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Leptospermum myrsinoides, and, which were quite in keeping 

 with the scene, Daviesia tdicina, Acacia spinescens, Xerotes 

 leiccocephala, and X. glauca. 



Of the other plants met with, it will be sufficient to mention that 

 all the Hibbertias known to the north-west were in flower. An 

 introduced poppy, P. incisa, was well established in the gardens 

 and in some of the crops, Billardiera cymosa was just beginning 

 to hang out its bells, and Bertya oleifolia was found in bud. 

 Acacia rigens, A. acinacea, A. microcarpa, A. montana var. 

 d'altoni, A. tineura, and A. stenophylla were all nearly past their 

 flowering time. 



Other species, which are more or less confined to the district, 

 were Dillwynia jjatula, Haloragis ceratoplujlla in bud, 

 Leptomeria aphylla in fruit, the small Didiscus cyanopetalus, 

 growing on the river flats, Lepjtorrhynchos pulchellas, L. waitzia, 

 Helijiterum pygmceum, Goodenia cycloptera in seed, Teucrinm 

 racemosum, and a plant of Styphelia sonderi with belated flower. 



On my way to Jeparit I called on Mr. D'Alton at Dimboola, 

 and was fortunate enough, during my stay, to spend three long 

 evenings with him, and learn many interesting facts about the 

 plants of the north-west region. Mr. D'Alton shares with Mr. 

 Reader, of Casterton, and Mr. H. B. Williamson, formerly of 

 Hawkesdale, and now of Geelong, the distinction of possessing 

 perhaps the widest knowledge of the north-western flora. His 

 knowledge is all the more intimate, seeing that his occupation of 

 engineer to the Lowan Shire has led him into the very recesses of 

 the Mallee, and all his life he has been a lover of plant-life. He 

 expressed his intention of writing a paper in which he will set 

 down what he knows about the rarer species, many of which he 

 was the first to collect, and it is greatly to be desired that he will 

 very soon be induced to give to the journal what cannot fail to 

 be an extremely interesting and valuable contribution. 



In the following list of the plants observed or collected * in- 

 dicates the species confined to the N.W., and t those observed 

 in fruit only : — 



CruciferK — 

 *Sisymbrium nasturtioides, F. v. M. 

 caidaminoides, F. v. M. 

 *tStenopetalum sphrerocarpum, F. 

 tCapsella elliptica, Meyer [v. M. 

 Lepidium ruderale (two forms) 

 Violacea; — 

 tHybanthus floribundus, F. v. M. 

 Pittosporese — 

 tBursaria spinosa, Cavan. 



Billardiera cymosa, F. v. M. 

 Rutacese — 



Boronia coerulescens, F. v. M. 

 Eriostemon pungens, Lind. 

 * capitatus, F. v. M. 



sediflorus, F. v. M. 



Ranunculaceoe — 

 tClematis microphylla, Cand. 

 tMyosurus minimus, L. 

 Dilleniacece — 



Hibbertia densiflora, F. v. M. 

 striata, R. Br. 

 fasciculata, R. Br. 

 virgala, R. Br. 

 Lauraceffi — 



Cassytha glabella, R. Br. 

 Papaveracese — 



Papaver aculeatum, Tliun. 

 incisa (introduced) 

 Cruciferte — 



Nasturtium aquaticum, Bock, (in- 

 troduced) 



