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Plate IX. 



Fig. 1. Travertine knoll rising a few feet above general • 

 level of roof. Low plants on knoll are Frankenia fruticulosa, with | 

 few bushes of Nitraria holding sand on crest. In foreground tus- 

 socks of Stipa teretifolia, .also Salsola and Lepidium foliosum. 

 Several burrows of mutton birds are visible in soft sand below the 

 knoll. 



Fig. 2. General view on roof looking west from the knoll 

 seen in previous figure. In immediate foreground Frankenia 

 fruticulosa on travertine, beyond the open association on sand, 

 Stipa teretifolia, Lepidium foliosum, and Salsola. This association 

 alternates with Bhagodia crassifolia shrubland away to horizon. 



Plate X. 



Fig. 1. Cliff vegetation on north coast Eastern Franklin. 

 Olearia. axillaris on left. Low bushes of Nitraria, Myopontm, 

 Threlkeldia, and Frankenia paucifiora. 



Fig. 2. Cove on south coast Western Franklin. Shows in 

 foreground Frankenia fruticulosa on travertine slope which changes 

 abruptly to Bhagodia crassifolia in middle distance. These two 

 associations come to the water's edge on the sheltered side of the 

 cove. Facing, in background, is a cliff slope with Mesemhryan- 

 themiim australe. 



Plate XI. 



Fig. 1. Bhagodia. crassifolia shrubland on roof of Wes- 

 tern Franklin. A travertine ridge, with its lighter-coloured flora 

 of Frankenia fruticulosa, may be seen running across the field in 

 the middle distance. 



Fig. 2. Recent blow-out exposing travertine pavement in 

 foreground. The vegetation beyond is of the unstable type on 

 sand. Salsola kali very abundant with Stipa teretifolia and 

 Lepidium foliosum. Some bushes of Nitraria. The pavement in 

 the foreground is said to have been covered with ^ dense thicket 

 of Lavatera pleheja thirteen months before. The dead stems of 

 this were very abundant on the loose sand. Photograph taken on 

 north coast Western Franklin, looking east. The strait separating 

 the two islands and the cliffs of Eastern Franklin are seen in the 

 distance. 



