ehrharta 

 villosa, var. maxima. Mr. W. J. Kimber showed several 

 fossils and fossil casts from Port Willunga. Mr. F. R. Zietz, 

 on behalf of the South Australian Museum, exhibited a 

 specimen of the Wilson or yellow-webbed storm petrel 

 ( Oceanites oceanicus exasperatus), picked up dead on the 

 beach at Port Elliot. Although this bird is said to be 

 numerous out at sea, it is rarely seen close inshore. Mr. A. 

 R. Riddle showed electrical apparatus recently imported 

 for the Keswick Military Hospital for enabling radiographs 

 to be taken with very short exposures, thus eliminating any 

 indistinctness from motion due to the action of the heart or 

 lungs. 



Flinders Chase. — Capt. S. A. White reported that a 

 strong effort had been made to secure the passage of a Bill 

 for the reservation of Flinders Chase, and that although it 

 could not be carried through this session, he had no doubt of 

 its becoming law in the next. 



Paper. — "Vitality of Seeds," by Alf. G. Edquist. 



Ordinary Meeting, April 10, 1919. 



The President' (J. C. Verco, M.D., F.R.C.S.) in 

 the chair. 



Nominations. — Edward Charles Grigson and O. A. 

 Glastonbury as Fellows. 



Election. — Rev. D. T. Whalley as Fellow. 



The Advisory Council of Science and Industry wrote 

 that their publication, "The Australian Environment," by 

 Dr. Griffith Taylor, could be purchased for 5s., or the set 

 of contour and rainfall maps of Australia separately for 

 Is. 6d. 



The President referred to the death of Sir Edward C. 

 Stirling and other events which had occurred during the 

 recess. (Vide page 1 and Miscellanea.) 



Flinders Chase. — Capt. S. A. White reported as 

 follows: — "Years ago the Fauna and Flora Protection Com- 

 mittee of our Field Naturalists' Section wisely decided that 

 a reserve was necessary to enable the perpetuation of the 

 country's fast diminishing fauna and flora, especially the 

 former, and steps were taken to have set aside for the pur- 

 pose a portion of Kangaroo Island. The late Hon. T. Price, 



