July, 1952 
THE SOUTH AUSTRALIAN NATURALIST 
Page sixty-five 
General. — It is heartening to note the influx of new members, although a number of resignations 
have been received during the year. The future of the Section appears bright, but we appeal to all our 
members to take a part in the Section’s activities. This can be done by bringing along more exhibits to 
our meetings and recording nature notes or items of interest and reports of excursions and general papers 
for publication in the “S.A. Naturalist.” 
Whilst our financial position is at present satisfactory, due principally to the successful Wild 
Flower and Nature Shows, the costs of printing the “S.A. Naturalist” are heavy. With continued rising- 
costs economies are made wherever the Committee considers possible, but members must realise your 
Committee’s concern over these matters. New members are the backbone of the Section, and we must all 
try and obtain more to swell our ranks. Investigations regarding the appearance of advertisements in 
the “S.A. Naturalist” are being made, as this would assist in reducing the overall cost to the Section of 
our Journal. 
The work of the secretary has been greatly facilitated by the purchase of a portable typewriter. 
The treasurer and assistant secretary are working on a new card index of members bringing this up to 
date. 
Finally, I would like to express our thanks to the Royal Society of South Australia, which grants 
us rent free our room for our monthly Commit ee and Club meetings; to our honorary Auditors; to the 
members of your Committee, most of whom have been regular attenders at the Committee meetings, for 
their active support in all matters affecting the welfare of the Section; to the Treasurer who has kept a 
watchful eye on our finances; and to all others who have assisted our work. 
C. MOLINEUX, Chairman. 
The Annual Report of the Botany Club for the Year 
ended 23rd June, 1952. 
Ladies and Gentlemen, 
I have pleasure in submitting the An- 
nual Report of “The Botany Chib.” 
Apart from the change of Secretaryship, 
no other change has occurred in Committee 
members. Miss Stockham who proved a 
very efficient Secretary, with her enthusi- 
asm and interest was unable to continue 
in this position owing to pressure of other 
business. Members are very grateful for 
the good work she has done during the 
year. 
Our Club has been presided over, dur- 
ing the year by an excellent botanist, Mr. 
Lee Rowe, and when he married early in 
the year, members conveyed their best 
wishes to him. 
The average attendance at meetings for 
the year 1951-52 was good, and Saturday 
outings devoted to Botany were popular, 
especially in the Springtime, when ample 
material is available for study. 
Mr. E. W. Pritchard, to whom in the 
past we have been indebted for his reliable 
and educational lectures, has again this 
year been our instructor at the Study 
Circles. We are grateful to him for arrang- 
ing our annual programme of lectures and 
instructing us on botanical subjects. These 
meetings are popular as members have the 
opportunity of examining both freshly 
gathered and pressed specimens of native 
flora which may have been gathered on 
recent outings or holidays. This is an ex- 
cellent way to become familiar with flora 
of other States. Attention this year was 
focused on botanical families which in- 
clude our native and introduced weeds, 
plenty of handy specimens being available. 
As the object of the Botany Club is the 
conservation of the native flora of the 
State, Arbour Day is of special importance 
to us, and this year Arbour Day was 
blessed with the much-needed rain during 
the preceding week, and so, it is with high 
hopes that we watch our newly planted 
flora at the reserve at National Park. As 
our native flora seems to be forever shad- 
owed by the threat of extinction by en- 
croaching civilization, it is with gladness 
that we look upon any fostering of the 
native flora in home gardens and reserves. 
— L. E. ROWE, 
Chairman. 
