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A. xuMMUT.ARiA Linn. "Old-Man Saltbush." One of 

 the best Salt bushes for fodder. At the western ex- 

 tremes of the district, but grown now as an ornamen- 

 tal shrub in many local gardens. It is fast becom- 

 ing extinct in its natural habitats, but is easily 

 struck. It does best in black soil. July. 



A. sriPiTATA Bentl). At Lerida. A moufecious form. 

 Enchyl^na microphylla F.v.M. Cobar. July. 



E. TOMENTOSA R.Br. Everywhere. ^Generally a small 

 plant, but, in a few instances, it runs up to a few 

 feet. Intermixed with Kochia villosa. April. 

 KocHiA VILLOSA Lindl. "Round-leaved .SaltLu.sli. District 

 generally. December. 



K. BREviFOLiA R.Br. General. May. 



K. APHYLLA R.Br. "Cotton-Bush." In paddocks at 

 Lerida, and a few other spots. May. 



K. TRIPTKRA Benth. On a quartzite-ridge, four miles west 



of Cobar July. 

 ScLEROL^NA BicoRNis Lindl. " Goat-head." The western 



extremes of the district. October. 

 S. PARADOXA R.Br. Western extremes of the district. 



October. 



Amsacantha (Bassl\) echinopsila F.v.M. On elevated, 

 rocky ground at Mount Bopp\-. March. 

 A. quinquecuspis F.v.M. On stony hills about the dis- 

 trict. July. 



Salsola Kali Linn. "Roley-Poley." General in district. 

 The wind breaks off the articulate stems, and, blow- 

 ing the bushes over the plains, they collect with others, 

 forming big masses. These clog the wire-netted 

 fences, and, in times of heavy rains, are of sufficient 

 weight to drag them down. November-December. 



All the salt-bushes here are good feeding, though 

 some are troublesome on account of the spines. The 

 smaller kinds grow wrll on otherwise bare patches, 



