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Trihulus cistoides, L. {ZygophyllecB). This covers the shore on 

 Fitzroy Island, and is common on all the coral islets. It is 

 widely distributed through the tropics all over the world, though 

 rare in Asia and Africa. I may mention that this plant is one 

 of the most annoying little pests on the sea coast. The prickles 

 which cover the dry carpels adhere to everything and penetrate 

 the flesh most painfully. It is especially dreaded by the beche- 

 de-mer fishers, as their avocation obliges them to go about bare- 

 footed. The sharp points get between the toes and cause great 

 pain and lameness. When on Green Island fishing, our party 

 had to leave several camps because of the proximity of this weed. 

 It would be difficult to give an idea of the various modes in which 

 its seeds tormented us. There was no such thing as trying to 

 penetrate the scrubs on the islet where it grew. 



Vitis trifolia, L., {Ampelidce). This very fleshy-leaved vine 

 produces a grape which the settlers value. It was found by me 

 at Port Douglas, Cairns, and Endeavour Hiver. It was never 

 previously recorded from the east coast. Common in India and 

 the Archipelago. 



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Geigera salicifolia, Schott. This tree was seen by me on the 

 Mulgrave Hiver, and also on the table lands of the Hodgkinson 

 and Mitchell Rivers. It belongs more properly to the Brigalow 

 Scrubs of Central Queensland where with G. parviflora it is a very 

 common tree. The latter is found all over Australia. The first 

 named extends from Queensland only into the northern portions 

 of New South Wales. 



Acronyvhia Baueri, Schott. It is already known that this 

 species extends all along the East coast from Wollongong to 

 Port Mack ay, in dense river forests ; I have traced it to the 

 Endeavour Piver. 



Boronia ledifolia, J. Gray. A doubtful species of this genus 

 was submitted to Baron v. Mueller who referred it to the variety 



