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attractive little shrub. After passing the six-mile gate there 

 were PiUospo7'icm philli/rceoides, Exocaiyus aphylla, Casuarina 

 quadrivalvis, Melaleuca lincinata, R.Br., (Tea Tree), Canthium 

 oleifolium (at the 12-mile tank), Casuarina Cambagei, Bossuaa 

 sp., Triodia irritans, R.Br., (Spinifex), and Myoporum deserti. 



The Acacias included A. Oswaldi, A. hakeoides, A. homalophylla, 

 A. Burkittii, A. decora, A. calamifolia, iSweet, A. doratoxylon, A. 

 aneura (Mulga), and a very little of a plant like A. undulifblia, 

 Frazer, but as neither flowers nor pods were found it is impossible 

 to speak with certainty. 



A few trees of what is probably A. rigens, A. Cunn., were seen, 

 but as only very young flowers were obtained the identification 

 is not certain. 



One tree of Acacia aneura was seen soon after leaving 

 Nymagee, and half a dozen more at about 11 miles, so that the 

 species is not very well represented in this locality. 



A. ccdaird folia grows about here with one stem for only a few 

 inches, then spreads into half a dozen with fairly smooth grey 

 bark. Height up to 12 or 15 feet, and quite as broad across the 

 top. The leaves are needle-shaped with slightly curved points. 

 On first catching sight of the trees it is noticed that small bushes 

 have much the appearance of A. Burkittii, but the latter always 

 assumes more of a shrub-form with thin stems, growing in 

 patches, and its appearance would suggest the name of Broom 

 Bush. 



The Eucalypts seen were E. pojndifolia, E. intertexta, E. oleosa, 

 E. dumosa, E. viridis, E. sideroxylon, E. Morrisii, E. tereticornis, 

 var. dealbata, E. WooUsiana, and E. uncinata. E. sideroxylon 

 had not ceased flowering in the Nymagee district early in June. 

 Around Nymagee E. intertexta is burnt considerably for charcoal, 

 and seems to be the chief tree used for that purpose. It is known 

 by some as Gum, and by others as Yellow Box. 



Soon after passing the 12-mile tank a small patch of very 

 narrow-leaved malleewas noticed, which upon investigation proved 

 to be Eucalyptus imcinata, Turcz. The fruits were unusually 

 small, but, together with the flowers, are otherwise identical with 



