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Northern Territor)'. Mi'. A. Wilkinson exhibited some of his 
beautiful scenes, which are rightly regarded as triumphs of the 
photographic art. The pliotos showed scenes from the most 
picturesque spots in the Mount Lofty and Flinders Ranges. 
ADDITIONS TO THE LIBRARY. 
L “The Wonder of Life,” by J. Arthur Thomson, M.A., 
LL.D. Brilliantly written and profusely illustrated, this book is 
compiled as an introduction to Natural History and Biology. It 
lays great stress on the wonders of the life about us and gives 
many illustrations of the cycle of life in insects and the lower 
animals. 
2. “Science, Old and New,” by the same author, contains 
a number of brilliant studies covering a wide range of natural 
history. 
3. “Unscientific Essays,” by Frederic Wood Jones, M.B., 
D.Sc., Elder Professor of Anatomy in the University of Adelaide. 
These charming essays should be read by all nature lovers. Here 
they may learn of many things from the kiss of the sooty devil 
to the deep glow of the elusive opal, from the dry opal fields of 
the Stuart Range to the tumbling billow^s that build up the shining 
coral islets of the Indian Ocean, the theological effects of a sail 
through the Hinchinbrook Pass, and why cocoanuts do not fail 
on men. 
4. “The Kingdom of Dust,” by J. Gordon Ogden, Ph.D. 
5. “The Microscope,” a simple handbook, by C. Beck, Lon- 
don, 1921. This splendid guide to the use of the modern micros- 
cope and its accessories has been presented to the Section by 
Messrs. E.^Esdaile and Sons, Opticians, Hunter Street, Sydney. 
. ''The Life of the Mollusca,” by B. B. Woodward, of the 
British Museum, Past-President of the Malacological Society of 
London. This little book, profusely illustrated with carefully 
drawn figures, gives a well-written account of the Mollusca. The 
life-histoiies, so far as known, receive full treatment, while classi- 
fication and distribution are dealt with. Every member will be 
able to find something of Interest in this volume which will am- 
plify and extend the lectures and drawings of Mr. Kimber and 
the other malacologists of our Section. 
F.N.S. HERBARIUM. 
The following additions have been made during the quar- 
ter: — ^ ^ 
AT^’ \y Oodnadatta, two parcels of 20 specimens. 
Mr. H. ). FlilHer, Gladstone, one parcel of about 40 
specimens. 
