84 Sutton, Notes on the Sandringham Flora. [v^r^xxix. 



species now to be mentioned. Most of these were noted in the 

 eastern part of the formation, to the south of Oakleigh, Clayton, 

 and Springvale. The presence here of a number of forms not 

 occurring elsewhere in the district is no doubt due in part to 

 contiguity with the neighbouring formation, the plants of 

 which tend to invade the area under consideration, but mostly 

 to the fact, evidenced by the presence of several springs, that 

 the water content of the soil is probably greater than in the 

 western part. At one of these springs, south of Oakleigh, just 

 a little north of the old Dandenong track and east of Warragul 

 road, the Woolly Tea-tree, Leptospermum lanigenim, was found, 

 with the Straight-leaved Acacia, Acacia stricta, forming part 

 of the thick scrub screening the water. The Clustered Bush- 

 pea, PuUencBa dentata, was stretching its slender stem up 

 amongst the less dense growth, and Brownbeards, Calochilus 

 Robertsoni, still further out in the fringe. In the water, the 

 Budding Club-rush, Scirpus prolijer, was got in association 

 with Sphagnum. 



On the occasion of one of my visits to this locality with 

 Messrs. Barnard and Charles French, jun., the latter pointed 

 out, very much to our surprise, the Batswing Fern, Pteris 

 incisa, Ground Polypody, Polypodiiim piinctatum, and small 

 plants of the Prickly Tree-fern, Alsophila australis, and 

 Common Tree-fern, Dicksonia Billardieri, which his keen eye 

 for natural objects had noticed in an obscure water-channel 

 on a previous visit. 



In thick scrub, somewhat away from the water, the Coral 

 Fern, Gleichenia circinata, was again noted. Great masses of 

 this charming pkmt were upheld to a height of 6 or 8 feet, 

 and its freshness and luxuriance were pleasant to see so close 

 to town. Still further interest was lent to the vicinity when 

 Mr. St. John, after sonje diligent searching, succeeded in 

 re-discovering a couple of almost unnoticeable plants of the 

 Holly Grevillea, G. ilicijolia, on the high ground to the south- 

 east of the spring, and the Small-flowered Boronia, Buronia 

 parvifl'Ora, just east of the ])oiling-down works in the lane to 

 the west leading to Centre-road. The C'ut-leaved Xanthosia, 

 Xantliosia dissccta, is to l;e seen in thick tufts on the Metro- 

 politan golf links. 



Another locality, near the junction of Heatherton and 

 Clayton roads, also marked by a spring — or, rather, two springs 

 close together — was fertile in plants not i:»reviously noted. 

 Here the Golden Bush-pea, Pullcncca Giinnii, Clustered Bush- 

 pea, P. dentata. Slender Flowering-rush, Xyris gracilis, and 

 Cree])ing Club-moss, Lycupodium latcrale, were not uncommon, 

 and the dam)) surrounding area furnished frequent tussocks 

 of the Coast Bog-rush, Lepidospova tenuissinia, the Angular 

 Twig-rush, Gahnia tclraqiietra, F. v. !M. {Cladinm tetyaqucli'iim, 



