BY P. A. o'SHANESY, P.L.S. 741 



a shrub of three to four feet high, with pink flowers resembling 

 those of an Hibiscus ; it is found on dry ridges near Springsure 

 and also at Comelville. The writer has discovered another species 

 of Gossypium near Emerald, but it cannot be specifically determined 

 until flowers shall have been seen ; the leaves are orbicular and 

 peltate. The other Malvaceous plants found are Malvastrum 

 spicatum, a common weed, If. tricunpidatum, Hibiscus lieterophyllas, 

 a tall shrub with pink or white flowers, H. trionum a low sbrub 

 with pink flowers, H ficulneus and H. vitifolius. The last-named 

 species is the most remarkable of its congeners. Its leaves are 

 covered with pungent hairs which run into the flesh and cause 

 considerable pain ; the flowers are of a sulphur colour and the 

 capsule is winged. Sida corrugata and S. subspicata make up our 

 list of this enteresting Order. 



Of the Umbelliferce we found Hydrocotyle hirta and a species with 

 orbicular, peltate, and deeply cut leaves, which we had not seen 

 before, but not having seen the flowers we are unable to determine 

 the species. Daucus brachiatus or native carrot, is not unfrequent, 

 and sheep and cattle thrive wonderfully where this plant is plenti- 

 ful. The Lythracece have but a single representative, Ly thrum 

 hyssopifolium ; and the Juncacece or rush tribe are also but few. 

 Of this Order we only saw Juncus pallidas, Xerotes long i folia, and 

 a species of Xanthorrhoea or Grass-tree on the summit of the 

 ranges. Caryophyllacecs are only represented by Polycarpaea 

 corymbosa, and Ebenaceae by Maba obovata, a small tree. Of 

 Lobeliaceae we only found the common plant Pratia erecta, {Lobelia 

 concohr, R. Br.) 



The Ranunculacece or Crow-foot family are rare in Queensland, 

 and the only representative we found is Clematis microphylla or 

 "Traveller's Joy" which covered the bushes with its slender 

 twining branches. Verbenacece is represented by the common 

 blue-flowered weed Verbena officinalis or " Vervain," and the 

 beautiful flowering shrub Clerodendronjloribundum, which is here 



