430 R. H. CAMBAGE. 



Proteace^e : Grevillea striata (Beef wood of north-western New 

 South Wales, seen at intervals from the lower Flinders), G. 

 sp., Hakea arbor escens, H. Cunninc/hamii R.Br., (with terete 

 drooping leaves one foot long, at Granada). 



Santalace^e : Santalum lanceolatum R. Br. 



Euphorbiace^ : Exccecaria parvifolia F.v.M., (Gutta-percha or 

 Rubber tree, growing on the lowland). 



Urticace.e : Grinum flaccidum Herb. ? (known as the Plains 

 Lily at Boomarra, comes up and flowers after the commence- 

 ment of the wet season in December). 



Gramineje : Astrebla pectinata F.v.M., (Mitchell Grass of the 

 Flinders River plains), and var. curvifolia Bail., (Curly 

 Mitchell, both excellent pasture grasses), Anthistiria mern- 

 branacea Lindl. 1 (Red Grass), Triodia irritans (Spinifex). 



Capparls lasiantha is a very different looking plant from 

 0. Mitchelli. The latter grows into a large shrub or small 

 tree, and is known as Wild Orange, while the former is a 

 climber with hooked stipular prickles which aid it in hold- 

 ing on to trees over which it scrambles. From this habit 

 it is sometimes called Lawyer Vine, though it is quite dis- 

 tinct from the Lawyer Vines of the coast brushes. It is 

 spoken of as Native Honeysuckle from the slight resem- 

 blance of its flowers and its climbing habit. 



Ventilago viminalis was seen intermittently the whole 

 way from Normanton, and is known to extend southwards 

 to Cobar in New South Wales. Although it only grows 

 into a small tree of about twenty feet, the stems and 

 branches of which often entwine, it has an exceedingly 

 hard wood. In cutting into one of these trees having a 

 diameter of about nine inches, the blade of a sharp axe 

 may easily be broken beyond repair, portions of the broken 

 blade remaining in the wood. An example of this once 

 came under my personal observation. 



