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ordinary tools. But where small tough wood is required there is 

 nothing like it. It seems to me excellently adapted for wood 

 engraving. 



I must not pass over the occurrence of one little plant, if it 

 were only to warn collectors to avoid it, and that is Tragia Nov(i& 

 Hollandi^, which like most species of the genus has very 

 annoying stinging properties like the common nettle. I mention 

 this as its stinging has been called in question by Dallachy. It 

 belongs to the Uiqjhorliaceoi and is a twining herb with small 

 leaves not easily noticed until its sting is felt. The species is 

 widely spread and very abundant in the scrubs. With it is 

 associated another Euphorbiaceous plant Ifallotus daoxyloides, 

 which gives such a peculiar smell to all the forests of the eastern 

 waters, from the endeavour Eiver in North Queensland to the 

 Richmond Eiver in New South Wales. Mallotus philipinnensis 

 is as abundant and extends to South China. The latter however 

 extends a good distance into the interior and far from forest scrubs. 



Entada scandens or the large Queensland bean does not come 

 so far south as the Burnett river, nor Ahrus precatorins with its 

 beautiful scarlet seeds. But in place of them we have a twiner with 

 beautiful blue seeds, RJujncosia CunnmgTiamis This plant only 

 differs from the South American, M. phaseoloides in having a large 

 blue instead of a scarlet spot round the hilum. It is often seen 

 twining round Zantlwxylum hrachjacantlmm. I mention with 

 regard to this latter species that it is described as a slender tree, 

 but on the Burnett the trunk is thick and the tree large, being 

 very conspicuous for the stout conical thorns with which it is 

 covered. 



Eemarks on some Fluviatile Shells of New South Wales. 



By J. Brazier, C.M.Z.S., &c. 



A few days ago I received a small parcel of Fluviatile SheUs 

 from Mr. 0. S. Wilkinson, Government Geologist for identifica- 



