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seven miles from Normanton), E. pruinosa (Silver-leaved Box), 

 E. sp. (No. 4163, a White Box near Corella River), E. micro- 

 theca F.v.M., (Coolabah), E. pallidi folia F.v.M. (Mountain 

 Gum or White Brittle Gum), E. rostrata (River Red Gum), 

 E. clavigera (Apple-gum, seen at about fifteen miles from 

 Normanton and near Hazel Creek between Cowan Downs 

 and Boomarra), E. papuana (No. 3938, E. tesselaris var. 

 Dallachiana, Cabbage Gum), E. setosa (seen in Normanton, 

 also at about fourteen miles out, and again between Paddy's 

 Lagoon and Donor's Hill on gravelly ridge), E. terminalis ? 

 (Bloodwood, at intervals most of the way), E. dichromo- 

 phloia ? (Red Bloodwood, noticed close to Normanton, also 

 between Paddy's Lagoon and Donor's Hill on gravelly 

 Cretaceous ridge), E. tetrodonta (Messmate or Stringybark, 

 not seen after about fifteen miles from Normanton), Carey a 

 australis. v 



CucuRBiTACEiK : Cucumis trigonus Roxb. ? (Wild Melon. Accord- 

 ing to Mr. E. Palmer a form referred to as C. pubescens is 

 called "Boomarrah" by the natives on the Cloncurry). 



LoRANTHACEiE : Loranthus longiflorus, L. quandang Lindl., 



(Mistletoe, near Boomarra). 

 RubiacEjE : Gardenia edulis (Bread-fruit tree). 



Ebenace.e : Maba humilis R. Br., (Ebony, Donor's Hill to Boo- 

 marra, with yellow ovoid fruits about 1 to 1*2 cm. long). 



Apocynace^e : Carissa ovata R. Br., (a spreading shrub known as 

 Boorum Bush and Kunkerberry, black, oval, edible fruit, 

 noticed from Donor's Hill to Boomarra and Cloncurry). 



MyoporacejE : Eremophila Mitchelli Benth., (Budtha or Budda of 

 western New South Wales, noticed from Donor's Hill to 

 Cloncurry), E. big nonice flora F.v.M. (Donor's Hill), E. longi- 

 foliaF.v.MJ 



Verbenace^e : Vitex trifolia Linn., (specimen obtained at Quamby 

 thirty miles north of Cloncurry, an Asiatic plant). 



Amarantace^e : Ptilotus spicatus F.v.M., (at Boomarra). 



