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P. 163. — Acacia holosericea, A. Cnnn.: I recently received 

 specimens of this plant, collected in North Queensland by Air. 

 N. G. Bell, Chief Engineer for Railways, with the remark that 

 the green pods rubbed in the hands produced a lather. The 

 specimens were handed over to Air. J. C. Briinnich, Agricultural 

 Chemist, who reports — " The pods and seeds contain saponin, but 

 no decided test for saponin could be obtained in the leaves." 



P. 164. — Acacia farnesiana, Willd. : For " Cussie pomade " 

 read " Cassie pomade."' 



Order UMBELLIFERJE. 



P. 229. — Siebera Billardieri, Bcnth. : After var. crassifolia, 

 Benth., add: — ■ 



var. lanceolata, Bcnth. — Leaves lanceolate, acute, narrowed 

 at the base, l / 2 in. to above 1 in. long. Azorella lanceolata, 

 Labill., PI. Nov. Holl. i. 74, t. 99; Trachymenc lanceo- 

 lata, Spreng., Bot. Mag. t. 3334. 



Hab. : Helidon, F.M.B. ; Macpherson Range, Tryon and 

 Schneider; Cooroy, H. A. Longman. 



Order COMPOSITE. 



P. 272. — After Galinsoga add: — 

 :: 'Tridax, Linn. 



procumbens, Linn. — A native of Tropical America, for some 

 years past naturalised in India and the East Indies ; has 

 recently established itself in Northern Queensland {see 

 ' Ol. Agric. Jl. xxix. (T912) p. 484, PL 49). 

 P. 276. — Under Tribe Cichoriacese, before Microseris, add : — 

 :!: Cichorium, Linn. 



Intybus, Linn. — Chicory. Europe; Asia. Naturalised on 

 the Darling Downs; Hermitage (/. Liver seed) , Ffendon 

 (C. T. White). 

 P. 277. — Lactuca : After Scariola, Linn., add: — 



saligna, Linn. — Europe; Western Asia. Naturalised in 

 several localities on the Darling Downs, C. T. White. 



Order OLEACEJE. 



P. 311. — Notelaea longifolia, Vent., var. velutina, Bail.: After 

 Killarney add — Coll. : /. Wedd. 



Order APOCYNACEiE. 



P. 318. — Alstonia, after constricta, F. v. M., var. montmariensis, 

 Bail., add: — 



Follicles 3F2 to 4F2 in. long and 2 lines broad, submem- 

 branous. Seeds about 3 lines long, the hairs at each end slightly 

 longer than the seed. When publishing this variety in Ol. Agric. 



