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grew ill places amongst the ranges, giving the landscape a 

 silvery sheen.] Seriecio Gregorii, F. v. M. Fifty miles west 

 of Oodnadatta; Officer Creek. [This was a common flower 

 all through the country.] S. magnificus, F. v. M. Mount 

 Carmeena and Glen Ferdinand. [This plant grew very 

 luxuriantly in some places ; at Mount Carmeena it reached 

 5 feet 6 inches, with large heads of flowers.] 



DESCRIPTION OF PLATES. 



Plate LXIX. 



Toxanthus Whitei, n. sp. 1, flower. 2, two of the involuerali 

 bracts. 



Pterigeron cyUndriceps. n. sp. 3, style. 4 and 5, outermost 

 and innermost involucral bracts. 6, outer flower. 



Plate LXX. 



Menkea hispidula, n. sp. 1, replum and seeds. 2, ovary. 

 3, flower. 4, petal. 5, stamen. 



Triodia aristata, n. sp. 6, flowering glume, with that of 

 T. irritans for purposes of comparison. 7, spikelet. 



Nicotiana suaveoleyns, Lelim., n. var. excelsior. 8, calyx and 

 capsule. 9, seed. 



