THE SOUTH AUSTRALIAN NATURALIST 
March, 1953 
THE FIELD NA TURALISTS’ SECTION 
EXCURSIONS: 
1958. 
March 
7 — Escourt House. Subject: Shells. Leader: Mrs. ]. J. Turnbull. 
Grange train, 1.15 p.m. 
15 — (Sunday). Mt. Lofty. Subject: Autumn Foliage. 10.45 a.m. train 
to Mt. Lofty. 
28 — Botanic Garden. Leader: Mr. T. R. N. Lothian. Meet inside eastern 
gates, 2.15 p.m. 
April 
3-6 — EAS IER CAMP, ALDINGA — National Fitness Council Hostel. 
Bus leaves Kintore Avenue 8 a.m. 
18— Mr. Bagot’s Garden at Aldgate. Leader: Mr. Booth. 1.15 p.m. train. 
25— ANZAC DAY HOLIDAY. Myponga Jetty. (Bus trip times to be 
arranged.) 
May 
2 — ARBOUR DAY, National Park. Meet at Reserve, 2.15 p.m. 
17 (Sunday)— Outer Harbour. Subject: Shells and Bird Life. 
30— National Park. Subject: Fungi. 1.15 p.m. train to National Park. 
June 
6— Henley Beach. First tram after 1 p.m. to terminus. Subject: Sea 
weeds. 
21 (Sunday)— National Park. 10.45 a.m. train to National Park Station, 
thence to the north-east corner of the Park. 
MONTHLY GENERAL 
MEETINGS : 
March 17— Speaker: Mr. T. R. N. 
Lothian — Plants of Eastern 
Australia. 
April 21— Landscape Slides in 
Colour by Mr. J. VVindle. 
May 19 — Fungi, by Professor Cle- 
land. 
June 16— Subject: Coloured Films. 
COMMITTEE MEET IN ( rS: 
March 10 May 12 
April 14 June 9 
EXCURSIONS 
The Secretary will be pleased to 
receive suggestions of suitable 
localities to visit during 1953-54. 
BOTANY CLUB STUDY CIRCLE 
March 23— Plant Physiology. 
April 11— Meet in Museum at 2 
p.m. 
April 27— The Cycle of Life. 
May 9— Meet in Museum at 2 p.m. 
May 25 — Polygalaceae and Stack- 
housiaceae. 
June 13 — Meet in Museum at 2 
p.m. 
June 22— Sap in dace ae and Rharn- 
nacaeae. 
CONCHOLOGICAL SOCIETY: 
March 18— Scaphopoda 
April \b—Mytilidae 
May 20— American Gastropods 
June 17— Genotypes of South Aus- 
tralian Genera 
