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principal veins conspicuous. The rhachis between the leaflets 
in most leaves is slightly winged towards the top, frequently 
uniting the three uppermost leaflets at the base, and thus 
showing a tendency to relapse into a pinnatifid leaf. This 
tendency is distinctly shown in the floral leaves; the first 
leaves below the inflorescence are frequently simple, next to 
the simple leaf follows occasionally a leaf cleft to or nearly to 
the rhachis into two lobes, and then follow generally abruptly 
the pinnate leaves. Maiden, Forest Flora of N.S.W. vol. 5, 
pp. 91-93, Pl. 167. 
Hab. : Springbrook (Macpherson Range), C. 7’. White. 
This variety was first collected in the Dorrigo, New South 
Wales, and the present specimens agree well with the above 
description of Maiden and Betche. It presents a very different 
appearance to the typical species which is common in some of 
our northern scrubs ; like that, it forms a large timber-tree. 
Order CONIFERZ:. 
AGATHIS, Salisb. 
A. microstachya, ». sp. (Plates 5 and 6.) Black Kauri 
Pine. A large tree. Leaves 11-2 in. long, } in. broad, not 
very coriaceous, tapering into a very short petiole, usually 
oblique. Male amenta small, nearly globular, 2-3 lines 
long, sessile or shortly pedunculate. Fruit-cones and scales 
similar to those of A. robusta. Seeds deeply emarginate at the 
apex, about } in. long, wing 3 in. long. 
Hab. : High lands of ranges in the Cairns, Atherton, and Herberton 
districts, H, W. Mocatta, District Forest Inspector. (Received through 
the Director of Forests, Brisbane. ) 
The present plant differs from the two previously known 
Queensland species, A. robusta, C. Moore, and A. Palmerston, 
F. v. M., in its smaller leaves, very small male amenta, and 
deeply emarginate seeds, 
In a letter addressed to the Director of Forests, Brisbane 
(Mr. N. W. Jolly), Mr. Mocatta states : “ Black Kauri Pine 
grows to a large tree equal to A. Palmerstoni. There is very 
little difference in general appearance of growth. In its sapling 
stage the Black Kauri shows a smooth bark with large black 
patches, but in its more mature state the bark becomes very 
rough and scaly from root to branches, When scales fall or 
