BY 11. H. CAMBAGE. 



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The situation seemed similar to that just west of lihickheath, 

 where Eriostemon obovalis A. Cunn., is growing, and while 

 unsuccessful search was being made for that plant, a new species 

 of the same Family, Z. robtista, was found. This little shrub is 

 about 18 inches high, with trifoliate leaves and obovate leaflets, 

 and is not unlike an Eriostemon in habit. 



A Pultenrea (No. 2243), which seems most nearly allied to P. 

 stricta, was collected at Mount Werong, but it differs very much 

 in habit from that species as commonly seen, being practically 

 prostrate. The same form has been found previously at Kybean 

 (No. 1989), and at Mongarlowe near Braidwood (No.2058). At 

 Kybean and Mount Werong, it is growing on granite-formation, 

 at altitudes exceeding 3,500 feet. 



Acacia verniciflua Avas noted, at intervals, between Mount 

 Shivering and Mount Werong, its identification being assisted 

 by its viscid and prominently two-nerved phyllodia. It is a tall 

 shrub, with a fairly wide distribution. In Tasmania, on the 

 roadside between Fern Tree and The Springs, it is a conspicuous 

 and charming shrub, with its dense graceful heads of bright 

 green foliage. In many parts of New South Wales, it has more 

 of a sparse habit. 



An interesting Leptospermum (No.2258) was noticed on the 

 Big Plain, at an altitude of about 3,80Q feet; but on the 4th 

 October, 1909, no flowers were procurable, and the species has 

 not been identified. The plants are almost prostrate, in masses 

 about one foot high, and have sweet-scented leaves, about two 

 lines long. 



Callistemon lancevlatus was found near the head of Bindook 

 Swamp, close to the flat rock where the Aborigines formerly 

 sharpened their tomahawks; and C. iSieberi is growing in damp 

 places at Mount Werong. 



Melaleuca linarii/olia (Tea-Tree) was seen near the head of 

 Bindook Swamp, at an altitude of about 2,600 feet, but not 

 beyond that point. On various occasions, it has been noticed 

 that the genus Melaleuca seems to avoid the mountain-area in 

 this State; and while we have nearly twenty species in New 

 South Wales, the bulk of these flourish much below an elevation 



