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M. S.A., Arkariufi'a Creek. 



W.A., near Mount Squires. 



M. S.A., AVarrina ; Arkarina-a 



Abutilox oxycaepum, F. 

 W.A., Fraser Range. 



Abutilox Fraseri, Hooker. 



Abutilon jialoptiilum, F. v. 

 Valley. 



Hibiscus Pinonianus, Gaud. S.A., Everard Range (leaves 

 narrow-oblong, with or without basal lobes) ; Mount Ooolwa 

 (C. 6) ; Coffin Hill ; Pingegurrina Hill ; Birksgate Range (leaves 

 orbicular, without lobes). W. A., Near Mount Squires ; Victoria 

 Desert (C. 53) ; 30 and 60 miles N.W. from Fraser Range. 



Hibiscus brachysipiionius, /''. v. M. S.A., Warrina. 



HiBisCDS Krichauffii, F. v. M. S.A., Warrina. 



Hibiscus Faeragei, F. v. M. W.A., Fraser Range. 



Hibiscus Sturtii, Hooker. S.A., between Arcoeilliua and 

 Wawee Waterhole ; eastern edge of Everard Range. 



Hibiscus iiakeaefolius, Giordano. W.A., Fraser Range ; 

 about 36 miles N.W. of Southern Cross ; 100 miles N.E. of 

 Geraldton. " The flowers never open properly, and tliey seem to 

 be fertilised by ants, which infest them in great numbers. The 

 scent of the flowers is very pleasant, though faint, and resembles 

 that of the tulip." 



GossYPiUM Sturtii, F. v. M. S.A., Everard Range ; near 

 Mount Watson ; Mount Sir Thomas ; C. 22. 



STERCULIACE^. 



BRACHYcnrroN G-regorii, F. v. M. S. A., about 25 miles N. W. 

 of Camp 9 ; a tree 40 feet high. W.A., near Skirmish Hill 

 (Camps 26, 28), Victoria Desert (C. 49, C. 50, C. 62), 75 miles 

 N.W. of Fraser Range, as a stunted tree ; between Red Hill and 

 Yilgarn. With the normal fruits collected at various places in 

 the Victoria Desert are others nearly two inches long and much 

 pointed, possibly indicating another species. " The inner bark 

 of the stem and the bark of the roots are extensively chewed 

 by the natives of Victoria Desert. There are thin layers of a 

 glutinous substance between the layers of bark, with a taste like 

 that of cocoa-nut. The seeds are roasted and eaten by the natives. 



CoMMERCONiA CINKREA, Steudel. W.A., near Yilgarn. 



CoMMERCONiA Kempeana, F. V. M. W.A., Victoria Desert 

 (C. 40, C. 44), a shrub of one foot high. 



CoMMERCONiA MAGNIFLORA, F. V. M. In a varietal form with 

 more acute calyx -lobes ; moreover, the color of the calyx is red- 

 dish. S.A., near Mount-Ibillie soakaee, a shrub from four to 



eight feet high ; Everard Range, 

 elevation ; Birksgate Range. 



COMMBECONIA ROTUNDIFOLIA, F. 



oval leaves than the typical plant. 



at from 2,000 to 3,000 feet 



r. M. 

 W.A. 



A form with more 

 near Lake Deborah. 



