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In issuing this second “Botany Bulletin,” containing descriptions of . 
additional Queensland plants, advantage is taken to remind corres- 
pondents and others of the large number of plants which are probably 
within a short distance of their homes, and common enough to them, 
yet many of which may be entirely new to science, or, as some that 
have lately reached my hands, but partially known. Only the other 
day a plant was sent to me for name, which until then was only known 
from a few flowering shoots collected by A. Cunningham about fifty 
years ago. Another correspondent forwarded specimens of a small 
tree only known previously from Dr. Robert Brown’s specimens 
which were collected in the early part of the present century. Thus 
it will be seen that, although much has been accomplished towards 
making known the riches of the vast Australian flora, a very large 
number of our plants are as yet unknown or undescribed. In forward- 
ing specimens of plants it would add greatly to their interest if the 
senders would record any properties they may be supposed to possess, 
or uses to which they may be put, either by the natives or settlers, as 
Well as local or native names. Hach specimen should bear a distinctive 
number, and a duplicate correspondingly numbered should be kept by 
the sender when the names are required to be returned. All parcels 
of this kind can be forwarded by packet post. 
As these “ Botany Bulletins” will mainly be devoted to the publi- 
cation of the descriptions of new species and other matter appertaining 
to the flora of Queensland, the descriptions of any other new plants 
Which from time to time may require publishing will follow after the 
Queensland matter, — 
March, 1891. 
