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The Queensland Naturalist, 
October, 1927 
Special tables of flowers from the Albert River were 
staged by Mrs. S. and Mr. and Mrs. D. Curtis; from Tam- 
bourine Mountain by Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Curtis; from 
Caloundra and Moreton Bay, by Mr. and Mrs. W. M. 
Mayo ; and from Amity Point, Stradbroke Island, by Mr. 
T. and Miss Welsby. Specimen collections of flowers 
were staged by Mr. Mitchell (Bribie Island), Mr. Shirley 
(Bribie Island), Miss Rose Davies (Bribie Is.), Mrs. Salt- 
marsh (Southport), Miss Mabel Birt (Molendinar), Mrs. 
Nebe (Mount Cravat!), Mr. C. T. White (Sunnybank), 
Mrs. Nicholson (The Blunder), Mrs. Slaughter (Thulim- 
bah), and Miss Murphy and Mrs. W. Hooper. 
Interstate exhibits were wild flowers from Western 
Australia, sent by Lieut. -Col. Goadby, and from Victoria, 
sent by the Field Naturalists ’ Club of Victoria. Flowers 
from New South Wales arrived too late for staging. 
Specimens of West Australian plants grown in Bris- 
bane, including the Geraldton Wax Flower (Chamaelau- 
cium) and Eucalyptus megacarpa, were shown by Mr. 
E. W. Bick (Botanic Gardens), Mr. J. C. Brunnich, Mrs. 
Clark, and Mrs. Stafford. A fine specimen or two- of the 
cone of Macrozamia Denisonii was staged by Mr. and 
Mrs. H. Curtis. 
In the photographic section photographs of wild life, 
mostly birds and flowers, were shown by Mrs. H. Curtis, 
and Messrs. Gaukrodger, Otho Webb, R. L. Higgins, 
Robinson, and W. G. and R. C. Harvey (Mackay). A 
large case of coloured entomological drawings by Mrs. 
Trenow was also shown. 
In the entomological section cases of Queensland 
butterflies were staged by Messrs. Moller, R. Tllidge, and 
D. Curtis. A beautiful collection of Queensland shells 
was shown by Mi-. J. II. Simmonds, senr. A number of 
specimens under the microscope, shown and explained by 
Mr. Gillett, were the source of much interest. 
The thanks of the Committee are due to the Botanic 
Gardens for the loam of pot plants, to the University for 
the loan of trestles, to the Horticultural Society for the 
loan of vases, and to the several ladies and gentlemen 
who helped in arranging flowers, etc. 
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