508 J. H. MAIDEN. 



Mr. Baker says — (a) " It (fuliginea) has twice as many 

 flowers in the head " as A. ixiophylla, and at p. 712, A. 

 fuliginea has "about 40 flowers." 



The material at my disposal has been very carefully 

 examined with the following results: I have seen no head 

 with as few as 20, but various numbers up to 35. On the 

 evidence I should give the limits as 24 and 35. All in the 

 following list have been hitherto regarded as A. ixiophylla 

 (some have actually passed through the hands of Bentham, 

 Mueller and F. M. Bailey). The co-types of A. fuliginea 

 fall into the series quite naturally. 



Bylong Ranges and Rylstone, co-types of A. fuliginea 

 R. T. Baker, flowers in the head 35. All the rest are A. 

 ixiophylla. 



Brigalow Greek, Pilliga (Jensen), flowers in the head 

 average 24 ; Wongau and Baradine (Jensen), flowers in the 

 head between 30 - 35; Pilliga (J. L. Boorman), an average 

 of 25 flowers in the head ; Outtabri, Pilliga (J. L. Boorman), 

 an average of 30 flowers in the head ; Pilliga Scrub (E. H. 

 F. Swain), flowers in the head 30; Goona Greek (W. A. W. 

 de Beuzeville), flowers in the head 30; Wee Waa (T. W. 

 Taylor) flowers in the head not less than 35; Brigalow 

 Scrub beyond the Severn (Dr. Leichhardt, seen by Bentham 

 and Mueller), flowers from 30 to 35 in the head; Condamine 

 River (Leichhardt, seen by Bentham and Mueller), flowers 

 in the head 30; Inglewood (J. L. Boorman), flowers in the 

 head 25; Miles (seen by F. M. Bailey), flowers in the head 

 35. 



2. Phyllodes. — For the original description of them in 

 Lond. Journ. Bot. i, 364, see above. 



Iq B. Fl. ii, 387, Bentham adds a few modifications, the 

 principal of which are, "•§ to 1 \ or near 2 in. long, 2 to 3 or 

 rarely 4 lines broad." 



