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and 10 miles east thereof. If Schoenia is maintained as a 

 genus distinct from Helichrysuui (and this is the course taken 

 by Bentham in the "Flora Australiensis," by Bentham and 

 Hooker in "Genera Plantarum," and by Engler and Prantl 

 in the "Natiirliche Pflanzenfamilien"), then H. Aj/erftii must 

 go along with .S". Cassinicnia. Besides the compressed achenes, 

 it has the undivided style of the inner flowers which char- 

 acterizes the genus Schoenia. [Very plentiful throughout 

 the country traversed.] S. Caasiuianu, Steetz. Mount Car- 

 nieena and between Moorilyanna- Native Well and Everard 

 Range. [In some localities this bright-flowering plant covered 

 acres of ground amongst the mulga.] Helichri/surii ajjica- 

 hitnm, DC. Glen Ferdinand. [This grcu's into quite a 

 large bush at times.] H. poflnlepideuni , F. v. M. Wanta- 

 pella Swamp and Officer Creek. The form v.dth white rays 

 to the inner involucral bracts. [Not often seen; compact 

 growth; very attractive, with bright-yellow flowers and almost 

 white leaves.] H. hiricteatum, Willd. Mount Carmeena. 

 [Not common; some fine plants seen in this locality.] H. 

 Lairrencelld, F. v. M. Ninety males west of Trdmorden 

 Station; 35 miles west of Moorilyanna Native Well. [A 

 common flower all through the country.] Kdiyterinn 

 Charsleyae, F. v. M. Forty miles west of Oodnadatta and 

 Wantapella Sv/amp. [Found plentifully till granite country 

 was entered; it then disappeared.] H. florihiindiinK DC. 

 Everard Range; Offi.cer Creek. [A very common plant; 

 growing in great masses in many localities ; found everv- 

 where.] H. Fif7.ciiJ>honii, F. v. M. East of Everard Range. 

 [Often met with in the vicinity of the Everard Range ; grow- 

 ing closely to the ground.] H. pferochaefum, Benth. Indul- 

 kana Springs and 15 miles west thereof ; Glen Ferdinand. 

 [Found in many places, but not plentiful.] H. sfipitafitm, 

 F. V. M. Between Moorilyanna Native Well and Musgrave 

 Ranges; Everard Range. [Very plentiful in places, turning 

 the sand into a cloth of gold, they grew so thickly.] H. 

 .strict a tn, Benth. Fifty miles west of Oodnadatta and 50 

 miiles west of Todmorden Station ; Lambinna Soakage. [Plen- 

 tiful ; varies much in size according to the amount of 

 moisture.] H. Tietken.^ii, F. v. M. Between Moorilyanna 

 Native Well and Everard Range; Glen Ferdinand; Indulkana 

 Creek. Only young plants (1/8/14), much resembling 

 Gnaphnlium luteo-alhiun . [Growing in colonies, with many 

 miles between each colony.] Waifzirr cort/mhosa, Wendl. 

 Between Moorilyanna Native Well and Everard Range. 

 [Not a common flower; very striking, with its deep-orange 

 colour amongst the sombre mulga.] Gnapl/alium japonicum, 

 Thunb. Everard Range. [Great quantities of this plant 



