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Natural Re-afforestation. —A phase of the forest question that is not often inquired into is the 
conversion of grazing land into forest growth since European settlement. It is a well ascertained fact that, 
since the advent of the white man, a growth of trees, more or less dense, has, without artificial planting, 
taken possession of grass land. Inquiry might be made into the circumstances of each case, for opinions 
are by no means unanimous as to the cause of these forest growths. The reason of this change is attributed 
to the overstocking of country, the stock eating down the grass, so that bush-fires (whi jh formerly consumed 
the seedlings of forest-trees) are now less frequent, and devastate smaller areas of country than they 
used to do. In some cases there is no doubt that stock aid in the propagation of trees by trampling the 
seeds into the ground, and even manuring the ground, thus preventing the seed being washed awaj by 
rain At the same time one must not lose sight of the fact that stock have important influence on the 
formation of natural forest growths, as they eat out (particularly when grass is scarce) many young trees. 
County and Parish Maps .—As the results come in, they will, after checking, be carefully entered 
by a draughtsman-clerk (many of whom already possess knowledge of plant names) in the county and 
parish maps. The county maps will serve for more general records, the parish maps for those in more 
detail. To accompany each map, or group of maps, registers could be attached, where information could 
be recorded which is unsuitable for (either on account of its bulk, or for other reasons) the maps themselves. 
Such registers could have printed columns and head lii:es ; thus expense could be saved and neatness and 
uniformity secured. 
I have begun such entries on maps, and could at any time, by means of the 
specimens in the National Herbarium, plot on maps all the recorded localities for 
every species of tree. Such a record, if available to the public, would he of the 
greatest value, but the work is beyond my resources at present. 
Size.— A medium sized tree. Mr. W. Dunn says that on the Macplierson 
Range it is a tree of 25 feet, and that it reminded him a good deal of the better- 
known Cryptocart/a microneura. (See No. 104, Part XXVIII of this work.) 
Habitat. —Following are the localities recorded in the Flora Australiensis :— 
Nsw bouth Wales. Hastings and Macleay Rivers (Fec/cler). A specimen 
from Bellinger River ( C. Moore ) may belong to it also, but is only in bud and 
doubtful. 
In 1894 I recorded it from Glenfernie Forest Reserve, adding that the nearest 
locality recorded is a doubtful specimen from the Bellinger River. 
Mr. W. Dunn, Forest Guard, discovered it at Acacia Creek, Macplierson 
Range, near the Queensland border. 
The Rev. B. Scortechini found it on the Logan River, in South Queensland, 
<md I have not a doubt that this tree (confused with others) will, ere long, be found 
in brushes very much south or north of recorded localities. 
EXPLANATION OF PLATE 142. 
a. Young flower. 
b. Flower, opened out, pistil removed, showing — 
(a) Calyx (perianth segments). 
( b) Stamens (extrorse anthers). 
(c) Glands at the base of the stamens. 
(d) Staminodia. 
c. Front view of stamen, with glands (a). 
D. Pistil. 
e. Fruiting twig. 
The fruiting twig from Byron Bay (E. Betche); the flowers from Acacia Creek, Macplierson Ram'e 
iW. Dunn). 
