Che Queensland naturalist. 
JOURNAL OF THE QUEENSLAND NATURALISTS’ CLUB 
AND NATURE-LOVERS’ LEAGUE. 
Vol. VI. December, 1926 No. 1 . 
PROCEEDINGS. 
EVENING MEETING, MONDAY, 19th JULY, 
1926 : — The President (Dr. E. 0. Marks) occupied the 
chair. Reports on the botany of the excursions to 
Brookfield and Woodridge were given by Mr. C. T. White, 
who tabled specimens of the more interesting plants. 
Mr. H. Tryon gave notes on a number of entomological, 
zoological and botanical exhibits, collected by him at 
Woodridge. Mr. D. A. Herbert spoke on some Western 
Australian wild flowers forwarded by Mr. Berthould, of 
Hamel, to Mrs. Herbert Curtis, and sent by her for ex- 
hibition at the meeting. A case of butterflies was exhibit- 
ed by Mr. Franzen, illustrating a remarkable aberration 
in the common skipper (Trapezites eliena). See p. 10.. 
Mr. J. E. Young exhibited a specimen of a climbing 
Liliaceous plant (Eustrephus) showing well developed 
root-tubers, also the seed capsule of Eucalyptus miniata 
and other material. 
EVENING MEETING, MONDAY, AUGUST, 1926: 
The President (Dr. E. 0. Marks) occupied the chair. 
The evening was more especially devoted to a lecture by 
Mr. J. E. Young on the work of the Wilkins’ Expedition 
to Queensland. Mr. Young, aided by a series of interest- 
ing lantern slides, spoke of the work of the expedition, . 
firstly in the South-western portion of the State, then in 
the Cape York Peninsula, and later in parts of the Central 
West. 
WILD FLOWER SHOW, SATURDAY, 18th 
SEPTEMBER, 1926 This exhibition has now be-, 
come a popular annual event, as was shown 
by the fact that several hundred people visited 
the show during the afternoon and even- 
ing. The quality of the displays, despite the dry season 
just passed through, bore comparison with those of pre- 
