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GlilHds. The aborigines in the Hungerford district, New South Wales, 
use the leaves as a blister when suffering from a cold. As it may therefore contain an 
acrid principle, it might be worth while subjecting it and other species to chemical 
examination for that substance alone. 
At this place may be cited a paper, ' ; On the Structure of the Resin-secreting 
Glands in some Australian Plants," by Marjorie I. Collins, Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W., 
XLV, 329 (1920). Those of Eremophila latifolia F.v.M. are dealt with, amongst others. 
Habitat. The type came from the Lachlan River, New South Wales, but it is 
found in the drier parts of all the mainland States. 
The following specimens in the National Herbarium, Sydney, are arranged as 
follows, beginning with Western Australia : 
Western Australia. Israelite Bay, south coast (J. P. Brookes). 
The following three specimens are var. brevifdia : Comet Vale (J. T. Jutson, 
Nos. 40 and 41); Coolgardie (R. Helms, L. C. Webster); Nannine. "18 inches high, 
branches rigid, spreading, flowers magenta" (W. V. Fitzgerald). 
South Australia. " Native Fuchsia," Mt. Lyndhurst (Max Koch). 
Moolooloo Station, between Beltana and Blinman (Mrs. R. S. Rogers) ; Lake 
Eyre (Prof. Baldwin Spencer); Killalpanina, Cooper's Creek, near Lake Eyre (A. W. 
Howitt). 
Northern Territory. Recorded from Attack Creek and other localities. 
Victoria. Benjeroop, Murray River (C. Walter). (Doubtless occurs a good deal 
in the Mallee.) 
New South Wales. Tulmah, Mellool, near Murray River, a few miles north-west 
of Moama (Miss J. Hanna). 
Murrumbidgee River (K. H. Bennett). 
In this district (Broken Hill) I only know it as a small shrub, much eaten do vvn 
by stock (Albert Morris); Broken Hill (E. C. Andrews). 
Paldrumatta Bore, via Wilcannia (P. Corbett) ; Paroo River district (E. Betche) ; 
Wanaaring-Uriseno (J. L. Boorman); Bourke, named by Mueller, collector "Henry"; 
Pera Bore, Bourke (J. J. Hammond). 
Mudall Station, Bogan River (R. H. Cambage); Nyngan (J. L. Boorman). 
Barwon River, near Collarenebri (Gordon Burrow); "Fuchsia," 40-50 miles 
north-west of Collarenebri (Sid W. Jackson). 
Pilliga (J. L. Boorman); Gurley, near Moree (E. Breakwell). 
Queensland. Goondiwindi (J. L. Boorman). 
" Emu-bush," 4-6 feet. Stock eat it sparingly. It has the reputation of being 
poisonous at certain periods of the year. But slightly cropped off." Jericho (J. L. 
Boorman). 
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