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seen specimens of this ly copod collected in North Queens- 
land by J. Dallachy in July, 1870. The locality and 
habitat are given as “Telegraph line growing on trees.” 
Dallachy made his headquarters at Rockingham Bay 
(Cardwell), and radiated out on collecting tours from this 
centre. 
The genus Lycopodium is divided into a number of 
subgenera ; the present plant belongs to the subgenus, 
Urostachys , the members of which are characterised by 
regular dichotomous branching and the stems rooting at 
the base only. This group is treated by some botanists 
as a distinct genus. It is divided into three sections. 
Our plant belongs to the section “ Phlegmaria, ” the mem- 
bers of which are epiphytes of pendent habit, popularly 
known as “Tassel Ferns.” 
BOOK REVIEW 
“Strange New World,” by Alex II. Chisholm, 
F.R.Z.S-, Sydney and London, Messrs. Angus & 
Robertson Ltd., pp. 382, with plates and maps. Price, 
8 / 6 . 
The present work, the latest and most important 
issued by Mr. Chisholm, is one that can be read by any- 
body, whether they are interested in Australiana or not 
with the interest that a tale of adventure in a new land 
always invokes. To the naturalist and lover of history, 
whether deep student or not, the book has an absorbing 
interest, and surely the author never once dreamed of 
the gold mine he was going to find in England in 1938 
when he was searching for particulars of Gould, Mrs. 
Gould, and Gould’s assistant, Gilbert. The last, little 
known in modern times, was in the late 1830’s and early 
40’s, one of the best known figures in Australia. 
In reading the early chapters one can feel the joy, 
enthusiasm and astonishment of this modern Australian 
birdman when he suddenly discovered Gilbert’s diary of 
the Leichhardt expedition, in a quiet Hampshire village. 
All thanks are due to the “London Times” for print- 
ing Chisholm’s appeal for relics of John Gould, but how 
narrowly it missed finding a response! The attention of 
Mrs. Helen Edelstein (Gould's grand-daughter) who 
