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THE 
Hustralian Waturatlist. 
Vou, IIT. APRIL 6, 1915. Parr 6. 
NOTE.—Members having any matter of interest suitable for. publication 
in these pages ave vequested to communicate with the Editor, 
ORDINARY MEETINGS. 
February 2nd, 1915.—The President, Mr. G. A. 
Waterhouse, B.Sc., F.H.S., occupied the chair, and about 
42 members and visitors were present. On the recommen- 
dation of the Council, Professor H. M. Wheeler, Professor 
in Zoology, Harvard University, was elected an honorary ~ 
member. Mr. G. Warry, Apiarist, Department of Agri- 
culture, gave an interesting and instructive lecture on 
Bee-Keeping, illustrating his remarks with a fine series of 
lantern slides. 
Abstracts from the following papers were read by the 
Hon. Secretary :—‘‘Shrubs of the Western Plains,’’ by 
Archdeacon F. E. Haviland, and ‘‘Notes on the Fauna 
and Flora of Deep Creek, Casino,’’? by Miss F. M. Irby, 
both papers being illustrated by specimens. The Presi- 
dent exhibited the early stages of Hulepis sempronius; Mr. 
A. A. Hamilton, Senecio uelleioides, Celmisia longifolia, 
Hibbertia pedunculata, H. serpyllifolia, Baeckea cam- 
phorata, and Claytonia Pickeringi, with notes. 
March 2nd, 1915.—Mr. TH. HE. Finckh presided, and 
43 members and visitors were present. 
The following were duly elected members:—Misses FE. 
M. MeNeill and L. Richards, Messrs. A. J. Weniger, G. 
Warry, and Denvers Powers. 
An interesting lecture was given by Mr. E: Cheel 
on “‘Stictaceae, or so-called Lung-Worts.’’ Miss Mabel 
Brewster exhibited specimens illustrating life histories of 
ladybirds, Leis conformis, and- Coccinella repanda; Mr. 
Ei. H. Zeck, butterflies from Rabaul, collected by Mr. D. 
B. Carver, of Mosman; Mr. A. A. Hamilton, a series of 
plants, with notes; Mr. E. Cheel, a fine series of Stictaceae, 
in illustration of his lecture. 
The Chairman alluded regretfully to the death of Mr. 
J. R. Garland, one of the oldest members of the Society. 
