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Among sandstone and quartzite rocks. 



The species has not hitherto been recorded as Australian. 



CELASTRINE^. 



367. Cdastnis Muelleri Benth. 

 Edkins Range (W.V.F.). 



A deciduous tree to 25ft. ; trunk 8-lOft. ; diameter about 1ft. ; 

 bark greyish, rugose, rather thick and often corky ; timber 

 pink, close-grained, but rather soft ; leaves ovate to broad- 

 lanceolate, obtuse, or often retuse with a small point in 

 the sinus, f-ljin. long ; flowers yellow. 



On quartzite hills. 



368. Denhamf^obscuTB. Meissn. 



York Sound (A. Cunn) ; Cambridge Gulf, Mts. Herbert, Leake, 



Bason ; Packhorse, Isdell, Synnott, Artesian, Edkins, 



and Harding Ranges (W.V.F.) 

 A tree 20-30ft. ; branches pendulous ; trunk to 15ft. ; diameter 



6-9in. ; bark dark grey and roughish or grey and smooth ; 



timber pale yellow, closely grained but fairly soft ; flowers 



yellow ; fruits lemon- yellow. 

 In sandy soil. 



369. Stackhousia muricata Lindley. 



The Kimberley plant is often quite leafless and bears yellow 

 flowers and small quadangular fruits. 



SAPTNDACE^. 



370. Atalaya variifolia F. v. M. 



A tree of 30-40ft. ; trunk to 15ft. ; diameter 6-9in. ; bark 

 grey, rugose ; timber pale yellow and not very hard ; 

 flowers and fruits pale yellow or almost white. 



In sandy loams. 



The foliage is readily eaten by stock. 



371. A. hemiglauca F. v. M. 



A bushy shrub to a tree of 20ft. ; trunk to 5ft. ; diameter 6in. ; 

 bark dark grey, thin, smooth or scarcely rough ; timber 

 white and rather soft ; flowers and fruits white. 



In sandy loam. 



372. Dodonaea lanoeolata F. v. M. 

 Erect, 2- 4ft. ; seeds black and shining. 



373. D. physocarpa F. v. M. 



Lennard and Isdell Rivers ; Mt. Behn (W.V.F. ). 

 Diffuse, 3-4ft. high. 

 In stony spots. 



