BY J. H. MAIDEN AND E. BETCHE. 89 



GRAMINE^. 

 Panicum Gilesii, Benth. 



Olive Downs, Tibooburra (J. W. Johnson, May, 1900). New 

 for New South Wales. 



A Central Australian species previously recorded from S. Aus- 

 tralia, Queensland, and W. Australia. 



Chloris barbata, Sw., var. decora, Benth. 



Olive Downs, Tibooburra (J. W. Johnson, May, 1900). New 

 for New South Wales. Previously only recorded from the 

 Eremian region of South Australia and Western Queensland, but 

 now added to the flora of New South Wales. 



Eragrostis nigra, Nees. 



Hill Top (J. H. Maiden, January, 1896) ; Barber's Creek (J. 

 H. Maiden, December, 1897, and Januar3^ 1898) ; Balmoral 

 (Wm. Corner, May, 1900). (The three localities mentioned are 

 stations on the Great Southern Railway). 



The most southern localities. Previously only recorded in this 

 colony from the New England Tableland. 



Eragrostis leptocarpa, Benth.. 



Olive Downs, Tibooburra (J. W. Johnson, May, 1900). New 

 for New South Wales. 



A Central Australian species previously recorded from S. Aus- 

 tralia, Queensland and W. Australia. 



The very narrow grain, to which the specific name alludes, is 

 very characteristic of this species. 



Festuca duriuscula, Linn. 



Moona Plains, in the Walcha district (A. R. Crawford, July, 

 1900). The most northern locality recorded. 



A tall form with large spikelets and rather long awns (approach- 

 ing var. aristata from Victoria and S. Australia). The panicle is 

 rather broad and often about 10 inches lonsf. 



