February, 1937 The Queensland Naturalist 
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Press can be relied on, to report much more accurately on 
subjects of natural history than was formerly the case. 
Perhaps the greatest advertisement is provided by 
our Annual Wild Nature Shows, which have been invari- 
ably well attended, and the Club has, as far as possible, 
limited the great majority of the exhibits to North Queens- 
land material, for it has been felt that to admit material 
from elsewhere would greatly detract from our objective 
of showing up our own objects. Incidentally, this show 
has provided the major portion of the revenue of the 
Club. Here may be seen the brilliantly coloured butter- 
flies and many other insects, orchids, palms, and other 
plants, aboriginal handicraft, and numerous other 
material, abundant enough to fill the largest halls which 
we have been able to secure, and of great variety. 
Our monthly journal started from the inception of 
the Club, and has continued without intermission ever 
since. Though regarded by many as a luxury, it has pub- 
lished many original articles, again limited, where pos- 
sible, to North Queensland material. A number of new 
plants, including new orchids, have been described, as 
well as new descriptions of life histories of insects, and 
writers of considerable repute have honoured this Club 
by contributions to its pages. A census of North Queens- 
land plants, with their respective localities, flowering 
months, etc., is being prepared, and about half the 
dicotyledonous plants have already been dealt with, these 
being kept up-to-date with additions and alterations. 
The journal is not merely the means of contact with other 
similar bodies in different parts of the world, but serves 
as an excellent medium for the exchange of other journals, 
etc. Our activities are thus certainly already well known 
in numerous other centres within and without Australia. 
Besides, the journal serves as a permanent record for the 
news items described therein. 
Our library is being slowly built up, and is proving 
particularly useful for the purpose of reference, especially 
in the entire absence of any other reference library in this 
city. 
Owing to the absence of a herbarium and museum in 
this city, extra responsibilities in these directions are be^ 
ing undertaken by this Club in taking charge of the 
North Queensland Herbarium, which it is expected will 
ultimately become national property. In the two years 
since it started, already more than 1,200 different species, 
besides many duplicates, have been labelled, mounted and 
duly classified, and these include over 900 indigenous to 
North Queensland, amongst which are also mosses, lichens, 
algae, etc. These are being rapidly added to. Lack of 
