76 BOTANICAL NOTES ON QUEENSLAND, 



decompositum, but the amalgamation is not in all respects 

 satisfactory. 



In the second division of Polypodieae, we have of Polypodium 

 11 species, of Notlioclcena 2, of Grammitis 2, of Acrostichum 1, 

 and of Platycerlum 2. Whilst in the former section, Asplenium 

 trichomanes is common to Australia and many parts of the old 

 and new World, we have, in the second division, Grammitis 

 rutifolia common to the South West of Europe, Chili and New 

 Zealand, and G. leptopliylla common to the old world and the 

 Andes of the new. From a review of the species of ferns, it 

 seems that of the 200 known to flourish in Australia, New South 

 Wales has about 108 ; whilst " of the 38 Australian genera, of 

 which 29 are represented in this colony, no less than 29 have a 

 general range over the New and Old World." — (Bentham.) 



Botanical Notes on Queensland. — No. T. 



By the Eev. J. E. Tenison-Wood s, E.Gr.S., E.L.S., Vice- 

 President of Linnean Society. 



In the course of many visits to Queensland during the last 

 four years I have noted several peculiarities in the flora of that 

 colony which will be of interest to botanists generally. Up to 

 this time the labours of collectors have been directed to the 

 discovery of new species, while the range or the abundance of the 

 same has been little noticed. Now that the grand work of 

 describing and cataloguing has been accomplished by the illustri- 

 ous botanists Bentham and Mueller, humbler laborers may step 

 in to add to the account of knowledge : This is the purpose of 

 the present notes. I have found for instance that the spread of 

 tropical plants south of the tropical line occurs to an extent 

 which is hardly realized by those who have not visited the place. 

 I shall begin to illustrate this by observations made upon the 

 Burnett River, Lat. about 25°. My travels extended to about 



