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place on the bookshelf of a library. Mr. D. G. Stead offered 
some observations on the aboriginals of Central Australia in the 
neighbourhood of Ooldea, and exhibited fruits of Hucalyptus 
pyriformis anda fossil “cast? of a univalve, together with 
some flint flakes taken from a fossil bed at the edge of the 
great plain. 
The Annual Meeting was then held. 
September 7th, 1920.—The President, Mr. A. G. Hamulton, 
in the chair, and 35 members present. 
A communication was received from Mr. BW. H. Ising, Hon. 
Sec., Field Naturalists’ section of the Royal Society of South 
Australia, requesting wild flowers for the exhibition to be held 
in Adelaide on 9th October. Miss MeAnene volunteered to 
collect: local flora and efforts are being made to get specimens 
from distant localities. 
An interesting paper, entitled “Crosslands,” by Mr. D. W. C. 
Shiress, was read by the Hon. Secretary. 
A discussion was held on Miss le Plastrier’s Presidential Ad- 
dress, in which Messrs. Froggatt, Waterhouse, and the Presi- 
dent took part. 
Miss Hilda Butler exhibited drawings and read notes on a 
transverse section of Dendrobium linguiforme. Miss McAnene, 
a fine collection of 19 species of native flowers from Oatley. 
Mr. G. A. Waterhouse, a series of. butterflies reared from 
egos laid by Tisiphone abeona mated with T. Rawnsley. My. 
W. W. Froggatt, desert dwelling beetles of the genus Helaeus, 
from Central Australia. Mr. L. Gallard, a sample of earth 
containing a large variety of living organisms. 
Mr. Cheel read a note on “Foliar Periodicity,’ which was 
diseussed by Messrs. Gillard, Waterhouse, Hamblin, and the 
President. 
A copy of the first issue of “The Australian Gardener’s 
Magazine” was passed round for inspection. 
8th ANNUAL MEETING. 
August 3rd, 1920.—Miss C. M. Le Plastrier in the chair, and 
60 members present. 
In a thoughtful speech, Mr. E. S. Edwards tendered a 
welcome home to members who had returned from the war on 
behalf of the Society. Messrs. Goldfinch and Duckworth re- 
sponded, and gave some brief observations of interest to 
