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among the bracts, some of which consist of a calyx, while the 

 remainder are seen to be in various stages of imperfection. — 

 ('3) Velleya paradoxa R.Br.,(Dubbo; J.L. Boorman; January,191 4) 

 showing foliar prolification of the inflorescence accompanied by 

 fasciation and spiral torsion. Stems bearing tufts of leaves, to- 

 gether with abbreviated racemes of mostly abortive flowers, are 

 noted rising from the floral bracts, which aie in some cases repre- 

 sented by radical leaves. — (4)InMoore"s "Handbook of the Flora 

 of N.S.Wales," one of the characters relied on for the separation 

 of Scaevola sitaveohns R.Br., from *S^. microcai'pa Cav., is the size 

 of the leaves, which are stated to be often large in the former 

 and rather small in the latter. In the specimens exhibited (those 

 of .S'. suaveolens being the largest to be found on Lady Robinson's 

 Beach) this character is reversed. — (5) /ItYtcia elongata Sieb., 

 (Waterfall; A. A. Hamilton; June, 1914), a series of examples 

 (including suckers) from an individual plant, showing variation 

 in length and habit of foliage, the suckers exhibiting juvenile 

 leaves and attenuated phyllodes. — {Q)Grevillea sericea R.Br., 

 (Lawson; A. A. Hamilt<m; November, 1913), an example with 

 an exceptionally elongated raceme, consisting of some thirty 

 flowers, the normal raceme seldom comprising more than half 

 that number. — (7) Tecoma australis R.Br., (Cook's River; A. A. 

 Hamilton; November, 1913), showing leaf- variation. The num- 

 ber of leaflets ranges from one to thirteen; they vary greatly in 

 size, and the margins may be either entire or serrate. — (8) Four 

 cyperaceous plants not recorded previously for the localities men- 

 tioned : Heleocharis multicaulis Sm., Newcastle (A. A. Hamilton; 

 October, 1911); Tricostidaria pauciflora Henth., Otford (A. A. 

 Hamilton; November, 1911); Lepidosperma Neesii Yi\x\\t\i, Went- 

 worth Falls (A. A. Hamilton; April, 1914); and Mesomelcena 

 deusta Benth., Leura (A. A. Hamilton; April, 1914). 



