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of pan peri flora, and to add thereto some of the other speci- 

 mens from Western Australia and South Australia, when we 

 are able to make field observations on the various forms. 



It will be seen from the above that the only specimens 

 which come under Bentham's notice are the original ones 

 given by Mueller, I.e., and those collected byDrummond. In 

 the series of specimens now brought under review we find that 

 the species has a very wide range, and as a consequence it is 

 only natural that environmental conditions will cause 

 variation. 



I am indebted to Mr. J. M. Black for several notes and 

 for the drawings on pi. xxxviii. 



DESCRIPTION OF PLATE XXXVIII. 



Melaleuca halmaturorum, F. v. M. 1, flower. 2, petal, 

 3, leaf. 4, cluster of fruits. 5, vertical section of fruit. 6, 

 transverse section of fruit. 7, 3-celled capsule. 8, An old tree, 

 between 7 and 8 m. high, growing beside the Patawalonga Creek, 

 near Glenelg. 



