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PLANTS OBSERVED ON STRADBROKE ISLAND. 
myrtaceous plants Leptospermum microphyllum, with its copious 
foliage of tiny leaves and conspicuous though small white 
flowers ; Leptospermum stellatum ; the epacrids Leucopogon 
lanceolatus, L. leptospermoides, and L. ericoides — the first 
mentioned a most superb shrub, its whole outer surface covered 
with little spikes of white blossoms, lending it a most effective 
appearance. Here also were two species of Persoonia — namely, 
P. cornifolia and P. linearis — both with yellow flowers, but the 
former with broad lanceolate leaves, whilst the latter had linear 
ones. In addition to these two Prot8ace£e was a third species 
of the same order, Lomatia silaifolia, a low shrub with thrice 
pinnate light green leaves and large racemes of wax-like white 
flowers. This plant, which is one of the choicest of our wild 
flowers, might with other Stradbroke Island plants worthily 
find a place in our gardens ; preserved in the Hortus Siccus of 
the botanist its inflorescence unfortunately assumes a black 
colouration ; no lover of flowers can, however, having once seen 
it growing, forget its most handsome appearance. To proceed, 
here again were met with Pimelea linifolia and Wikstrcemia 
indica ; also the handsome euphorbiaceous shrub with its white 
flowers and bright green linear leaves, Eicinocarpus pinifolius. 
There were also two plants in which the true leaves were almost 
absent or represented by very diminutive organs of this kind — 
namely, the euphorbiad Ampera spartioides and Choretrum 
candollei (Fam. Santalace®). Ascending the wood-clad hills, 
there was little undergrowth in the sandy soil, but here and 
there on the flanks and on the summit were bushes of the 
yellow flowered leguminous shrub, Dillwynia ericifolia, and in 
the latter situation Conospermum taxifolium, a linear, small 
leaved proteaceous plant, bearing at other seasons dense spikes of 
white flowers. Two species of Loranthus occur parasitically 
upon the trees. Of the latter many different kinds were noticed, 
though botanical specimens of all were not secured. The island 
in fact IS well wooded, although the trees are usually of small 
growth. Hibiscus tiliaceus, Vitex trifoliata, the usual 
mangroves of temperate Australia, and others grow near the sea 
shore, and away from it are met with two species at least, of 
eucalyptus, two honeysuckles— Banksia ^rnula and B. 
mtegrifolia, Exocarpus cupressiformis, the oak— Casuarina 
