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Cypbrus Ikia, Linne. S.A., near Arkaringa Creek. 



Cypkrus rotundus, Liniie.. S. A., Warrina and Cootanoorina. 

 The tunicate corms of this species are roasted for food by the 

 aboriginals. The native name is yalpa. 



FiMBRiSTYLis COMMUNIS, Kuiith., var. GRACILIS. S.A., Warrina 

 to Cootanoorina. 



SciRPUS CARTiLAciiNEUS, Sjjrengel. S.A., between Red Hill 

 and Yilgarn. 



ScHOKNUS APiiYLLUS, Boeckeler. W.A., Victoria Desert 

 (C. 56, 58). Stems finely, but distinctly, furrowed. 



ScnOENUS HEXANDRUS, SfieC. nOV. 



llather dwarf; stems very slender, smooth, but distinctly 

 striated, leailess, except at the base ; leaves rudimentary, com- 

 pressed-subulate; cylindric petioles close, at the orifice densely 

 barbellate; fascicles of spikelets capitular, solitary, terminal, 

 small, often undeveloped ; floral leaf solitary, diminished to a 

 bract, provided with a barbellate elapsing stalk ; spikelets few or 

 several, small, ellipsoid-lanceolar ; floral bracts about seven to 

 nine, brown, with narrow pallid margin, glabrous, acutely- 

 pointed, usually one of the lower only maturing fruit ; stamens 

 six, all with very narrow anthers ; stigmas much shorter than 

 the style ; hypogynous setules absent ; fruit pale, orbicular- 

 ovate, evidently compressed, devoid of lustre. 

 W.A., Victoria Desert (C. 57). 



Stems numerous, variously less than one foot high. Spikelets 

 one-quarter to one-third inch long. Fruit slightly pointed, 

 scarcely one-tenth inch long. 



This species is in its alliance nearest to S. pleiostemoneus and 

 S. deformis, differing from both already in the inflorescence, in 

 which respect our new plant is nearer to S. aphyllus. 



ScHOENUS Armeria, Boeckeler. W.A., Victoria Desert (C. 58). 

 Lepidosperma leptostachyum, Bentham. W.A., Karoling. 

 Lepidosperma resinosum, Bentham. W.A,, Victoria Desert 

 (C. 59). 



Lepidosperma geacile, R. Brown. W.A., Fraser Range, 

 Karoling. 



Lepidosperma oankscbns, Boeckeler. S.A., Mount Ilbillee, at 

 3,000 feet elevation, attains to rather above three feet high. 



Lepidosperma viscidum, E. Brown. W.A., 50 miles S.E. from 

 Mount Churchman. (0. 93). The identical plant was brought 

 from between Fraser Range and Esperance Bay by Mr. Dempster, 

 and east of Ularing by Mr. J. Young. The plant varies much 

 in height. 



Caustis dioica, R. Brown. W.A., 85 miles KE. by E. from 

 Esperance Bay (Gwynne); probably also Victoria Desert (C. 54), 

 but only received in a flowerless state. 



