EXPLANATION OP 1 PlLiATJES. 
Plat* 1 — The Pituhi Plant : — 
Flower cut open, natural size. 
Enlarged appearance of stamens and pistil. Drawn by Dr. Bancroft 
from specimens supplied by Sylvester Brown, Esquire. 
Plate 2 : — 
1. Enlarged flower of Anthocercis Tasmanica. 
2. Ditto ditto ditto. 
3. Ditto ditto ditto, open. 
4. Enlarged stamen showing the anther bursting. 
5. Ditto ditto ditto. 
6. Enlarged pistil and germe. 
7. Magnified hairs that cover the same plant. 
(1 to 7 copied from Hooker’s Flora of Tasmania.) 
8. The Natives’ Pituri bag, showing the broken-up state of the 
prepared Pituri leaf, falling out ; the loop of string for oarrying 
the bag over the shoulder. The bag is made of fibre in the form 
of a circular mat, which is then folded and sewn up at the 
circumference, leaving an opening near one end about two inches 
long, which is sewn and unsewn as required. 
0. Anthocercis ilicifolia, after Loudon. 
10. Anthocercis viscosa, ditto. 
(Plate 2 drawn by Mr. Barton.) 
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By Authority: James C. Beal, Government Printer, William street Brisbane. 
