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Chloris acicularis, Lindl. " Spider-grass." Good fodder. 

 *Chloris divaricata, R. Br. Fodder. New for South Australia. 

 *Chloris truncata, R. Brown. Found by Mr. Langley near 

 Mount Livingstone. 

 Aristida arenaria, R. Br. " Mulga-grass." Fodder. 

 ♦Aristida depressa, Retz. Rare. [A. ramosa of my "Hand- 

 book" belongs here.— R. Tate.] 

 *Aristida calycina, R. Br. " Spear-grass." 

 *Sporobolus actinocladus, F. v. M. Useful fodder. I have often 



noticed this grass to be infested by a fungus. 

 [Cynodon Dactylon, Rich. " Couch-grass." This grass was intro- 

 duced by me into the district.] 

 Triraphis mollis, R. Br. Rare. 



Astrebla pectinata, F. v. M. " Mitchell-grass." A perennial. 

 One of the most valuable grasses of the North. Aboriginal 

 name (Queensland), Taldra aiita. 

 * Astrebla triticoides, F. v. M. "Annual Mitchell-grass." Very 



much esteemed for fodder. 

 *Bromus arenarius, Labillard. 

 Diplachne loliiformis, F. v. M. Too minute to be of value. 

 Eleusine cruciata. Lam. " Summer-grass." " Eight-day-grass." 

 A very quick-growing, though not lasting, grass. Aboriginal 

 name, Wallamurroo. 

 Triodia irritans, R. Br. "Porcupine-grass." Of no value, 

 except the young shoots after a burning of the old grass. 

 The long fruit-spikes are eaten by stock. 

 *Triodia pungens, R. Brown. Found by Mrs. J. Stamford in the 



sandhills near Farina. 

 *Schedonorus litoralis, Palisot. 

 Eragrostis pilosa, Palisot. Useful fodder. 

 Eragrostis Brownii, Nees. Good fodder. 

 Eragrostis chsetophylla, Steud. (J) 

 ^Eragrostis falcata, Cand. Good fodder. 

 Poa ramigera, F. v. M. "Cane-grass." Rare. Aboriginal 

 name, Dickeree. 



Rhizospepmse. 



Marsilea quadrifolia, Linne. Fodder. Aboriginal name, Nardoo. 

 The natives eat the spore-cases by pounding them up into 

 flour. 



Filiees. 



Cheilanthes tenuifolia, Swartz. " Rock-fern." 

 Cheilanthes vellea, F. v. M. " Hairy Rock-fern," 



