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The QueenslanH Naturalist, 
March, 1923 
NEW BOOK. 
An Elementaiy Text Book of Australian Forest 
Botany. Vol. 1. By C. T. White, P.L.S. (Government 
Bohanist of Queensland). Pu'blished by the N.S.W. For- 
estry Connnivssion, Sydney. Priee 7/6. To be completed 
in lAvo volumes. 
Text books on natural science subjects dealing almost 
entirely with Australian types are few in number. A 
welcome addition to literature of this descrijation is the 
above Avork published by the Forestry Commission of 
New South Wales. As the title indicates the Avork is 
primarily intended for the use of forest officers and 
i^tudents of Australian forest schools. In the pi’esent 
Avork Australian Avoody plants or plants commonly culti- 
vated in Australia have been ipioted as examples of the 
application of botanical terms. The value of field charac- 
ters is particularly stressed. A useful feature is the 
furnishing of the derivations of practically all the 
scientific terms used. The book is copiously illustrated 
by photographs and drawings, mostly oi-iginal, and is 
recommended to all naturalists desirous of undertaking 
in any Avay the serious study of Queensland j>i.mt life. 
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SYLLABUS OF MEETINGS, APRIL— JUNE. 
March 30 — April 2. — Excursion to Beech Mountain. 
Ai)ril 23 — Evening meeting. Reports of Excursions and 
Exhibits. 
May 5 — 7. — Excursion to Mt. Glorious. 
May 21. — Evening meeting. Lecture by 11. A. Longman, 
F.L.S. (Curator, Queensland Museum), on ‘‘Ex- 
tinct Anim'als.^^ 
June 2 — 4. — Excursion to Stradbroke Island (southern 
end), via Southpjort. 
June 18. — Evening meeting. Lantern lecture in Geology 
Lecture Theatre, Queensland Univei'sity, on 
‘‘Mount Kosciusko/' by Prof. H. C. Richards, 
D.Sc. 
