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comparatively distant; the other, a low plant not exceed- 
ing six inches, with densely packed leaves. A closer ex- 
amination disclosed the short clumpy growth as a patch 
of plants, while its more robust neighbour was an indi- 
vidual specimen. In the former case, the competition for 
a food supply had evidently brought about the usual re- 
sult—a weak growth—which generally takes the form of 
spindly plants with sparse stem foliage. In this case, the 
plants, instead of becoming ‘‘Leggy,’’ had spread later- 
ally, ‘‘Stooling’’ like a carnation, and exhibiting a stun- 
ted growth, with consequent crowding of the leaves. No 
doubt this is owing to the rigorous climate, as Newnes Junc- 
tion is about the highest point on the Western line, some 
3500 feet above sea level. Thig species grows almost as 
freely from seeds as its well-known relative, H. bractea- 
tum, the deservedly popular garden ‘‘Everlasting,’’ which 
is also an ‘‘ Australian Native.’’ It has proved satisfac- 
tory in the neighbourhood of Sydney. 
Grevillea asplenifolia, R.Br—This plant is often 
found growing with its feet in running water, and in such 
a position—in the shady gullies of the Blue Mountains— 
its highest development is attained. Its range extends, via 
the Nepean and George’s Rivers, through the National 
Park, southwards. It is a shapely, quick-growing shrub 
with elongated, deeply incised foliage, silvery white on the 
underside, and numerous lengthy racemes of flowers, which 
have a peculiar appearance owing to the ,protrusion of the 
bent style from the corolla, previous to its release by the 
unilateral revolution of the corolla lobes, a character pos- 
sessed by other Proteaceous plants, notably Banksias. Un- 
der cultivation, it is apt to grow somewhat straggly, and 
occasionally throw out a ‘‘Rampant’’ branch. For those 
prim, formal gardeners to whom this is an offence, some 
consolation may be found in the fact that this plant will 
tolerate a very severe operation performed with a pair 
of pruning seccateurs. Though a moisture-loving plant, 
it readily adapts itself to a dry situation, and is one of 
the easiest cultivated of our native plants. The specimens 
shown are from ‘‘Sassafras Gully,’’ Springwood. 
Stackhousia spathulata, Sieb. Cronulla Beach.—This 
species may be easily separated from other New South 
Wales members of the genus, by the dorsal membranous 
angles of the carpels, a character not possessed by its fel- 
lows. It is found on ocean beaches, and has a range from 
South Australia to Queensland. At Port Macquarie, it is 
known as the ‘‘Beach Forget-Me-Not,” in reference, no 
doubt, to a superficial resemblance of the inflorescence, 
