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Alphitonia excelsa, Eeissek. A very widely spread and hand 

 some tree, equally abundant on the coast and in the interior. It 

 is one of the very characteristic trees of the " Brigalow " scrubs, 



Pomaderris elliptica, Labill. This tree which forms dense 

 scrubs and thickets in Tasmanianand Victorian sub-alpine regions 

 and also in some portions of Southern New South Wales, was 

 found by me on the Herberton Eangesat a height of about 3.600 

 feet above the sea. This is certainty its first discovery within 

 the tropics, and adds an interesting fact to the peculiarities of 

 our alpine flora. Baron von Mueller is of opinion that P. lanigera^ 

 ferruginea and pJiillyreoides are only varieties of this species, to 

 which Mr. Bentham thought P. grandis should be added. As 

 far as my observations go, I may say that I know of no 

 characteristic feature of any one of these so called species which 

 does not by insensible gradations merge into the others. 



Ventilago viminalis, Hook. On the dry plains and ridges 

 about the banks of the Mitchell, Hodgkinson, and Walsh Eivers. 

 I did not see it on the east side of the range. 



Leguminos^. 



Mucuna gigantea^ De Cand. I have noticed this peculiar 

 climber all through the coast jungle as far as the Endeavour 

 Eiver. The rusty-brown hairs on the pod have the irritating 

 properties of cow-itch, under the microscope they are seen to 

 consist of twisted spindle-shaped slender spines, very sharp at 

 both ends and very hard. The least touch sends them into the 

 skin, but they are not barbed like the thorns of the Opuntia. 



Entada scandens, Benth. In all the coast jungle from Port 

 Mackay to Endeavour River. The seeds also are abundantly 

 strewn on the coral islets. In the Flora it is only recorded as 

 from Cape York. This is the well known *' Queensland Bean," 

 the large seeds of which are made into match boxes. It is not 

 peculiar to Queensland, but is fouud in the tropical countries of 



