'694 BOTANY OF THE INTERIOR OF NEW SOUTH WALES, 



Casuarina Luehmanni was abundant along the first part of 

 the road; C. quadrivalvis was noticed once about half-way on a 

 porphyry hill near Mount Tallabung; and C. Cambagei (Belah) 

 was plentiful along the latter half, clumps of its dense dark green 

 foliage standing out conspicuously about the plains, which were 

 otherwise partly silvered over with Acacia pendula (Boree). 



The Acacias passed were: — A. homalophylla, A. hakeoides, A. 

 Oswaldi, a little of A. doratoxiflon, A. decora^ which seems sure 

 to be found where the formation is porphyry, A. stemopliylla 

 along the banks of the Bland Creek, and miles of A. pendala. 



In crossing the plains one is impressed with Nature's successful 

 efforts at landscape designing. An open plain of two or three 

 miles extent is entered, which sometimes appears to be hemmed 

 in with Belah and Boree, but in proceeding, openings are found 

 which widen on approach. At first glimpses only are obtained 

 through these spaces, and one is interested in trying to see what 

 is beyond. Gradually there develop other plains, which are all 

 connected, or perhaps should be considered as parts of one great 

 design, artistically divided and decorated by the imposing dark 

 green foliage of the Belah, or the graceful pendulous forms of the 

 Boree. 



The Eucalypts found between the Pinnacle and Marsden were 

 E. hemiphloia, var. albens only at starting, E. melliodora, 

 E. Woollsiana, E. tereticornis var. dealbata, E. rostrata, and E. 

 populifolia, the last-named being only in the latter part and not 

 plentiful. E. conica was not seen, although the conditions seemed 

 often favourable, and its southern limit is beyond this point. 

 Still it is not strongly represented south of here. E. rostrata 

 was found along the banks of the Bland Creek above Lake Cowal, 

 and also extending back on the flats. 



Some specimens of E. rostrata were collected with buds having 

 a partially double operculum, which is apparently a feature to be 

 found on most Eucalypts if extended observations be made. It 

 has occurred to me that these outer opercula (except in such cases 

 as that of E. maculata, the Spotted Gum of the coast) have been 

 formed from parts of the original bract or thin membrane which 



