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of my lierbarium were lost on my return to Cairns. One of my 

 pack horses bolted and ran into the scrub, where some of his 

 burden was irrevocably lost. Amongst the packages missing 

 were many of the alpine species of Herberton. 



Geraniace.e. 

 Oxalis corniculata, L. Burdekin Eiver. High tablelands 

 about the Hodgkinson. 



Meliacete. 

 Owenia acidida, F. v. Muell. All through the Brigalow Scrubs 

 as far as the Burdekin. The fruit is acid and astringent, but 

 grateful to the taste of a thirsty traveller in these hot arid regions. 

 With this species I think 0. venosa, F.v.M., should be united. 



Owenia cerasifera, F. v. Muell. This is the well known 

 Queensland plum which bears a fine juicy red fruit with a large 

 stone. When fresh-gathered it is very acid, but on keeping or 

 better still, burying for a day or t^o in sand, it is both palatable 

 and refreshing. 



Cedrela toona, Hoxb. This common Asiatic species extends 

 through all the jungles and forests whether on the coast or 

 tablelands, all through the tropics. It is especially abundant on 

 the high lands about Herberton, where the houses are all built 

 of red cedar ; the peculiarity of the tree here is that it is confined 

 to rich alluvial or volcanic soil. Granite or sand stops its spread, 

 thus the edges of the tropical forests are as clearly defined as 

 if cut with a knife. 



Flindersia maculosa, F. v. Muell. A common accompaniment 

 of the vegetation of the high tablelands. The most northerly 

 station seen b}^ me was the Hodgkinson and Mitchell Itivers. 

 F. Oxleijana, F. v. Muell., is a splendid tree extending into the 

 tropics on the coast-tropical forests. The Pioneer Eiver 

 (Mackay) is the most northerly habitat known to me. 



Celasteix.e. 

 Celattrus aitstralis, Harv. and Muell. In the Brigalow Scrubs. 



