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APPENDIX. 



FIELD NATURALISTS' SECTION 



OF THE 



Ijtogal Sorieti] of Soutjj ^ustralta (Jncorporateb). 



THIRTY-EIGHTH ANNUAL REPORT OF 

 THE COMMITTEE 



for the Year Ended September 30, 1921. 



The Committee has pleasure in presenting the Thirty- 

 eighth Annual Report of the Section. The membership is 

 now 132, as compared with 112, which was last year's total. 



The excursions have been well attended, and the leaders 

 have been well repaid by the keen interest shown in the study 

 of the various branches of Natural History. 



Twenty excursions have been held- — one on Forestry, six 

 on Botany, four on Geology and Minerals, two on General 

 Subjects, one each on Zoology and Pond Life, two on Shore 

 Life, one Dredging Trip, and a visit to the Museum and to 

 the Botanic Gardens. 



Ten Public Lectures were given, and the attendances 

 were very good. Seven of these were full evening addresses, 

 the other three were given as Lecturettes by eight members 

 of the Section. 



'The South Australian Naturalist" has been published 

 regularly, and during the year its pages have been increased 

 and illustrations introduced. 



A badge has been adopted and is being sold to members 

 at cost price. The design — Sturt peas — has been much 

 admired and a block made to use on the cover of the Journal. 



During the year a sub-committee was formed to consider 

 ''Vernacular Plant Names." The lists issued by the Victorian 

 Field Naturalists' Club have been obtained, and the sub- 

 committee is now prepared to push on with the work. 



The Section's first comprehensive Wild Flower Show was 

 held in October, 1920, and proved very successful. The gross 



