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Tiie Queensland Naturalist. 
April, 1921. 
eommoTi in tlu* swamps were Blcchnum, serrulatinn, Acrosti- 
chum aurvum (near the sea ), Tod(f’a })arhara (Swain[> Tree- 
Fern), Ptcris iiicisa, (Pcfchcnia (three species), Lygodium 
scandrfis. Quantitu's ot‘ Lgcopodium hiferale and Lyco- 
podium OnnitmoHdii were observed in a turf moss swamp 
near the Blue Lake. Lycopodium cernuum also occurs 011 
the island, but was not collected. SdagincUa uligiuom was. 
noticed abundantly in most of the swamps. 
Open Sandy Forest Land.— -The principal trees were 
Eucalyptus resinifera (Red Stringy-bark) , E. Pfanchoniana- 
(Large-fruited Scringy-bark) . E. iKcmastoma (Whitt' or 
Bcribbly Gum), E. pilularis (Blackbutt). E. corymhosa 
(Blood wood), and in damper spots the Blue Gum (£J. 
tcreticornis) and a few trees of E. Kirtoniana (syn. E.. 
patentinemvis) , Tristanla conferta- (Broad-leaved Box),. 
Angophora lanccolata (Rusty Gum), Casnarina torulo.m 
and r. suherosa, Banhsia integrifolia, B. amnda (Honey- 
suckle), Persoonia mediae and P, virgata (Geebungs),. 
Pallitris columellaris and C.cupressifonnis (Cypress Pines),, 
Dodomca viscosa and D. triquetra (Hop IRishes), Acacia 
(^unninghaniii. (Pochidion - Ferdinandi, and Monot-oca 
(lliptica. 
Among the shrubs noticed was Podocarpus spinulosa — 
a most interesting find. This conifer apparently had not 
previously been found much north of Sydney. It is a new' 
record for Queenslan<l, and was found among the stunted 
eucaly])t vegetation referi’cd to in the previous report.. 
Other shrubs included Strangca linearis, Picinocarpus pini- 
foHus (Wedding Bush), EUeocarpus cyanens (bearing 
numbers of blue fruit), Bieckea strnopInyJJa (?) and B. 
crcnulata. Homo ran tints virgatus. Acacia juniperitWr 
Leucopogon lanccolatus, var. gracilis, Lysinetna pungens, 
Epacris pulchclla (tlie first three in full dower), and other 
E pacridtf'c, Petrophila scssilis^ and in wetter places P. 
SItirleytr. Ola.r rctusdy and Wichstreemia indica. 
Two species of Xanthorrluva occur. A', media and AL 
quadrangulata (?). Tre(‘S were found commonly attacked 
l)y two species of Loranfhus (Mistletoe) — viz., L. pendulus 
and L. congener — the first on Eucalypts only, and the latter 
on a variety of trees (Acacia, Banli'sia, Casaanna, &c.). 
The f)eculiar fern. Shizwa dichotonia, was fairly 
abundant in the foi*(‘st country, and the common Bracken 
(Ptcridium aquiUnnm) was everywhere. 
Ground orchids occurring in the forest country and 
collected in dow'er were Geodoruyn pictum and Dipodinm 
punctatum. The climbing orchid (Galeola cassythoides) 
was collected, but not in flow'er. 
