BY F. E. HAVILAND. 535 



this wood for ornamental turning, with splendid re- 

 sults, the "veins" showing up well when polished. 

 January -February. 



G. ANETHiFOLiA R.Br. Thirty miles north-east of Cobar. 

 (Tn Mr. Andrews' Collection.) 



G. HuEGKMi -Meiss At Shuttleton 

 Hakea leucoptera (?). I had so written this, but have de- 

 cided to await flowers. It has fruits longer, and less 

 verrucose than //. vittata: and leaves 3 inches long, 

 and straight-pointed, of a glaucous hue. 



H. VITTATA R.Br., var. Pampliniana Kipp. About Cobar, 

 Lerida, and Bulgoo. " Pin- Bush." July and Septem- 

 ber. On almost any soil. 



Thymele.t:. 



PiMKLEA microcephela R.Br. In sheltered situations about 

 Cobar. July. 



P. trtchostachya Lindl. At Wittagoona. 



Euphorbiace^, 



Euphorbia Drummondii Boiss. "Caustic Creeper." "Poison- 

 Plant." Growing flat on the ground, in many parts 

 of the district. Very poisonous to sheep. 



Beyeria viscosa Miq. Generally understood to be poisonous. 

 Chiefly found on Devonian quartzi-te-ridges, and in 

 company with some of the Eremophilas. In several 

 parts. October. 



Bertya CuNNiNCHAMii Planch. "Boomey," "Broom-Bush." 

 Useful for yard-brooms. Cobar. March. 



Urticace.e. 



Urtica incisa Poir. "Stinging Nettles." General. 



*U. URENS Linn. Common abdiit Cobar. August. 

 Parietaria debilis Forst. Under the shade of bushes at the 

 Cobar Reservoir. August. 



