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heads of flowers; the other, a small variety of the first, and 
the third is low-growing, and differs both in shape of leaf and 
time of flowering from the other two. C. spathulata was sup- 
posed to be confined to South Australia; but the writer gathered 
specimens some miles east of the South Australian Border line. 
A fifth species, collected by the writer, for the first time in Vic- 
toria, is supposed to be identical with CO. bifida, a species hitherto 
known only from Kangaroo Island. Baron von Mueller was 
unable to decide whether it was a new species or not, in the 
absence of ripe fruit, which, unfortunately, could not be obtained. 
The plant, to the writer’s knowledge, exists only on one range in 
the Little Desert, which has been recently swept by bush fires, 
and all plants of the Oryptandra are, therefore, destroyed. There 
are only two or three representatives of the order, Umbelliferae, 
to be found in the desert country, such as Didiscus pusillus, and 
Aanthosia dissecta; the latter being local in the Little Desert. 
On most sandy rises grow the Quandong (Santalum (Fusanus) 
accuminatum), as a small tree of drooping habit. The Grevilleas 
are well represented by the following:—G. pterosperma, G. 
Huegelii, G. lavandulacea, G. aquifolium, and G. rosmarintfolia. 
The two first named are confined to the scrub country of the 
Great and Little Desert, G. Hucgelii being noted for the bril- 
liancy of its flowers. The composite order is represented by a 
large number of genera, particularly the Aster family A. exul; 
A. Huegelii, and A. picridifolius being the most noticeable. The 
last named is a comparatively new species, bearing purple-rayed 
flowers. A. ewul is a robust species, bearing large purple-rayed 
flowers, and emitting an unpleasant smelling, sticky exudation. 
Oalotis cymbacantha occurs only in the northern deserts, and bears 
large, yellow-rayed flowers. Podolepis Siemssenia is a graceful 
little species from the northern deserts. Waitzia corymbosa is 
fairly common on the sandhills west of Lakes Hindmarsh and 
Albacutya, and presents a gay appearance when in flower. Humea 
sqguamata, aspecies first discovered by the writer, is fairly common, 
as a tall shrub in all the desert country. Hriochlamys Behrit is 
known only from one locality near the Wimmera River. A plant 
also noticed in the Grampians, extending to the desert country 
of this region, namely, Senecio magnificus, a large flowering species, 
the leaves of which used to be cooked and eaten as a vegetable by 
the station hands. One species of Dampiera, D. marifolia, may 
be regarded as strictly confined to this part of the colony. Also 
Scaevola spinescens, a prickly bush, bearing straw-coloured flowers; 
rather rare. Scaevola aemula is common on the northern sand- 
hills. The solanaceous plant, Anthocercis myosotidea, is only 
to be found on the sandhills at and near Lakes Hindmarsh and 
Albacutya, as a small herbaceous plant, bearing purple flowers. 
Of the order, Schrophularing, we have Stemodia Morgania, to be 
