96 THE FLORA OF THE NOETHERN TERRITORY. 



3. K. villosa, Lindl.—60 miles N.E. of Camp II. G. F. Hill (No. 264), 

 7/6/1911. 



Recorded. Start's Creek, F. v. Mueller. 



K. melanocoma, F. v. M. ; K. triptera, Benth. ; A', sedifolia, F. v. M. ; 

 Eeeorded in National Herbarium Census from North Australia. 



7. ENCHYLAENA, R. Br. 1810. 

 (ENCHYLAENA, Spreng. 1830). 



1. E. tomentosa, R. Br. — Hermansburg, Finke River, G. F. Hill (No. 62), 

 11/3/1911. 



60 miles N.E. of Camp II., G. F. Hill (No. 267), 7/3/1911. 



Haasts Bluff, Macdonnell Ranges, G. F. Hill (No. 207), 26/5/1911. 



Recorded. Sturt's Creek, F. y. Mueller. 



8. SALICORNIA, Tourn. 1737. 



(Sarcathria, Rafin, 1836 ; Halocnemum, Arthrocnemum, Tecticornia, 

 Pachycornia). Glasswort. 



Section I. Perianths not dilated at the top, usually narrow. Spikes 

 usually short. Flowers in threes, all or the central one hermaphrodite. 



Spikes ovoid or shortly oblong, with few articles, the margins forming 

 opposite thick triangular-conical lobes. — 1. S. arbuscula. 



Spikes oblong-cyUndrioal, the articles numerous ; very short and closely 

 imbricated the margins dilated into semi-circular opposite scarious scales. — 

 2. S. cinerea. 



Section II. Perianths at length dilated into a flat transverse or obUque 

 top. Spikes cylindrical, often elongated. — 3. S. leiostachya. 



1. ' 8. arbuscula, R. Br. — N.W. Coast, Bynoe. 



2. S. cinerea, F. v. M. — Henbury Station, Finke River, G. F. Hill (No. 

 39), 2/3/1911. Russian Thistle. Prickly Saltwort. Good camel feed. 



Recorded. Point Pearce and Sturt's Creek, F. v. Mueller. 



3. 8. leiostachya, Benth. — 10 miles W.S.W. of Stuart Ranges, G. F. Hill 

 (No. 227), 2/6/1911. Near salt lakes. 



Carrington's Landing, MacArthur River, G. F. Hill (No. 593), 20/9/1911. 



Recorded. Sand flats about Providence HiU and between M'Adam Range 

 and Point Pearce, F. v. Mueller ; Kyejeron Creek, Central Australia, M'Douall 

 Stuart's Expedition. 



8. robusta, F. v. M. ; 8. australis, 8oland. — Recorded in National Her- 

 barium Census from North Australia. 



9. SALSOLA, Linn. 1735. • 



{Garoxylon, Thunb., 1782 ; Halothamus,Jaub. and 8pach., 1846 ; Isgarum. 

 Rafin., 1836 ; Kali, Tourn., 1763 ; Sarcomorphis, Boj. and Moq., 1849 ; Soda, 

 Fourr., 1869). 



1. <S'. Kali, Linn.— 90 miles W. of Alice Springs, G. F. Hill (No. 38), 

 9/5/1911. 



Henbury Station. Finke River, G; F. Hill, 7/3/1911. 



Russian Thistle. Prickly Saltwort. Good fodder. Favourite camel feed 

 (Hill). Poisonous according to ' Greshoff. Anthelminthic. No poisonous 

 principle has been extracted from it. 



