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trees, and in time kills them. I do not at present know whether 

 this species produces yams like Parsonsia Paddisoni, Baker. 



The Acacias seen were : — A. dealbata (green variety), A. homa- 

 lophylla, A. hakeoides, A. doratoxylon, A. Burkittii, a few trees of 

 A. aneura^ A. decora (growing on the porphyry formation), A. 

 rigens (?), and A. Osioaldi (locally known as Middy). At 

 Dandaloo, on the Bogan, an aboriginal name for this tree is 

 Currawawidgee. All through this district the Yarran is covered 

 with a mistletoe, Loranthtts jjendulus, Sieb. 



The Eucalypts noted were : — U. Woollsiana, E. sideroocylon, E. 

 tei^eticoriiis, var. dealbata, E. Mori'isii, E. viridis, E. populifolia, 

 E. oleosa, E. intertexta, E. dumosa, and E. rostrata. 



In travelling southerly and easterl}'- from Gilgunnia E. Morrisii 

 was never seen again. 



The Ironbark {E. sideroxylon) continues as usual in the far 

 west to be of rather crooked growth, and it is seldom possible to 

 get more than one log from a single tree. 



The only trees seen of the River Red Gum {E. rostrata) were 

 along the banks of Sandy Creek, near a Government tank. The 

 composition of the bed of this watercourse gives evidence that 

 the stream takes its rise in hills of granite somewhere away to 

 the westward. The fact of a Government tank being constructed 

 within ha,lf a mile of this creek, and in no way connected with it 

 for supply, demonstrates the fact that for the greater part of the 

 year it is a creek without water, like most of the western water- 

 courses. Early in May of 1899 I reached this spot one evening 

 with thirsty horses only to find both creek and tank dry, which 

 goes tu prove that a Government tank is not always a guarantee 

 of water, though as a matter of fact it generally is. On examining 

 the River Gums it was found that although the leaves and mature 

 fruits were typical, the buds showed a different operculum to the 

 usual form, for instead of being pointed and pinched in the 

 middle they tapered away evenly from the base to a rather blunt 

 ending, and were shorter than usual, having much the appearance 

 of some forms of E. tereticornis, var. dealbata. Though I under- 



