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specimen thus, — "The beautiful Loranthus aurantiacus A. Cunn., occupied the 

 branches of a EucalyptitsJ' North of Sydney: Ivillara, on Eucalyptus paniculata 

 and E. saligna (W.F.B.), also on Angophora intermedia, and jjarasitic on Phry- 

 gilanthus eucalyptifolius, the latter on the Angophora (W.F.B. and D.W.C.S.) ; 

 Beeci-oft onJB. pilularis (Dr. E. C. Chisholm and W.F.B.) ; Pymble, on Eucalyp- 

 tus saligna (Pendulous plants 2-5 feet long and 2 feet in diameter; leaves light- 

 gxeen, shading into yellow, making a pleasant contrast with the dark-green foliage 

 of the host, and also with the dark-green foliage of Vhrygilanthus eucalyptifoliua 

 which was parasitic on the same plant (W.F.B.) ; Bobbin Head Eoad, near 

 Turramurra, on Eucalyptus resinifera, Acacia decurrens Willd. var. mollis 

 (W.F.B.) ; Gribberagong Creek, Hornsby, about one mile above the head of the 

 salt water, on Eucalyptus pilularis (W.F.B.); Berowra Creek, Berowra, near 

 Punt, on Eucalyptus punctata, overhanging the salt water. Another tree of E. 

 punctata about 100 yards up from the water had nine large bunches of the 

 parasite upon it. These were the only plants seen, although a diligent search 

 was made, with the object of ascertaining if there were others in the neighbour- 

 hood (W.F.B.) ; Brooklyn Park, Hawkesbury River, on Eucalyptus umbra and 

 E. macidata var. citriodora (W.F.B. and D.W.C.S.); Lower Castlereagh, Hawkes- 

 bury River, on Eucalyptus tereticornis Sm. (R. Farlow) ; Glendon, Singleton, on 

 Angophora (Dr. Leichhardt, 1843) ; Rocky Creek, Bengalla, on Box, Eucalyptus 

 sp. (Dr. Leichhardt, 1843) ; Pokolbin, on Eucalyptus sideropliloia (R. H. Cam- 

 bage. No. 1497) ; Scone (E. Breakwell) ; Owen's Gap, near Scone, host Eucalyptus 

 hemiphloia var. albens (R. H. Cambage, No. 1688. — Fruits infested with insects, 

 which give them a prainose appearance) ; Tamworth, on Callitris calcarata (W. 

 M. Carne) ; Gunnedah, on Eucalyptus hemiphloia (M. H. Swain) ; 7 miles from 

 Coonabarabran, on the Gunnedah Road, on Eucalyptus Blakelyi (H. I. Jensen) ; 

 Coonabarabran, on Grey Gum, Eucalyptus micrantha and on L. pendulus, the 

 latter parasitic on E. micrantha and also on Angophora intermedia (B. G. Meek) ; 

 Bugaldie, 17 miles N.W. of Coonabarabran, on Casu-arina Cunninghamii (B. C. 

 Meek) ; Borah Creek, north of Rocky Glen, on Eucalyptus meiliodora (H. I. 

 Jensen) ; Baradine District (H. I. Jensen) ; Donald, near Armidale, on Eucalyptus 

 meiliodora (G. Campion) ; Narrabri, host Eucalyptus odorata Behr. var. Wooll- 

 siama (G. Burrow; since recorded by J. H. Maiden, Dr. J. B. Cleland and Gordon 

 Burrow, Botany of Pilliga Scrub, 1920, p. 10) ; Attunga State Forest No. 724 

 ("Habitat — Wide range throughout the whole of the North-west districts: altitude 

 1200 ft. 'Tliis specimen was obtained from a "Yellow Box," Eucalyptus meilio- 

 dora. It also attacks "White Box" Eucalyptus hemiphloia in very large numbers. 

 As many as 40-50 plants may be seen on some of the trees where this specimen 

 was obtained," T. W. Taylor) ; Stannum, via Deepwater, on Eucalyptus eugeni- 

 oides (R. H. Cambage, No. 1601. — An interesting small-flowered form. Recorded 

 by Mr. Cambage in These Proceedings, xxxiii., 1908, 51, as L. pendulus) ; Saw- 

 pit Creek, Woodburn (W. Bauerlen, No. 1598. — Leaves up to 12 inches long, i 

 inch broad) ; Wallangarra, host Loranthus linojihyllus Fenzl. which was parasitic 

 on Casuarina Cunninghamii. — Leaves 10 inches long and 1 inch broad; also on 

 Eucalyptus siclerophloia, (J.L.B.). 



Queensland: Warwick, Darling Downs (J. Shirley, Aug., 1915); Brisbane 

 River, on "Ironbark" (F. M. Bailey, Mar., 1876, in Queensland Herbarium); 

 Toowoomba, on Eucalyptus sp. (H. A. Longman, June, 1909) ; Goodna (C. T'. 

 White, Apr., 1910, in Queensland Herbarium. The specimen is very imperfect, 

 being attacked by gall-forming insects) ; Georgina River (E. W. Bick, Sept., 1910, 

 in Queensland Herbarium) ; Gilbert River (F. Mueller, quoted by Bentham under 

 L. pendulus Sieb.) ; Gulf of Carpentaria (Dr. T. L. Bancroft, in Queensland Her- 



