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Additions to the Flora of Kangaroo Island. 



By J. G. O. Tepper, E.L.S., &c. 



[Read September 7, 1886.] 



Being attached to an exploring party under the leadership 

 of Mr. J. E. Brown, the Conservator of Forests, and Mr. A. 

 Molineux, for the purpose of collecting for the Museum, I 

 availed myself of the opportunity of making some observations 

 on the flora of the island. 



Starting from Queenscliffe on the 25th of February last, the 

 track along the telegraph line to Cape Borda was generally 

 followed, passing in succession Kinch's Station on the South 

 "Western River, Digger's Camp, Eocky and Grassy Creeks, 

 the Head of the South Western Eiver, Eavine des Casoars, 

 Harvey's Eeturn, and reached Cape Borda on the 1st of March. 

 A day was spent at Harvey's Eeturn, after which the Head 

 of the South Western Eiver was again visited, but from thence 

 a detour made to Karatta Station, near the mouth of the 

 Stunsailboom Eiver on the south coast of the island, from 

 thence returuingby the Eleanor Eiver, Mount Pleasant Station, 

 Birchmore's Lagoon to the South Western Eiver, a mile or 

 two west of the bridge, on the 7th of March. On the route 

 some 200 species of plants were gathered, but many as yet 

 undetermined, notably most of the Ehamneae, many being 

 imperfect on account of the lateness of the season. 



The following species and varieties are new for the flora of 

 the island ; those marked with an asterisk also new for the 

 province : — 



RANUNC ULACEiE. 



Eanunculus rivularis, Banks Sf Sol. Eavine des Casoars. 



RUTACEJE. 



Boronia Edwardsii, Bentli. Head of South Western Eiver. 

 Correa a?mula, F. v. M. Head of the South "Western. Hitherto 

 very rare, peculiar to South Australia. 



SAPINDACE^. 



Dodonasa bursarifolia, Beer. Eavine des Casoars. 



LEGUMIN0SJ3. 



PultenaBa daphnoides, Sonder. Head of South Western. 



*Pultena?a scabra, B. Br. Head of South Western. 



Acacia myrtifolia, Willd., variety angustifolia, F. v. 31. Very 

 common in the form of low dense shrubs of three to five 

 feet, between Grassy Creek and the Eavine des Casoars. 



