THE 
Queensland Qaturalist. 
THE ORGAN OF THE FIELD NATURALISTS* CLUB 
AND ITS BRANCHES 
VoL. I. November 30, 1910. No. 7. 
PROCEEDINGS. 
EXCURSION, 9th JULY, 1910. 
Petrie’s Quarry. — Attendance, 14. Leaders : W. R- 
Colledge, L. C. Green, S. B. J. Skertchly and H. Tryon. 
EVENING MEETING, 28th JULY, 1910. 
Chairman : W. R. Colledge. Attendance, 15. 
Eeports ; Pond Life of Petrie’s Quarry, by W.^ R. 
Colledge ; Geology of Petrie’s Quarry, by S. B. J. Skertchly. 
Exhibits : Butterflies and Moths, collected during 
a recent visit to England, by Dr. T. P. Lucas, who related 
many interesting incidents of his trip. By Cyril White, 
(1) An Alga {Gladophora glomerata) found growing on old 
rope at the Kangaroo Point Pontoon, Brisbane, and not 
previously recorded from Queensland waters ; (2) Fungus 
(Polyporus portentosus) found growing on the trunk of a 
Eucalypt at One Tree Hill, Brisbane. This species, which 
attains a fair size, is, according to F. M. Bailey, the one 
that the aborigines of South Australia used for carrying 
fire ; (3) Fruits of the Gooseberry Cucumber {Cucumis 
myriocarpus), a South African plant that within the last 
few years has established itself in Queensland. It has 
been suspected of causing the death of horses in the south- 
western portion of the State. 
