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beautiful little Trichomanes peltatum, which I lately found on the 

 trees in some of the deep gullies of the Trinity Bay Range. Of 

 others, the fronds stand out from the tree, 3 or 4 feet, as in the 

 case with the broad pinnatifid-fronded Selliguea pothifolia, J. Sra., 

 and the equally beautiful pinnato-fronded Lomariopsis Briglitia, 

 F. v. Muell., and Stenoclilcena scandens, J. Sm. Pothos, Rliap- 

 hidophora, Piper, &c , are plants having similar habits, and will 

 be found mixed with the above. Many of our tropical mari- 

 time trees and shrubs possess great beauty, and might, with 

 advantage, be introduced into arboriculture ; but there seems to 

 be a strong belief that plants of the sea-coast, and especially 

 those of coast swamps, will not thrive, but in similar situations. I 

 may take this opportunity to state in contradiction to this 

 generally received opinion, that while at Port Mackay a few years 

 back, I collected out of a salt-water swamp some young plants 

 of Heritiera littoralis, Ait. (Red mangrove), and brought to 

 Brisbane, where they were potted, and kept in a bush house for a 

 season, and afterwards planted out in a comparatively dry situa- 

 tion, where they are now, after two or three years, looking strong 

 and healthy. The same success has attended the introduction 

 of the Wormia alata into our gardens. It is probable that equal 

 success might attend the introduction of the following coast 

 plants: Toumefortia argentea, Linn, f., a large growing succulent 

 shrub densely covered with a silvery tomentum, the flowers are 

 small, white, in large terminal panicles : Guettarda speciosa, 

 Linn., a small rounded tree, with roundish leaves, 6 inches in 

 diameter, and showy white flowers that are succeeded by globular 

 fruit, somewhat similar in appearance to the fruit of the Oalo- 

 phyllum: Acanthus ilicifolius, L., a shrub of 6-7 feet, with large 

 holly-like leaves and terminal spikes of bright blue flowers. The 

 leaves of this shrub are most variable at times, being quite entire 

 on the same plant with leaves bordered by sharp prickly teeth : 

 Sccevola Kcenigii, Vahl., a large succulent shrub often met with 

 along the sandy beach. It at times goes by the name of Native 

 Cabbage. Its large rich green foliage and pretty axillary flowers 

 are sure to attract attention. 



