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in species. The autumn is not a good time of the year to 
hunt for orchids as few of the epiphytes are in bloom and 
the bulk of the terrestrials are not even rbove the ground. 
Altogether twenty— seven species fiom sixteen genera were 
noted. 
Perhaps the most interesting finds were in the genus 
Prasophyllum. One small strip of land on the margin of 
a swamp yielded four species and a variety of which four 
;re new records for Queensland, although one of them is 
from Dr. C. P. Ledward, who had found it at Burleigh 
Heads some days befoie Easter. It was unfortunate that 
Mr. Dunn and I had little more than half rn hour in which 
to search for specimens as the area was particularly rich 
and might have yielded other species. The first species 
found P. aureoviridc, has an interesting history. In 1941 
Rev. II. M. R. Rupp described, it from a restricted area at 
Port Jackson and it was not known from anywhere else. 
On the day before we left for Noosa, 1 received a specimen 
from Dr. C. P. Ledward, who had found it at Burleigh 
Heads. When kneeling to admire a beautiful spike of a 
Stijlidiuiii growing beside the swamp. I put my hand on 
one there! Mr. Dunn and I then found it in abundance. 
Further search brought to light P. aureoviride var Elmar. 
P. densum and P. Rtippii, all previously unknown in 
Queensland, and /’. r u fum. 
These swampy areas showed also colonies of Pterostijlis 
parviflorw, the “Baby Greenhood,’’ Spiculaea irrilahilis. 
an Acianthus species, probably .1. fornicatus, which were 
just showing their buds, a few spikes of Dipodium punc- 
tatum with ripening capsules, while here and there Calc-ana 
major, the “Flying Duck." was pushing its russet leaves 
through the sandy soil. 
An hour or so spent in each of two scrubs showed the 
following species. Gal cola cassi/thoidcs was springing 
away to new life and, in one particular case, producing an 
enormous group of stems almost sufficient to cover a large 
old stump. It would be a magnificent sight when in 
flower. This species was met with again in the forest 
country. Obcron-ia Titan ia was in full bloom in one scrub, 
but was not met with at all in the other. Calavtlu tripli- 
cate was growing strongly. Long may it escape the atten- 
tions of vandals! Its tall, graceful heads of white flnwi rs 
could find no better setting. (Ujmbidium indi folia m was 
plentiful .-, with ; a .surprising. .utuHtber- .of small seedling 
