536 indigenous plants in the cobar district, 



Casuahink^. 



Casuarina Linn. "Australian Oaks." 



C. LEPiDOPHLOiA F.v.M. "He-oak." Does better on 



flat, damp soil, though a few trees are growing on 



ridges. Some splendid trees at Lerida. 

 C. Cambagei R. T. Baker. "Belah." Heveral places 



in the district. 

 C. STRICTA Ait. (C qaadrira/vis). At Mount Boppy. 



(In Mr. R. H. Cambage's Collection.) 



Santalace^. 



Fusanus acuminatus R.Br. "Quandong." In scrubby parts 

 about the district. There are two varieties, the 

 "Yellow" and the "Red" kinds, the latter being 

 that sought after for jam-making. It retains its 

 "wild" taste, notwithstanding all the art of cooking. 

 Fruits in winter. 



Santalum lanceolatum R.Br. "Broad-leaved Rosewood." 

 Plentiful in the district, principally in the habitats 

 of the Yarren, and "Mulga." It is regarded as a 

 good fodder-bush. November. 

 Aiir. ANGUSTiFor.iUM, jirowin*' at Lerida. The leaves have 

 plenty of substance, and are of a glaucous hue? 



ExocARPUs APHYLLA R.Br. "Native Cherry." About Cobar, 

 and to the west. Also known as "Native Currant." 



Subclass iv. GYMNOSPERM^. 



CONIFER.E. 



C'allitris Vent. "Cypress-Pines." 



C. glauca R.Br. Evervwhere in tht> district, but seems 

 to do better on flats than on the ridges, where it gets 

 into straggling habits. The timber is the chief 

 source of building-material here, and is preferred to 

 other woods for the "timbering" ut' the mines, as it 



