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rarely on short stalks, smaller than in the erect Port Jackson form 

 and nearly always truncate, the fine points of the bracteoles often 

 persistent on the mature cones. Male flowers not seen. 



This variety is very distinct from the coast-form of C. distyla, 

 so common on the Hawkesbury Sandstone formation, but, on 

 analysing the characters, we cannot point out a single character 

 not included in Bentham's description of C. distyla Vent, (which 

 includes C. paludosa Sieb.) in his ' Flora Australiensis.' The 

 spreading habit and curved branches occur also in some Victorian 

 and West Australian forms; hairy branches are not rare, though 

 we have seen no other form so conspicuousl}^ hairy. The char- 

 acters of the cones are quite those of C. distyla, which vary from 

 small and truncate in some New South Wales inland forms to 

 large and pointed by the protruding rhachis in the Hawkesbury 

 Sandstone forms. Though Bentham describes the cones as 

 " sessile or nearly so," strictly sessile cones are ver^-- rare in this 

 species; in fact we have not a single specimen with strictly sessile 

 cones in the large number of specimens from all States, except 

 the specimens now described. The plant is so uniformly different 

 in appearance from the form of C. distyla, which is very abundant 

 in the localities named, that it seems desirable to name it. 



Casuarina suberosa Otto tfe Dietr. 



Newport to Barren joey (R. H. Cambage and J. H. Maiden; 

 July, '05). 



We also draw attention to a pigmy form of this species, 2 feet 

 high, and with small cones. It is erect and yet bushy, reminding 

 one of the habit of C. nana. C. suberosa, of normal size, is in 

 the immediate neighbourhood, and while we note no characters, 

 other than that of size, in regard to this form, we think that its 

 dwarf habit should be pointed out. 



Casuarina inophloia F.v.M. tfe F. M. Bailey in ' Melbourne 

 Chemist and Druggist,' April, '82. 



Warialda (J. L. Boorman; July, '05). 



Though this is a well-described plant, it is not well known in 

 this State, where it is confined to the northern tableland, pro- 



