BY F. E. HAV.ILAND. 519 



Suborder ii. Ccesafpiuierf. 



Cassia laevigata Willcl. Thougli ;i coastal plant, it has gained 

 introduction here, probably through private gardens. 



C. SoPHERA, var. SCHINIFOLIA. Not common about Cobar, 

 but regarded in the eastern parts as a nuisance. March. 



C. DESOLATA F.v.M. A tlesertspecies. My specimen is a 

 glabrous form, from Amphitheatre. September. 



C. ARTEMisioiDES A. Cunn. "Punta," or " Cooma-Bush. ' 

 The presence of this, and of the following species, is held 

 by some residents to be responsible for the occurrence 

 of hav-fever. The Cassias are the Senna-plants of the 

 east, and contain purgative principles. The stock do 

 not care for the foliage, hence it spreads and kills out 

 other shrubs. The plants are, however, showy, and 

 flower in the spring. 



C. EREMOPHILA A. Cumi. Cobar generally; but, unlike the 

 preceding species, this grows to a height of 10 feet on 

 watered soil. It seems to have a tendency to run into 

 the previous species through its foliage, sometimes 

 having three or four piimjt. It flowers about August. 

 Yen. PLATYPODA, near Cobar Cemetery. 

 Var. ZY'GOPHYLLA, near Cobar East. 



C. CIRCINATA Benth. Growing at Amphitheatre, and 1 2 

 miles north of Cobar. December. 



C. Sturtii R.Br. Cobar and Amphitheatre. August. 

 Petalostylks labicheoides l{.Br. A very showy plant, growing 

 on stony elevations at Cobar, Illewong, Kergunyah, and 

 Amphitheatre. September. 



Subordei- iii. Afiniosece. 



Acacia Willd. The Wattle-tribe. Some Acacias are noted for 

 the gums they exudi', out I have seen very little from 

 the local species. Most of the following species do not 

 appear gi-egarious in theii- habits, but are intermixed 

 with each other on \arious soils and situations; excep- 

 tions to this are A. homaluphylla and A. cyperophyUa. 

 Not many seem to be relished by stock. 



