THE 
South Australian Naturalist. 
u)TrviiT” ADEf.Aini-:. February. 1926. No. 2. 
FORESTRY IN SOUTH yVUSl’RALIA. 
It is pleasing to know that the Governineut has decided upon 
planting a large area of country in the South East, possibl)^ as 
much as 100,000 acres, with pine. It is anticipated that the net 
return will be a handsome one. even after allowing compound 
interest on the cost. In addition it is expected that the planting 
of 5000 acres per annum will ultimately give direct employment 
to from 3000 to 4000 men and thus the poor fern lands of the 
South-East prove exceedingly profitable. In^ view of the great 
importance to the metropolis (representing 54 per cent, of the 
total population of the State) of the protection of the soil of the 
Hills and the protection of the watersheds, members who have 
studied the deforestation question are hopeful that steps will be 
taken to secure land in the II ills where forests of hardwoods can 
be produced by natural regeneration. 
As emphasised by Sir Douglas Mawson the carriage of tim- 
ber is such- an important item that the proximity of the Hills 
and their many natural advantages for the production of timber 
should not be overlooked in any national schemes of forestry. 
A NOTE ON THE STAMENS OF SOME COMMON 
NATIVE PLANTS. 
Stamens are usually merely yellowish threads with small 
sacs (anthers) at the top containing pollen grains, by means of 
which the pistil is fertilized. A small summer-blooming pink flow- 
er, Erythraea australis or “Austral Centaury” has anthers pecu- 
liarly twisted, and the filaments are white and thread-like. The 
anthers twist down the middle, each half making a secure sac 
for the pollen grains. In the common “Chocolate Lily,” now 
called Dichopogon Patersonii, the stamens are objects of interest. 
The anthers are long, being twice the length of the filament; they 
are a light purple in colour with a band of rich dark maroon and 
end in a deep yellow base, the whole forming a very striking 
combination of colours when seen under the lens. 
In Tricoryne elatior, the “Yellow Autumn Lily”, the filament 
has a mass of yellow hairs below the anthers, making a very 
interesting feature for examination with the glass. These three 
flowers are all common in the Hills. 
