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be seen in places whitened with the fallen petals. More than 

 once I have met with Western men who have confused these trees 

 with the Budtha or Sandalwood, Eremo2)hila Mitchelli: but by- 

 exercising a little care the two species are easily separated with- 

 out reference to flowers or fruits. The general appearance of 

 Budtha is paler than that of Dogwood both as regards bark and 

 foliage. The former flowers a little earlier than the latter, though 

 of course occasional flowers of either may be found during a 

 period extending over several months. 



Myoporum deserti contains some kind of resinous substance 

 which may at times be seen exuding from the bark. I knew of 

 an instance in the Forbes district where a flock of domestic 

 turke3^s were in the habit of making periodical visits to a number 

 of these little trees in order to feed on this exudation while it 

 was fresh. Possibly the same substance was also the attraction 

 for the rabbits."^ 



In the following list of Acacias passed between Marsden and 

 Wyalong their positions are given in regard to the mile-posts; 

 those Acacias whose names precede any given mile-post were seen 

 before that post was reached. The various species were : — A. 

 stenophyV a (on the Bland Creek only), A. pendula (Boree or 

 Myall); 13 m. A. homalophylla (Yarran); 11m. A. dealbata (green 

 variety), A. hakeoides, A. doratoxylon (Currawong) ; 10 m. A. 

 cardiophylla^ A. Cunn.; 8 m. A, homalophylla ; 7 m. A. Osivaldi 

 (Miljee); 5 m. A. rigeyis, A. ixiophylla, Benth. (?); 4 m A.difformis, 

 Baker (Black Wattle); 2 m. and A. decora. 



A. pendida ceases on this road with the river soil at about ISA- 

 miles from Wyalong, but occurs again to the south and south- 

 west. As previously stated (Partii., p. 719, and Part v., p. 690), 

 this species is more often called Boree south of the Lachlan than 

 Myall, W'hile A. homalophylla is here known both as Yarran and 

 Myall. 



* For some notes on exudates from ^1/. platycarpiiiii, by the late Mr. K. H. 

 Bennett, see these Proceedings, vii., 1882, pp. 350-351. 



