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that 150 sheep had died presumably from eating these wild melon 

 seeds. 



The Acacias noticed between Barmedman and Temora were : — 

 A. honialophylla (only near Barmedman), A. hakeoides, A. dealhata 

 (green variety), A. verniciflua, A. flexifolia^ A. Cunn., (which had 

 just ceased flowering in September), A. difformis^ A. decora, and 

 A. ixiophylla (?). 



The Eucalypts were represented by ^. Woollsiana, E. sideroxylon, 

 E. melliodora (increasing in quantity), E, tereticornis and var. 

 decdbata, one tree of E. ajfinis and three of Ironbark Box similar 

 to the questionable hybrid of ]Sr3^magee. 



E. Woollsiana, which is known locally as Black Box, was being- 

 cut for railway sleepers. Finding it on a ridge near Barmedman 

 with E. sideroxylo7i, I searched a considerable area for the 

 questionable hybrid, and eventually found three trees fairly close 

 together, with the bark, timber and fruits about midway between 

 those of the other two, and corresponding with trees previously 

 found in similar compsmy (vide Part ii., p. 716, and Part iii., p. 324). 

 I am still unable to offer any definite opinion as to what these 

 trees really are. In a general way they seem to more nearly 

 approach E. sideroxylon than any other local species, but the 

 fruits are smaller, the bark less rough and inclined to be like that 

 of the Box, and the wood yellowish, while they seem too scarce 

 to represent a distinct species. In this instance, as previously, 

 they were only found as the result of special search. Although 

 these trees appear to be very rare, it may be mentioned that in 

 nearly every case they have been found in twos or threes. 



E. Woollsiayia, between Barmedman and Temora, showed a dis- 

 tinctly glaucous appearance in September, a feature never noticed 

 by me at an}?- other place. 



In going southerly from Temora towards Sebastopol for about 

 10 miles, the following plants were noticed : — Pittosporum 

 phillyrceoides, Daviesia corymhosa, Sm., var., Myoporum deserti, 

 Fusa7ius acumi^iatios, Cassinia Theodori, Callitris rohusta, C. 

 calcarata, Dodoncea viscosa, Exocaryus cupressi/ormis, Bursaria 



