4. 
S.A. NAT., VOL. XV. 
Nov. 30tii, 1933. 
Proceedings. 
OCTOBER, 1933. 
The Chairman, Rev. H. A. Gunter, presided. 
NOMINATIONS: 
1. Mr. J. Gilbert, Junction Road, Rosewater. 
2. Mrs. J. M. Moore, 1 Charles Street, Norwood. 
3. Mr. A. R. Hilton, Agricultural High School, Fullarton Road, 
Mitcham. 
4. Mr. N. B. Tindale, Ethnologist, Museum, Adelaide. 
ELECTIONS: 
Miss N. H. W oods and Mr. E. H. Wheare. 
REVIEW OF WILD FLOWER SHOW: 
A number of suggestions were recorded with regard to lm- _ 
provements for future Shows. 
LECTURETTE: 
The Chaiman gave a very interesting account ol a visit 
to the Grampians, Western Victoria. 
WILD FLOWER SHOW 
OCTOBER 13 and 14, 1933. 
1 he Show took place in the Town Hall, kindly lent by the 
Lord Mayor for the occasion. On Friday evening Prof. Sir 
Douglas Mawson, who was accompanied by Lady Mawson, 
formally opened the Show and, in the course of his speech, said: 
“Leave Nature alone and she will beautify the land with , 
trees and flowers. Our own lovely Mt. Lofty Ranges are thus 
blest. ^ 1 rees and natural vegetation arc a call to the soul of man: 
there is some bond between them—perhaps a primal urge arising . 
from primitive man's close association with the forest. But : 
trees and flowers are in themselves objects of wonder and admira¬ 
tion. 1 hey may on the one hand be majestic and superb, or on 
the other, delicate in form, charming in colour, and exquisite in 
design.^ I hey reflect in a subtle way the genius of the Creator. 
“Nature has done wonders for us in the Mt. Lofty Ranges, 
where populated, well-watered highlands with adversity of cli¬ 
mates extend to within the suburban area. It is a unique heri¬ 
tage and we should be alive to the boon it offers, if we develop 
this inheritance along right lines. All the elements are present 
ioi a congenial abode for man—a pleasant climate, plentiful rain- 
a , suitable storage basins for water-conservation, abundance of 
