The South Australian Naturalist. 
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^ EXCURSION TO CHERRY GARDENS, NOVEMBER IS, 
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1924. — A large party of members visited Cherry Gardens on 
^ November ISth, under the leadership of the president, Mr. E. 
S. Hughes. The road passes through some of the most delightful 
scenery of the hills and the views obtained at different points of 
„ vantage are extensive, including the foothills with the great sheet 
^ of water in the Elappy Valley Reservoir, the Adelaide plains In 
the distance backed by the blue waters of the Gulf. The beau- 
tiful Blue-button (Brunonia australis) was most abundant. This 
pretty little flower was named after Brown, the veteran botanist 
who accompanied Flinders on his voyage along the coasts of 
Southern Australia. It is purely Australian. To the botanist it 
is interesting from the fact that though it resembles a composite 
flower it is really a member of the great family of the Goodenias, 
of which other representatives such as Goodenias and Scaevolas 
were fairly common. Alembers noted with great regret the many 
clearings that have been made in the hills, particularly on the 
ridges, once crowned with a dense scrub, among which the wild 
flowers were found in abundance. It proved too late to find 
orchids, only one Thelymitra and a few Glossodias being taken. 
EXCURSION TO MORIALd’A, NOVEMBER 29, 1924.— 
Members travelled to Alorialta, under the leadership of Mr. J. A. 
Hogan. 
DREDGING EXCURSION, DECEMBER 15, 1924.— A 
party of members made an excursion into the North Arm of the 
Port River, on December 15th, under the leadership of ‘Prof. T. 
Harvey Johnston and Mr. \\. J, Kimber. It was intended to 
dredge about five miles out from Largs, but the rough w'eather 
prevented that. Several successful hauls were made and two 
species of sea-squirts (Ascidians) were collected. One (dona 
rp.J was of a translucent green and was larger than the other 
species which was chocolate-colored. Associated, wdth these w'ere 
some marine worms beautifully marked, with a circlet of highly 
coloied tentacles at tne head end. and the whole worm lodged 
in a tough flexible grey tube secreted by the animal. A common 
shiimp (Leander sp.) proved to be very much larger than the 
usual type. Another shrimp (Latreutes sp.) taken is 
unusual froin its curious beak, which is flat and thick. 
A tmy worm-Iike crustacean yet possessed the usual' seven pairs 
01 legs. The phantom shrimp (Caprella sp.) was also taken, 
beyeral small crabs came under review, the most common one 
being named Elamena. The sand crab (Ethalia sp.) lives in the 
