March, 1929 
The Queensland Naturalist 
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Avenue. A second planting ceremony took place on 
21st August, 1925, by students of the Sherwood Public 
School, 100 trees being planted, representing about fifty 
species. Very soon after this the Sherwood area came 
under the jurisdiction of the Greater Brisbane Council, 
and the Sherwood Forest Park, or Sherwood Arboretum, 
became part of the ordinary parks system of the city. 
It was placed under the management of the Curator of 
the Botanic Gardens (Mr. E. W. Bick), and up-to-date 
sites for about 1,000 trees have been pegged out. About 
600 trees, representing between three and four hundred 
species, have been planted. The soil is good, and most of 
the trees are making good growth. 
The Conifers are represented by the avenue of 72 
Kauri Pines, by several species of Cypress Pines, the two 
native species of Araucaria and two native species of 
Podocarpus. The Eucalypts or Gum Trees are repre- 
sented in single trees and groups by about 50 species; 
Acacias or Wattles by a similar number. Other groups 
are represented by Figs, Sterculias, Macadamias, Callis- 
temons, Casuarinas, and Eugenias. Among some of the 
interesting trees already in the Arboretum are specimens 
of such well-known species as the Western Mulga, the 
Queensland Beech (Gmelina), the North Queensland 
Maple (Flindersia Brayleyana), Silk Wood (Flindersia 
Pimenteliana), the common Turpentine (Syncarpia lauri- 
folia), the Fraser Island Turpentine (Syncarpia Ilillii), 
the Queensland Bean (Castanospermum), the Yellow 
Wood (Flindersia Oxleyana), the Red Cedar (Cedrela), 
the Johnstone River Almond (Elaeocarpus Bancroftii), 
the Whitewood (Atalaya), the Pink Oak (Embothrium 
Wickhamii), etc. 
ANNUAL MEETING, 18th FEBRUARY, 1929. The 
President (Mr. J. E. Young) occupied the chair. The 
President referred sympathetically to the death of Mr. R. 
Illidge, those present standing in silence for a few 
moments as a mark of respect to his memory. 
A welcome was extended to Dr. Fraser, who is on her 
way from England to join the British Barrier Reef Expe- 
dition at Low Island. 
Miss Flynn (Greenslopes) and Mr. Huelin (Univer- 
sity) were elected members of the Club. 
The honorary secretary read the 23rd Annual 
Report. 
The Report of the Nature Lovers'' League Committee 
was read by Mr. D. A. Herbert. 
