242 ON PLANTS NEW TO SOUTH QUEENSLAND, Plate XIII. Fig. 1. — Belemnites australis, Phillips'? or B. oxys, nobis, ventral aspect. „ 2. — Ditto lateral aspect showing the slight curve of the lateral groove. „ 3. — End view with alveolar cavity, lying on'ventral surface. All figures two-thirds natural size. A Second Half-Century of Plants new to South Queensland. By the Rev. B. Scortechini, F.L.S. DlLLENIACE^E. Hibbertia fasciculata, K. Br. in Dc. Syst. Veg. i, 428 On moist ground near Burleigh Head It departs from the typical species in the smaller size of its flowers. Having a wide geographical range, variations must occur, caused by its adapt-ability to different climates and various soils. Pittospore^:. Pittosporum phillyrceoides, Dc. Prod, i., 347. It is somewhat strange to find this plant on the eastern side of the dividing range. It looks like a straggler from its home. Although ubiquitous through the Australian continent on the western slopes and desert regions, the height of the Australian divide limits its geographical distribution towards the east. A few solitary trees of this Pittosporum may be seen growing on knolls of loose stones, which here and there give rise to tufts of vegetation close by the Dugundan jungle along the Teviot Brook. BIXINE.E. Scolopia Brownn, F. v. M., Frag, iii., 11. The flowers of the collected specimensbeing imperfect, afford no conclusive proof of the identity of this species ; still there is left enough available to form a very probable opinion. There was no
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