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The Queensland Naturalist April. 1936. 
slone from the Bangers’ League of New South Wales. A 
wonderful collection of Australian wildflowers from the 
garden of Mr. Burdett, Basket Range, South Australia 
was tabled. In addition to the Australian plants, this col- 
lection included several Proteas from South Africa, and 
created considerable interest. 
Native plants in cultivation included a very compre- 
hensive series of Wattles cultivated at the Sherwood 
Arboretum and forwarded by Mr. E. W. Bick. Other 
exhibits included Crotalaria and Coral tree from Mrs. 
Clark, Chorizema from Mrs. G. A. Rowley, Native Orchids, 
Hicksbeacha Tree and Tecoma from Mr. J. E. Young, 
Brown Boronia from Tambourine Mountain, a collection 
of specimens from the Botanic Gardens, Brisbane, and a 
very fine specimen of the New South Wales Waratah. 
grown by Mrs. Rankin at Beechmont. 
Eight State School exhibits were received, prizes 
being awarded to Thuiimbah (Granite Belt), St. Bernard 
Estate (South Coast) and Landsborough (North Coast). 
Competition for wildflowers arranged for decorative 
effect attracted 14 entries, prizes being awarded as 
follows: — Miss D. Williams, first; Mrs. G. A. Jackson, 
second; Mrs. 1). Curtis, third. 
Miscellaneous exhibits included a model of a Tunny 
Fish by the Director of the Queensland Museum, shells 
by Mr H. W. Hermann, insects by Mr. F. W. Perkins, a 
set of named cuttlefish by Air. IT. Bernhard, a collection 
of mosses by Miss Carrick, paintings of native flowers by 
Mrs. Estelle Thomson and photographs of wildflowers and 
other natural history objects by Mrs. H. Curtis, Mr. R. 
Higgins, Mr. II. Tilse and others. Thanks are due to Dr. 
I). A. Herbert and Mr. 8. T. Blake for judging and to the 
numerous helpers who assisted in arranging the flowers 
and making the show a success. 
EVENING MEETING, SEPTEMBER 16th, 1935.— 
The Chair was occupied by the Vice-President, Mr. J. E. 
Young, and about 34 members were present. Miss P. 
Horsley was elected an ordinary member of the club. A 
donation of books, mostly on conehology, was received 
from Miss G. Wood. The principal business of the even- 
ing was a lecture by Mr. IT. W. Hermann on the romance 
of steel, illustrating his remarks with a series of pictures 
of the Newcastle steel works and of the places where the 
necessary materials are produced and the methods of 
transporting them to Newcastle. 
EVENING MEETING, OCTOBER 21st, 1985.— The 
Chair was occupied by the President, Mr. G. H. Barker, 
and about 40 members were present. Reports of the 
