broad, more or less curved at the apex and sometimes sliortl3r 

 beaked. The leaves are all simple and vary from 25-45 cm. 

 in length, are at first pubescent but become glabrous with 

 age. The bark is corky. [A common tree throughout the 

 country, and known as the ''Cork Tree" owing to the cork-like 

 bark. The natives north of Oodnadatta make shields from 

 the wood on account of it being very light and soft. This 

 tree is very twisted in shape, and the fruits are clustered in 

 great bunches. The flowers contain much honey, for which 

 the ants climb up the trunk in millions; it also affords food 

 to honey-eating birds.] 



LoRANTHACEAE. — Loranthus pendulus, Sieb. Officer 

 Creek, west of Everard Kange. [Quantities of this parasitical 

 plant were found growing upon the mulga.] L. Quandang, 

 Lindl. Moorilyanna Native Well. [This species was not 

 nearly so plentiful as the others.] L. Unearifolius, Hook. 

 Moorilyanna Native Well. [This was the only locality where 

 I saw this small species; it was growing on the mulga (Acacia 

 (/neuraj.] L. exocarpi, Behr. Twenty and 40 miles west of 

 Oodnadatta; 15 miles west of Indulkana Springs. [Numbers 

 of large bunches were found on the mulga trees.] 



Santalaceae. — Santalum lanceolatum, K. Br. Oodna- 

 datta. [A pretty shrub bearing a quantity of dark berries;, 

 grows on flooded ground.] Fusanus acuminafus, R. Br.. 

 "Quondong." Leaves thick, with prominent lateral nerves. 

 [Very few of these shrubs were seen during the trip ; owing 

 to the drought, most of them had not fruited for years.] 



Chenopodiaceae. — Chenopodium nitrareaceum, F. v. M. 

 Wantapella Swamp. Seed horizontal, as shown on pi. 28> 

 of Mueller's "Iconography of Australian Salsolaceous Plants," 

 although it is deiscribed as vertical in all the diagnoses which 

 I have seen. [Large bunches, round in shape, up to 8 or 

 10 feet high, growing all over the depression known as Wanta- 

 pella Swamp; it seems to be eaten by stock.] Ch. cristatum, 

 F. V. M. Mount Illbillie. Dwarf specimens with procumbent 

 stems not more than 2 cm. long. Gh. mic7'ophylhi m , F. v. M. 

 Musgrave Ranges. Leaves larger than usual (5-10 mm. long) ; 

 seed black, shining; in the only flower in which I found 

 stamens there were five of them. [Only met with in Glen 

 Fedinand.] Kochia sedifolia, F. v. M. "Bluebush." Ninety 

 miles west of Todmorden Station; between Moorilyanna 

 Native Well and Everard Range. Differs from the type in 

 having the white hairs of the tomentum stellate instead of 

 simple or forked. A similar specimen has been sent me from 

 Mount Gunson by Mrs. Beckwith. Li Captain White 's^^ 

 specimens the connivent lobes are often raised above the 

 rather narrow wing so that the summit of the fruiting 



