2 . 
WILD FLOWER COMPETITION . 
This competition for Juniors was disappoint¬ 
ing there being only one entry - Miss Yvonne Wey¬ 
mouth, but as her collection was beautifully mou¬ 
nted and neatly arranged, the judges decided to 
award her a prize and we congratulate her on the 
successful effort. 
THE WANDERER BUTTERFLY . . 
(Danaida plexippus) 
Since our last issue we have received a 
report from the Biological Survey Secretary sta¬ 
ting that one specimen of this butterfly was 
caught in Launceston at Easter. This is the 
first record of its appearance in Tasmania. Its 
food plant is probably Asclepias curassavica,the 
Silk weed or Milk,weed. This plant is sometimes 
grown in gardens, although it is considered a da¬ 
ngerous weed being poisonous to stock- The "Swan 
Plant" another of the milk weeds, is occasionally 
cultivated, but it is a dangerous pest that diculd 
be destroyed. 
CORRESPONDENCE♦ 
A correspondent asks the meaning of the word 
"Gene" (pronounced jen, with a long e). It comes 
from the Greek word genos, birth. A gene is a 
unit hereditary factor in the chromosome chain of 
reproductive cells found in animals and plants. 
The word Geneology comes from the same source 
(gene, descent; logos, discourse; meaning the 
