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PLANTS SEEN IN FLOWER OR FRUIT 



black or black-brown, shining, thin. Apothecia conical — 

 hemispherical 1 rn.m. in diameter, shining crowded, raised, 

 not confluent. Ostiole minute darker. Spores in clavate asci, 

 1-septate, constricted at the septum, apices attenuate, bi- 

 fusiform to linear -fusiform, each loculus bi-tri-nucleolate ; 

 •026 x '004 m.m. ; paraphyses separating, capillary; hym. gel. 

 with iodine pale yellow. On dead wood in damp situations, 

 Caboolture, by C. J. Wild. 



PLANTS SEEN IN FLOWER OR FRUIT BY FIELD 

 NATURALISTS ON EXCURSION TO PEECHEY'S 

 SCRUB OCTOBER 27th, 1888. 



By J. H. Simmonds, Joint Sec. 



The usual fortnightly excursion of the Field Naturalists' section 

 was made to Peechey's Scrub on Saturday afternoon, October 27th. 

 There were 8 members and visitors present. The scrub is situated about 

 2 miles beyond Ashgrove, and about ^ a mile to the south of the 

 Waterworks-road. Of late meagre collections have almost become 

 the rule, the cause being the long continued drought. Even in the 

 densest parts of this scrub the effects of the dry weather were more 

 evident than would have been thought possible. The following list 

 of plants found in flower or fruit, with notes, is supplied through 

 the kindness of F. M. Bailey, Esq. : — 



Sarcopetalum Harveyanum, F, v. M. Some excellent 

 specimens of the female inflorescence were gathered. 



Capparis sarmentosa, A. Can. This pretty climber (which 

 bears a very fair edible fruit) was met with, having its small 

 delicate foliage beautifully variegated with green and yellow. 

 In garden culture this would form a far more desirable object 

 than exotics for which high prices are obtained by nnrserymen. 



