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on account of the herbaceous habit of its only species, by its 

 lateral, not terminal, flower heads, and by the longer corolla 

 tube of the ray florets. The second feature is an error, the 

 flower heads are as much terminal as in any species of Minuria. 

 Tate's plant differs widely in external habit from any other 

 species of Minuria, but not more than the species of this 

 pleomorphic genus do among themselves. As Tate gives both 

 generic names, the authority for the species need not be altered. 



MoNOTAXis GRANDiFLORA, Endl. (Euphorbiaceae). 



Unrecorded localities from recently determined specimens are : 

 Max Koch, Wooroloo, W.A., Sept., 1907, No. 1759 ; sources of 

 the Swan R., W.A., Alice Eaton, 1889, Mrs. Heal, 1893, 

 F. Mueller, Nov., 1877, Serpentine R., F. Mueller, Dec, 1877. 



Yar. MINOR, new var., Ewart. 



Occurs in short, compact clusters of 4 to 9 cms. height and 

 breadth from one tap root, the leaves shorter and more closely 

 set. 



R. Helms, Nr. Warangering, W.A., Nov., 1891; and near 

 Gnarlbine, W.A., Nov., 1891. 



Panda Nus Forsteri, Mooro et F. v. M. (Pandaneae). Det. 

 by U. Martelli. 



Bald Hill Water-hole, Atherton Station, Queensland, J. 

 Dallachy, 9th May, 1863; previously recorded from Lord Howe's 

 Island. 



Pandanus spiralis, R. Br. 



Bentham made this species a synonym to P. odoratissimus, 

 L. fil. Prof. U. Martelli proposes to restore it. On one speci- 

 men from Escape Cliff, Baron von Mueller had marked, " P. 

 odoratissimus L. var. j P. spiralis, R. Br. Fruit always large, 

 therefore perhaps R. Brown species to be restored." The species 



