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Rubiace^e : Gardenia edulis (Bread-fruit tree). 



ApocYNACEiE : Vinca rosea Linn. var. alba (naturalised). 



AsclepiadacejE: Cryptostegia grandiflora R. Br., (a naturalised 

 straggling rubber plant from Tropical Africa, having a pair 

 of remarkable looking triangular fruits pointing in opposite 

 directions, about four to five inches long, resembling horns, 

 and containing a silky fibre attached to the seeds. Seen only 

 at Georgetown. It is said that this plant is not eaten by 

 goats). Sarcostemma australe R. Br., (a thin leafless vine, the 

 seeds attached to silky tufts of hairs). 



Bignoniace^e : Spathodea alternifolia R. Br., (a straggling shrub, 

 the flat pod-like capsule up to eighteen inches long and half 

 an inch wide. Seen only near Normanton). 



Myoporace^: : Eremophila longi folia F.v.M. 1 



Labiat^e : Anisomeles salvifolia R. Br.? (near Gilbert River). 



PROTEACEiE : Grevillea chrysodendron, G. striata, G. gibbosa, Hakea 

 arborescens (ten feet high, at Normanton), H. Persiehana. 



Euphorbiace^e : Petalostigma quadriloculare. 



Urticace.e : Ficus glomerata Willd , (Red Fig). 



Orchidack.e : Cymbidium sp. 



PandanacEjE : Pandanus aquaticns.lt 



Gramine^e : Triodia irritans R. Br., (Spinifex or Porcupine 

 grass), Ectrosia Schultzii Benth., (a grass, at Croydon). 



Zizyplius jujuba, a well known little tree in tropical 

 Asia, and occurring also in tropical Africa, is common in 

 the Croydon district and other parts of Queensland, being 

 known as the Jujube tree. The plants average about ten 

 to fifteen feet high, generally with stipular prickles on the 

 stem and branches, and the fruits are edible, having a 

 flavour resembling that of an apple scarcely ripe. 



Atalaya hewiiglauca was first noticed near Georgetown, 

 on a granite formation not highly siliceous, and was seen 



Aa— December 1, 1915. 



