THE FLOKA OF THE NORTHERN TERRITORY. 141 



Gregory's Expedition ; Nichol Bay and De Grey River, Ridley's Erpedition ; 

 Mount Humphries, M'Douall Stuart. 



5. C. disaitiflora, Benth. — Glabrous form. Hermansburg, Finke River, 

 G. F. HiU (No. 54), 11/3/1911. 



Recorded. Gulf of Carpentaria, Landsborough. 



6. C. juncea, Linn. — Upper Victoria River, Hooker's and Sturt's Creeks, 

 F. V. Mueller. Sun Hemp of commerce. 



7. C. Unifolia, Linn.— Borroloola., G. F. HiU (No. 615), 9/10/1911. 

 Lower MacArthur River, G. F. HiU (No. 676), 8/11/1911. 



Recorded. Islands of the Gulf of Carpentaria, R. Brown ; N.W. Coast, 

 Bynoe ; Goulburn Island, A. Cunningham ; Victoria River and Macadam 

 Range, F. v. M. 



C. Unifolia, Linn.—Okey Creek, G. F. HiU (No. 761), 16/2/1912 

 {elongated variety). 



8. G. Mitchelli, Benth. — ^WiU's Creek, Howitt's Expedition. 



Var. tomentosa, Ewart. — 12 miles N.W. of Camp III. (long. 132| degrees, 

 lat. 21 fS.), G. F. HiU (No. 326), 12/6/1911. 



This plant is poisonous according to Greshoff and Maiden, but the poison- 

 ous principle is unknown. 



9. C. NovcE- HollandicB, D.C. — ^N.W. Coast, Bjnioe ; Nichol Bay, 



F. Gregory's Expedition ; Upper Victoria River and AUigator Point, F. v. 

 MueUer ; Gulf of Carpentaria, Henne, Landsborough ; near Mount Humphries, 

 M'DouaU Stuart. 



10. G. retusa, Linn. — Edith Creek, Gilruth and Spencer, July-August, 

 1911. Lower McArthur River, G. F. HiU (No. 681), 8/11/1911. 



Recorded. Sandy rocky situations on Victoria River, and Sea Range, 

 Amhem's Land, F. v. MueUer ; Albert River, Henne. 



11. G. trifoliastrum, Willd. (C. medicaginea, F. v. M. — Haast's Bluff 

 (4000 ft.), MacdonneU Ranges, G. F HUl (No 191), 18/5/1911. Lat. 19 

 degrees S., long. 132 degrees, G. F. HiU (No. 434), 4/7/1911. Form with 

 leaflets 2 mm. broad. 



Recorded. N.W. Coast, Bynoe ; Victoria River, F. v. MueUer ; Islands of 

 the Gulf of Carpentaria, R. Brown, Henne ; Port Essington, Armstrong. 



12. G. verrucosa, Linn. — ^Victoria River, and stony hiUs and grassy 

 banks on the Wickham River, F. v. MueUer. 



G. humifitsa, Grah. ; G. incana, L. ; G. striata, D. G. ; G. quinquefolia, L. ; 



G. alata. Ham ; recorded from North AustraUa in National Herbarium Census. 



25. LOTUS, Linn. 



1. L. amtralis, Andr. — Camp III., Lander Creek, G. F. HiU (No. 316), 

 10/6/1911. 



Recorded. E. tributaries of Victoria River, F. v. MueUer ; Nichol Bay 

 and De Grey River, Ridley's Expedition. 



Classed as a poison plant by Greshoff, Smith and Maiden, but no poisonous 

 principle has been extracted, and the evidence as to its poisonous properties is 

 not satisfactory. 



