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R. H. CAMBAGE. 



Acacia pityoides (No. 3962) is growing near A, gonoclada^ 

 reaching a height of ten feet, with a fairly smooth bark, 

 and branching into six or eight stems. The linear-subulate 

 phyllodes are from four to five inches long, rarely six inches, 

 and the narrow pods average about two and a half inches 

 long. 



Acacia cibaria (No. 3961, Wirewood) was also growing 

 on the sandy tableland, some of the trees being fifteen feet 

 high, with narrow linear phyllodes from six to thirteen 

 inches long, and twisted pods (contracted between the 

 seeds), from four to seven and a half inches long. The bark 

 is scaly and somewhat furrowed, the wood, which is used for 

 posts, is pale yellow near the outside and dark brown 

 towards the centre. 



Eucalyptus setosa is growing on sandy soil between 

 Baronta and Prairie, the trees being about twenty feet 

 high, with a stem diameter of ten inches and the wood 

 dark brown. 



HUGHENDEN TO WINTON. 



In going from Hughenden to Winton, the divide between 

 the Gulf of Carpentaria and the Lake Eyre waters is crossed 

 at Whitewood, where the elevation is 1,028 feet, Winton 

 being situated on a tributary of the Diamantina River, and 

 is 614 feet above sea level. For the whole distance the 

 country is made up of undulating open plains or downs 

 dotted with a few trees here and there. 



The following is a list of plants seen from the train : — 

 Capparis lasiantha, Owenia acidula, Ventilago viminalis 7 

 Atalaya liemiglauca, Bauhinia sp., Acacia Cambagei, A. 

 stenophylla, A. Famesiana, Eucalyptus microtheca, Heli- 

 chrysum sp.f , Eremopliila Mitchelli. 



WINTON TO LONGREACH. 



This portion of the journey was made by motor car, the 

 distance being one hundred and twenty-five miles. For 



