716 FLORA OP AUSTRALIA, V., 



P0LYGONACE.ffi. 

 Muehlenbeckia adpressa Meissn. — Shrubby form, 6 feet high, 

 Tenterfield (W. Bauerlen). 



LAURINE^;. 



Litsea dealbata Nees. — Has been collected at Putty by Mr. 

 A. C. Barwick. 



*Litsea zeylanica Nees. — Occurs from the Tweed to the Rich- 

 mond Rivers (W. Bauerlen). 



PR0TEACE51. 



Persoonia Caleyi B.Br. — Has been collected at Fagan's Creek, 

 near Braidwood, by W. Bauerlen. Previously recorded from 

 Jervis Bay. 



P. oblongata A. Cunn. — Mr. A. C. Barwick has found this 

 "Geebung" at Putty. The plant differs, however, in a few points 

 from the description in B.F1. and Moore's Handbook PL N. S.W. 

 The pedicel is over an inch long and the ovary has silky hairs in 

 all the specimens sent. In flower in June. 



Hicksbeachia PINNATIPOLIA. — Mr. F. A. Murray, of Lismore, 

 informs me that the nuts of this tree are edible and as much 

 esteemed as those of Macadamia ternifolia. 



*Hakea Ivoryi Bail. — This species, described by F. M. Bailey 

 in Q.FL, Vol.iv., p. 1346, has been collected by Mr. R. Ridge, 

 Tuncoona, near Bourke. 



EUPHORBIACE.E. 



Euphorbia Drummondii Boiss. — This plant is often reported 

 as poisonous to stock, but Mr. C. H. Smith, of Womboo, Moama, 

 tells a different tale, for he states that E. Drummondii has grown 

 plentifully there this (1903) summer owing to the December rains. 

 Stock eat it with relish and thrive well on it, but it creeps so 

 closely to the ground that old big stock can hardly crop it. From 

 this it appears to be a valuable summer fodder. 



Homoranthus virgatus A. Gunn. — Occurs at West Kempsey, 

 having been collected by Dr. W. H. Tomlins. 



* New for New South Wales. 



