98 THE VICTORIAN NATURALIST. 



(Carson) ; Yantara-Lake (Baeuerlen) ; Darling-River (Mrs. 

 Kennedy) ; Warrego (Haig) ; Severn (Hartmann) ; between the 

 Bulloo and Paroo (Mrs. Spencer). 



Bassia bicornis : Charlotte-Waters (Byrne) ; North of Lake 

 Eyre (Hon. Mr. Newland) ; Lachlan-River (F. v. M.) ; Darling- 

 River (Brueckner) ; Paroo (Mrs. Cotter) ; Thargomindah (Mrs. 

 Spencer) ; Warrego (Haig) ; Herbert-River (Dittrich) ; Flinders- 

 River (E. Palmerj. 



Bassia eurotioides has quite recently been sent in a well 

 developed state from the eastern sources of Swan-River by 

 Miss Martha Eaton ; thevestiture of Drummond's plant is pale- 

 brown, that of the specimens now secured is shining-white ; the 

 fruit-calyx is provided with 3 or 4 bristlets, two of which elon- 

 gated ; this renders a close alliance to the following species- 

 very apparent, from which it mainly differs in the longer almost 

 hairlike-setular glabrous calyx-appendages. 



Bassia lanicuspis is now also known from the Lachlan-River 

 (F. V. M.), Paroo and Bulloo (Mrs. Spencer), Charlotte-Waters 

 (F. Giles), Finke-River (Rev. H. J. Kempe). This plant is- 

 often only -^-i foot high ; it varies with abbreviated spinules ; to 

 some extent it reminds of Ceratocarpus arenarius, particularly 

 as regards the fruit. Dr. Ascherson and Dr. Schweinfurth have 

 recently also re-established the genus Bassia among Salsolaceae, 

 (Illustration de la Flore d' Egypte p. 127), but in a limitation 

 narrower than that assigned to it in the " Systematic Census of 

 Australian plants." To Prof. Baillon also (Histoire des plantes,. 

 Chenopodiarees 177, anno 1887). Incidentally it may here 

 be remarked, that Gaertner already in his celebrated work, 

 published nearly 100 years ago, kept all the amyliferous 

 curvembryonatae closely together, perceiving clearly the affinity, 

 which uninterruptedly connects them all. 



RECOLLECTIONS OF MY RESIDENCE IN NORTH- 

 WEST AUSTRALIA. 



By A Non-Naturalist. 



A MEMBER of your Club having asked me to contribute notes 

 of anything relating to the aborigines 'or to natural history that I 

 can call to mind as having come under my notice during my 

 residence of fifteen years at the north-west, I have endeavoured,. 

 to the best of my ability, to comply with his request, but, 

 through being no naturalist, I am afraid the information con- 

 veyed in my recollections will be very riieagre, and will scarcely 

 be sufficient to satisfy the inquiring minds of so enlightened and 

 practical a body as the Field Naturalists' Club of Victoria, nor 

 do I expect to be able to tell you much, if anything, that is new. 



