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J. H. MAIDEN. 



Type from the Oue-Milly's Soak road (J. H. M., October, 

 1909). I have taken this as the type, as I have a number 

 of specimens from this locality; I have compared the others 

 quoted, and do not find any differences from the type. 



Named in honour of William Oatton Grasby, Agricultural 

 Editor of the "Western Mail," in recognition of his work, 

 extending over a number of years, in diffusing a knowledge 

 of the indigenous flora of Western Australia. 



In addition to the type-specimens of A. Grasbyi I have 

 small specimens of the following, belonging to the same 

 species: — 



1. Mount Narryer, Gascoyne River to Murchison River. 

 In flower only (Isaac Tyson, 1898). 



2. Murchison Goldfields (W. V. Fitzgerald, September, 

 1903. No flowers or fruit). 



As regards No. 1, on 25th September, 1914, a specimen 

 belonging to the late Mr. R. Helms, came into my hands., 

 It bears the following label in Mr. Isaac Tyson's hand- 

 writing (Mr. Tyson was a friend of Mr. Helms): — " No. 9, 

 Acacia palastrls. Seeds much liked by sheep, used as food 

 by the natives. "Cogada" is the native name." 



Coming to No. 2, the following two paragraphs are from 

 Mr. W. V. Fitzgerald's MSS.:— 



1. "A. cyperophylla F.v.M. Shrub to a tree of 30 feet; 

 trunk to 10 feet, diam. to 1 foot; bark reddish, rather 

 rough, and curly; timber almost black, hard and rather 

 heavy. Vernacular name 'Minnie Ritchie.'" Then fol- 

 lows a portion which is a copy of a passage by him in Journ. 

 W. A. Nat. Hist. Soc. 2, Pt. i, p. 51 (1904). 



2. "i. palustris J. G. Luehmann. Erect shrub to a tree 

 •of 20 feet; trunk and branches very tortuous, the former 

 to 6 feet, diam. to 1 foot; bark reddish-brown, rather rough 

 and curly; timber very dark, hard and heavy. 'Snakewood.'" 



