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The South Australian Naturalist. 
GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OP NATIVE PLANTS 
OR PLANT SURVEY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA. 
Donations to the Herbarium. 
The collection of plants presented by Mr. A. H. Elston and 
the prize collections of Mount Barker High School and Yorke 
Valley Public School, together with those mentioned below, 
will form the nucleus of our Herbarium. The following have 
made donations of plants : 
1. Mr. B. Hand (Streaky Bay). 
2. Mr. William Ham (Iron Knob). 
3. Prof. J. B. Cleland (various places). 
4. E. H. Ising (Ooldea, etc.). 
5. Miss E. Leahy, Wisanger, K.I. 
Promises of collections have been received from Mount 
Barker, Renmark, Yorke Valley, and Inman Valley. 
E.H.I. 
THE FORTIETH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE FIELD 
NATURALISTS’ SECTION OP THE ROYAL SOCIETY 
OF S.A. (INCORPORATED). 
For Year ended September 24, 1923. 
General. 
The Committee have pleasure in presenting the fortieth 
annual report. 
Membership. 
Last year the membership Avas 183, and depletion of our 
ranks by death and resignations during the twelve months 
amounted to 27. New members elected total 29, thus making 
the present total 185. 
Obituary. 
We are sorry to have to record the death of Mr. J. 6. 
Ashton, who was one of our earliest members and who took a 
keen interest in natural history subjects. 
Lectures. 
We are greatly indebted to the lecturers, upon whom we 
depend for maintaining interest in the Section. Lectures were 
given as folloAVS : — 
“•Botany for Beginners,^’ by Mr. J. M. Black; ‘/Our 
Wattles,” by Mr. A. J. Campbell; “Aquatic Life,” by Mr. 
H. M. Hale; “Rock Study,” by Sir Douglas Mawson, D.Sc. ; 
“Nature Photography,” by Messrs. B. Beck, A. J. Morison, 
