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THE SOUTH AUSTRALIAN NATURALIST 
July, 1952 
EXCURSION — “WILD FLOWERS 
— CARIPOOK” 
Spring hid none of its charms from members and 
friends attending the outing at Garripook on Sat- 
urday afternoon, 8th September, 1951. 
It was a perfect day, with wild flowers in 
abundance among the scrub bordering the 
route taken after crossing the main road from 
the Station, so there was no need to leave the track 
to observe the show blooms of Epacris impressa, 
Hibbertia stricta, G r&villea lavandulacea , Astroloma 
con ostephio ides and Tetratheca pilosa, or the 
sweet smelling Hakea ulicina and H. rostrata. Only 
one plant was found of Anguillaria dioica, the 
well known harbinger of Spring. 
Drosera whitt after i with its large white blooms 
formed a delightful picture when found in groups, 
and the star like beauty of Leucopogon virgatus 
was apparent as we found its tiny white flowers 
sprinkled among the taller shrubs of Leptospermum 
scopariuni. We noticed that this Leptospermum 
was the only plant in the district which had been 
prevailed upon by the dodder, Cassytha glabella. 
Pimelea stricta and Pulienaea daphnoides were 
bountiful, but not yet in bloom. 
Departing from the track we discovered the 
graceful Stackhousia monogyna and the dainty 
liybanthus fioribundus, then came upon two 
species ot Daviesia — D. brevifolia and D. ulicina. 
Although lacking the bright colour of many 
shrubs, Spyridium thymifolium when in flower, 
has a loveliness only noticeble when it is studied 
closely, as from a distance one is likely to pass 
it by. 
It was a thrill when one member chanced upon 
three blooms of Caladenia deformis and another 
found a single Diuris maculata. Craspedia uniflora, 
Platylobium obtusangulum and Logania recurva 
were plentiful. 
The yellow of the wattle made a splash of colour, 
and four species were observed — Acacia verticillata, 
A. myrtifoiia, A. vomeriformis and A. verniciflua. 
It was noticed with regret that some new 
residents of the vicinity had absolutely denuded 
their land of God’s garden, and were trying to 
plant one of their own. Will these people never 
learn to appreciate the beauty and usefulness of 
the native flora? — -N. L. HARRY. 
MOUNT BOLD EXCURSION— 
8th OCTOBER, 1951 
The all-day excursion to Mount Bold on Mon- 
day, 8th October, was well attended. The day 
was both pleasant and interesting. Water was flow- 
ing over the spillway of the reservoir, and much 
of botanical interest was found. 
Professor J. B. Cleland was present and supplied 
the following data: — 
“On the roadside near Crafers the spread of the 
recently introduced Senecio pterophorus was 
noticed. A stop between Longwood and the first 
bridge over the Onkaparinga, where the road ran 
along the top of the ridge, yielded specimens of 
the pretty little pink Myrtle Baeckea ramosissima, 
one of the few stations for this in the Adelaide 
hills. 
Lunch was held on the Kuipto side of the first 
bridge over the Onkaparinga approaching Mount 
Bold from Longwood. A number of ephemeral 
plants were found in flower., such as the two 
Levenhookiais, Aphelia, Hydrocotyle, the intro- 
duced pretty little delicate yellow-flowered Microcala 
quadranqualans, now widely distributed, but when 
Part IV of Mr. Black’s flora appeared it was con- 
sidered as scarcely naturalized.’ 
A visit was paid to the reservoir itself, and then 
the high light of the excursion was a bit of 
natural scrub, on rather sandy soil, by the side 
of the Mount Bold road near Kangarilla. Here 
was found Adenanthos, Boronia coerulesceus 
(abundent), Conospermum patens, Lobelia rhotn- 
bifolia, the sweet scented herb Zieria veronicea, 
Lepidobolus, Dilhvynia floribunda, Stylidium cal- 
caratum and other interesting plants. 
This would be a most desirable spot to have as 
a reserve. Perhaps the Local Council and the 
School might both be encouraged to take an 
interest in it, and try and secure this ground for 
this purpose. 
Afternoon tea was taken at the Cherry Gardens’ 
turn off from the Clarendon Road, and here was 
seen again the daisy Brachycome diversifolia, so 
rare in the Adelaide hills but found for the first 
time in the upper part of South Australia on this 
very spot during a Field Naturalists’ Excursion 
about 25 years ago. The rather uncommon Erech- 
t bites hespidula also grew here. Altogether the 
excursion was a pronounced botanical Success.” 
During the lunch break Professor Cleland men- 
tioned that he was making a further survey of 
plants in the Hundred of Kuipto. This turned the 
discussion to the origin of the term hundred. 
Mr. H. A. Bailey, Acting Chief Surveyor of tire 
South Australian Land Department has supplied 
the following information: — 
The origin of the word hundred as applied to 
an area of land is obscure. There are two possible 
meanings: the first, an area capable of supporting 
one hundred warriors or serfs for an Over Lord; 
the second (the English meaning), an area able 
to support one hundred families. 
Col. Light, on 9th March, 1836, was instructed 
to divide the colony of South Australia into towns 
and counties. 
The first reference to a hundred in S.A. was 
Charles Bonney’s recommendation in 1846 that 
the counties be divided into hundreds. The first 
hundreds were proclaimed on 29th October. 1846. 
In 1860 Charles Bonney, then Commissioner of 
Crown Lands, gave evidence in an inquiry that, as 
far as he could recollect (there is no evidence to 
support this statement), the size of a hundred had 
to be one hundred square miles. It could be up to 
more than one hundred square miles (apx. 133 
sq. mis.), or % less than 100 square miles (apx. 
67 sq. mis.). 
In South Australia there are hundreds of all 
sizes. Darling, in County Frome, is one of the 
smallest, with 19,000 acres, and Bookpurong, on 
the River Murray near Loxton, is one of the 
largest with 194,000 acres. — M. DAVIS. 
EXCURSION TO WATERFALL 
GULLY— 13th OCTOBER, 1951 
The small party walked down the old timber 
track which leaves the road beyond the lookout. 
Owing to the recent rains flowers were plentiful, 
and the orchids w r ere especially beautiful. The 
