THE AUSTRALIAN NATURALIST. 89 
papers: “Short Notes on the Flora of Port Jack- 
. son’’ were read by Miss Sulman and Messrs. A. A. Hamil- 
ton and B. Cheel. 
Miss Sulman exhibited diagrams illustrative of her 
paper. Mr. A. A. Hamilton read notes on Bauera ru- 
bioides and Brachycome diversifolia, and a series of speci- 
mens illustrative of higher Blue Mountain flora. Mr. E. 
Cheel living leguminous plants, together with fresh culti- 
vated and “wild plants, to illustrate the phenomenon of 
leaf-movement, opening and closing of flowers (or go-called 
sleep), and twining habits of plants. Mrs. G. A. Water- 
house 52 species of wild flowers collected in a small area 
at Woodford. Mr. G. A. Waterhouse a series of the fine 
-sub-species Z%siphone abeona, from Hastern Australia. 
Miss ©. le Plastrier lichens from Manly Heights. Miss 
Coghill fresh-water crayfish. Mr. L. Gallard life history 
of Bent-wing Swift Moth (Leto staceyt). Mr. Zeck col- 
lection of insects occurring in the nests of ants. 
ANNUAL REPORT, 1913-14. 
In presenting the second Annual Report of the Amal- 
gamated Societies, ending July 31st, 1914, the Council 
have very great pleasure in stating that the past year 
has been even more successful than the previous one. 
Forty-six new members have been enrolled during the 
year, which is very gratifying and most encouraging, as 
it shows that the advantages now offered to those inter- 
ested in Nature Study in this State are becoming each 
year more generally known and appreciated. 
During the year 23 formal resignations have been 
received, and six unfinancial names have been erased from 
the roll; while we have lost two members through death. 
This leaves a nett gain of 15 members, making a total of 
264 on the roll. 
In addition to the Annual Meeting in August last, at 
which the retiring President (Mr. HE. S. Edwards) gave 
an. interesting lecture on ‘‘The Naturalist Past and Pre- 
sent, ’ there have been ten ordinary meetings, at which 
the attendances have been not less than 42; and on three 
oceasions there were over 65 present, and on one occa- 
sion there were as many as 90. The lectures haye been 
most interesting and instructive, and have embraced many 
branches of science. 
