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FIELD NATURALISTS' EXCURSION 

 TO UPPER ITHACA CREEK, 

 Saturday Afternoon, January 5th, 1889. 



On previous occasions the scrub in this locality (near Captain 

 Simpson's) has proved a good collecting ground, but since the last 

 visit of the Section a great deal had been cleared, and so recently 

 that few botanical specimens were left undestroyed, and the 

 collecting ground of former excursions was therefore very much 

 curtailed. 



The following list of plants, supplied by F. M. Bailey, Esq., 

 are the principal one3 noticed during this outing : — 



Capparis nobilis, F. v. M. ; in flower. Native pomegranate. 

 This, when in full bloom, as at present, is one of the most 

 beautiful trees of our scrubs. The flowers are large, white, 

 and very fragile ; the fruit is edible. 



Zieria Smithii, Andr. ; in flower. 



Vitis nitens, F. v. M. ; in fruit. Native grape. This rampant 

 climber produces an oval acid fruit which doubtless might 

 be improved, and become useful if cultivated. 



Harpullia pendula, Planch. ; in fruit. Tulipwood. 



Tephrosia filipes, Benth. ; in flower. 



Backhousia myrtifolia, Hook, <$• Horn. ; in flower. 



Eugenia Smithii, Poir. \ in flower. Lilly pilly. 



E. myrtifolia, Sims ; in fruit. Scrub cherry. Most useful 

 for jams and wine making. 



Yernonia cinerea, Less. ; in flower. 



Wahlenbergia gracilis, A. DC. ; in flower. Blue bell. 



Asclepias curassavica. Linn. ; in flower. Milky cottonbush, a 

 naturalised West Indian plant. 



Solanum aviculare, Forst. • in flower. Poroporo of New Zealand. 



