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Gratiola pedunculata, R. Br. A strong scented swamp plant. 

 In flower. 



Phytolacca octandra, Linn. The Ink-berry plant. In flower 

 and fruit. 



Muehlenbeckia gracillima, Metsm, In flower. 

 Aristolochia pubera, R. Br. In flower and fruit. 



Cryptocarya australis, Benth. The bark of this tree lias of late 

 years been found by Dr. T. L. Bancroft to possess highly poisonous 

 properties. 



Pimelea linifolia, 8m. In flower. 



Ficus aspera, Frost. Black Fig with young fruit 



Macrozamia spiralis, ilfiq. In very young fruit. 



Sarcochilus olivaceus, Lindley. In flower. 



Dioscorea transversa, R. Br. Native Yam. In fruit. 



Xerotes longifolia, R. Br. In flower. 



Juncus pauciflorus, R. Br. In flower. 



Paspaluni minutiflorum, Stens. In flower. 



Sporobolus indicus, R. Br. In flower. 



DESCRIPTION OF THE QUEENSLAND FORM OF 



NJPA FRUTICANS. 

 By F. M. Batley, F.L.S. 



As it may be well to give an account of the first discovery of the 

 plant in Queensland, I may mention that my attention was drawn 

 about the end of 1880 to some very long palm-like leaves which 

 had been received by Mr. L. A. Bernays from Mr. A. Neame of 

 Macknade. I ultimately wrote to Mr. Neame asking him to send 

 me down some further specimens by which the plant could be 

 determined. This he kindly did, and from these specimens I 

 found the plant zo be a Nipa and in my opinion to differ sufficiently 

 from the only known species N. fruticans to bear the discoverer's 

 name, if not as a fresh species, as a marked form of the already 



