66 THE BOTANY OF IRVINEBANK 
I shall refrain from repeating a long and uninteresting 
list of names, but shall content myself with naming the 
prevalent and interesting plants. For the last seven years 
I have been forwarding to our estimable Colonal Botanist, 
Mr. F. M. Bailey, such plants as from time to time I have 
thought judicious. I must here express my thanks to him 
for his unfailing courtesy, help, and forbearance, even under 
circumstances somewhat discouraging and trying. The 
district on the whole does not present much variety, most of 
the plants belonging to relatively few species. Panicum 
nematostachyum, Bazl., is a new grass discovered by myself, 
and Hibbertia Bennettu, Bail., was named after the writer, 
who was first to bring this dangerous plant to the notice of 
scientists. The fact that only 2 new plants have rewarded 
7 vears of work is significant. The tropical coast scrubs 
would probably yield the collector more new species in a 
single month, but when the climatic conditions are considered 
this is hardly to be wondered at. 
The general nature of the trees at least seems to vary . 
with the soil. The stanniferous chlorite rock produces a red 
soil, which, where sufficiently deep and weathered down, is 
favourable to vegetation producing trees of great size. The 
bloodwood, the spotted gum, an unnamed Eucalypt and 
Grevillea gibbosa grow freely. 
The bloodwood here is of a large size and very solid. 
Owing to its plentiful sap it is very useful in “ wet ground,” 
where no great cross-strain is probable. 
The spotted gum is undoubtedly the monarch of the 
ranges so far as size is concerned. It is of the citron-scented 
variety, and that oil could be extracted from it at a commercial 
profit. The tree is very tall, straight, clean-barked and solid. 
The foliage is not dense, and the leaves being narrow and long, 
the whole tree has a light, airy, elegant appearance. Being 
very strong, it is excellent for timbering shafts, drives, etc. 
The stringy bark, though not so large, is plentiful and strong, 
though more apt to be hollow. 
The unnamed Eucalypt is locally misnamed ‘ Dead 
Finish,”’ but the true Dead Finish is an Abbizzia, a small tree. 
This Eucalypt has a wood like yellow-box, hard, brittle, and 
good for firewood. The tree has the general appearance of 
gum-topped box, from which it differs in growing on ranges, 
