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Hora^ from Mount Maridon, differs from the true species, and may be 



named Z, oligantha. Also the Leucopogon lanceolatus^ from Sydney, is 

 distinct from L, lanceolatus, from Mount William (X. neurophyllus) ; 

 but these discrepancies are not to be recognized by the perusal of the 

 respective diagnoses. Touching here upon some alterations to be made 

 in the names of former plants of my collections, I may at once also' 

 observe^ 'that I had the good luck to review an incomplete set of Sir 

 Thomas Mitchell's plants from tropical Australia, under care of Mr. 

 Moore. Eriostemon rliomhens is identical with^. gracilis^ Ferd, Mv\ell. 

 (an Graham?); the name is however hardly applicable to the general 

 forms of this curious plant. Conospermum Dallachii appears to be your 

 C, sphacelatum^ and has therefore a range from subtropical Australia 

 to beyond 38° S. To return to ray Sydney plants, I may mention, 

 as apparently rarer species, FJigllanthus scaber^ Monotaxis sp., Micf'an- 

 tJiemum ericoides, Hemigenia purpurea^ Lycopodium laterals^ Drosera spa- 

 tJmlata (exceedingly rare in Yictoria), Mitrasacme polymorpha^ Epac?'is 

 purpurascem (never seen in South Australia or Victona), Arktida ramosa, 

 PrasopJtyllum striatum^ Tterodylu acuminata^ P. concinna, Acianthm 

 fornicaUis, Cy^'tostylh remformh^ LagenopJiora pacliyrTiizaj Leptomeria 

 acida^ Leucopogon appres^ns^ Styphelia longifoUa^ S. viridiflora^ S. tuhi^ 

 flora (this is really a charming bush), Xerotes flexifoUa^ Leucopogon 

 micropJiyllus^ Darwinia fasciciilaris^ TetratJteca eric^foUa^ Folycarpon 

 aldnifoliunty Lasiopetalum fermgiyieum, Marsdenia suaveolmSj Callicoma 

 serrata^ Ceratopetalum^ Angopliora^ etc. 



" The Cyperoide(S and Grasses were to me very interesting. Carpha 

 deusta, which exhibits such singular structure, I dissected with plea- 

 sure, Chorizandra spJc<srocep7iala ^ CJimtospora paludosa^ C, turbinatay 



and others, I had never seen before. Amongst a few Grasses received 

 from Richmond Eiver, I observed Sporololm elongatus^ Pauiciim Crus- 

 galliy Cenchrus Aiistralis. Galinsoga parciflora is now also an Austra- 

 lian plant, being a troublesome weed in the gardens of Sydney. 



" The Norfolk Island Pines in the Sydney Botanical Gardens are truly 

 deserving admiration. Amongst the many fine trees of that establish- 

 ment, I must not fail to notice the finest of all Froteace^ wliich I 

 know, namely Stenocarpus Cunninghamiiy a small tree, embellished in 

 this season with its superb flowers. 



"I have lately seen what I take to be the true Goodenia hederacea ; 

 it widely differs from G. cordlfoUa^ which I think, as being truly 



