December, 1926 
The Queensland Naturalist. 
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from those on the adult trees. A few trees were seen of 
Eugenia cyanocarpa (the Blue Lilly Pilly). A very 
common shrub was Leptospermum flavescens (Wild May). 
In parts, Hovea acutifolia (Shrub or Bush Sarsaparilla) 
and Elaeocarpus cyaneus were very abundant shrubs. 
. In the swamps the most abundant tree was the 
Broad-leaved Tea Tree (Melaleuca leueadendron va >' 
viridiflora). This in places, was replaced by another 
species, M. linariifolia ; in somewhat drier areas M. nodosa 
was found. In some large swampy forests Eucalyptus 
robusta was the common tree. This is often called the 
Swamp Mahogany, but this sobriquet is more often ap- 
plied to Tristania suaveolens, with which it is often 
associated. 
A small peat swamp was examined and yielded, 
among other plants specimens of Leptospermum scopar- 
ium, Leptospermum Liversidgei (Citron-scented Tea 
Tree). Callistemon pacliyphyllus, Agonis Scortechiniana. 
and Hakea gibbosa? 
In badly drained country bordering on the swamps, 
but perhaps not actually swampy, two interesting linden- 
shrubs were Melaleuca thymifolia and Hakea floru- 
lenta. 
The most interesting area visited was the Saddle- 
back Mountain, one of the trachytic hills of the Glass 
House Mountains series. On and around the summit were 
several interesting shrubs, e.g., a new species of Dodonaea 
(D. rupicola), Agonis Leuhmanni, only known previously 
from the top of Mt. Ngun Ngun. and Leptospermum 
microcarpum. These three shrubs, together with the 
more widely distributed Calythrix tetragona, represented 
the bulk of vegetation on the top of the mountain. 
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NATURE LOVERS’ LEAGUE. 
Excursions with second-year students from the 
Teachers’ Training College have been continued on the 
last Friday in each month. The July excursion was 
held at the Queensland Museum, when the Director, Mr 
H. A. I jongman, gave a most interesting lecture on Aus- 
tralian animals. This was followed by a walk through 
the galleries, where Mr. Longman had the able assistance 
of Mr. H. Hacker (insects), and Mr. Marshall (fishes). 
