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MiNURiA siiABDiFOLiA, /''. V. M. W.A., near Eraser Range 

 (C. 65), Southern Cross. 



Calotis ebinacea, Steetx. S.A., Upper Arkaringa Valley; 

 var. with profusedly divaricate ramification and minute leaves. 

 W.A., Cavenagh and Barrow Ranges. 



Calotis cymbacantha, F. v. M. S.A., Warrina and between 

 Nilpena and Cootanoorina ; W.A., long. 122°, lat. 26° 30' (D. 

 Gumming). 



Calotis latiuscula, /''. v. M. and Tate. S.A., Upper Coota- 

 noorina Valley and along Arkaringa Creek. 



Calotis plumulifera, F. v. M. S.A., Upper Arkaringa 

 Valley ; W.A., Victoria Desert (C. 53, C. 54). 



Calotis hispidula, F. v. M. S.A., Cootanoorina, near 

 Mount Watson, and Birksgate Range ; W.A., near Mount 

 Squires. 



Aster Mitchelli, F. v. 31. S.A., around Everard Range; 

 W.A., Victoria Spring and Lake Lefroy. 



Aster exiguipolius, /'. v. M. W.A., between Red Hill and 

 Yilgarn. 



Aster Muellebi, Sonder. W.A., Victoria Desert (C. 59, 

 61). 



Aster megalodontus, F. v. M. S. A., Everard Range ; W.A., 

 near Mount Squires. The leaves are more elongated and, there- 

 fore, proportionately narrower than those of the plant as 

 originally described. As regards aspect, it is not dissimilar to 

 I'terigeron dentatifolius, but in floral characters very distinct. 



Vittadinia australis, a. Richard. S.A., Arkaringa Valley ; 

 W.A., Victoria Desert (C. 53) and Eraser Range. 



Pluohea conocephala, F. v. M. W.A., Victoria Spring, 

 tlience to Eraser Range and Lake Lefroy ; var. miceophylla. 

 Lake Lefroy ; var. subspinescens, near Hunt's Well. 



Pluchea dentex, B. Brown. S.A., Everard and Birksgate 

 Ranges. Known also from the Einke River (Rev. H. Kempe), 

 near MacDonnell Range and Mount Olga (B. Giles), pre- 

 viously recorded as P. Eyreana ; also near the Isaac's River (P. 

 O'Shanesy). In the "Botany of the Horn Expedition " this species 

 IS quoted under P. squarrosa. Irrespective of other characteris- 

 tics already promulgated, the leaves are narrower than those of 

 P. squarrosa, and the headlets generally on longer stalks. As in 

 the closely allied species, the corollas are purple. 



Pterigeron liatboides, Bentham. W.A., near Hunt's Well. 

 Pterocaulon spiiacelatus, Bentham & J. Hooker. S.A., 

 Cootanoorina Creek. 



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Var., W.A. , Cavenagh Range. "The plant emitted a scent 

 :e that of ripe apples, even a long time after being dried." 

 Gnaphalium japonicom, Thunberg. W. A., Eraser Range and 

 near Lake Deborah. 



