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NOTES ON THE NATIVE FLORA OF NEW 80UTH 

 WALES. 



Part x. The Federal Capital Territory. 



By R. H. Cambage, F.L.S. 



(Plates Ixxi.-lxxiv.) 



(Continued from Thesp Proceedings, 191^2, p.6ol.) 



Synopsis. 



Area and Situation .. . 



Early Explorers in the Locality ... 



Elevation and Topography 



Geological Formations 



Climate and Rainfall 



Absence of Trees from Canberra Plains . 



Insect- Action on Twigs and Buds 



Plants absent from the Federal Territory 



General Remarks on Various Species 



List of Plants 



Comparison with Tasmania 



Area and Situation. 



The Federal Capital Territory contains an area of about 900 

 square miles, and is situated between latitude 35° and 36° south. 

 Its greatest length north and south is upwards of 50 miles, while 

 its average width is under 20 miles. 



Early Explorers in the Locality. 



The first explorer to reach the Federal Capital Territory was 

 Charles Throsby, of Bong Bong and Glenfield, and he was pro- 

 bably accompanied by Joseph Wild, a constable of the district of 

 Argyle, and a notable bushman, who discovered Lake George, not 

 many miles distant, on 19th August, 1820. 



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