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The peculiar dome-topped tree, so often referred to in previous articles, 
is "named Le'ptospermmn wooroonooran. Strange indeed if this extra- 
ordinary tree is found nowhere in this world except on the top of that 
mountain, the sole survivor of an ancient race, standing there in 
gloomy isolation contemplating the surrounding Solitudes, rescued, 
uninjured, like Cato's soul, from out the "war of Elements, the wreck 
of Matter, and the crush of Worlds." From the crest of Bartle Frere 
comes Melicope cJiooreecliillum, a small tree bearing a thick white 
flower. The Queensland Climbing Bamboo, named Baonhusa More- 
Jieadiana, after the present Premier, is a most imposing plant, ascend- 
ing to the tops of the tallest trees, crossing over to others, and hanging 
in splendid festoons of leaves ten inches long and two inches wide from 
the overarching spaces. It is found in the densest and richest scrub. 
Some idea of the size of this splendid plant can be found in the fact 
that it attains a length of over 200 feet. Among the large trees of 
that district is the Ficus colossea, or Colossal Fig, a tall, handsome 
tree, with straight, smooth, bright-green trunk. From the enormous 
flanges of this tree, called "Maccorah," the blacks cut their shields, 
" Beekan," and when dry it is tough and light, and stands a surprising 
amount of wear and tear. This is a favourite tree for the nests of the 
Calornis metailica, or Bright Metallic Starlings, which build like the 
Baltimore Oriole, and hundreds of these huge nests on one tree 
give it the appearance of having stopped a haystack flying round in 
a cyclone. 
Euthless warfare will yet have to be waged against this fruit- 
destroying bird, which comes there like the Straits pigeons, annually 
to breed, and then goes north to Cape York and New Gruinea. On 
all the creeks up to 1,200 feet we saw the Umbrella tree, Brassaia 
actinopliylla, in magnificent perfection, with rich crimson flower spikes 
four feet in length. I find this Northern tree in many private gardens 
in Brisbane, where it will never attain the luxuriance and splendour of 
the tropics. 
Among foreign plants were the Trema orientalis, or gunpowder 
charcoal tree ; the Urena lohata, or flax fibre plant ; the Lasmani, the 
Madras Hemp Plant, and the Kirrari and Kierpa trees, all of India. 
Also the Asiatic Pennywort, the "Dabur" of Bengal, the " Pavetti" 
and wild Taro, and " Ponga" tree of India, the Java Filmy Fern, and 
several other strangers found for the first time in Australia. Among 
the 110 different ferns are some stately and splendid specimens, and 
others small and delicately beautiful. Imagine a fernery containing 
all these varieties ! Of the tree ferns, one of the handsomest has been 
named by Mueller after some damsel or matron called " Eebecca." 
He might as well have called it " Jemima" or " Alsophila Mary Ann," 
so far as the distinguishing nature of the terminal is concerned. 
Hundreds of this glorious fern were destroyed in cutting our tracks. 
The summit of Wooroonooran is the sole Australian habitat of the 
White-leaved Bristle Fern, found here for the first time. At 4,000 
feet we got the Wig Fern Tree, hitherto found only in South Africa, 
Brazil, and Java. There also is the lovely Hairy Fern, known previously 
only by a single frond obtained on the east side of Mount Toressa 
by Walter Hill in 1873. We saw tree ferns over 40 feet in height, 
said by Mr. Bailey to represent a great age. The Rebecca fern is the 
one chosen for nesting in by the white-headed and pheasant-tail pigeons, 
in January and February. Among the new orchids were Oheronia 
