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LORANTHACEiE. 



YiscuM ARTICULATUM, Burm. — Very abundant on the island. 

 Without special search, I observed it on Eheodendron curtipen- 

 dulum, Cryptocarya triplinervis, Hemicyclia atistralasica, Cop- 

 rosma putida, and Pimelea lonyifolia. 



EUPHORBIACEa:. 



Hemicyclia australasica, Muell. Arg. — " Grey Bark." One 

 of the handsomest trees on the island, its rich glabrous foliage 

 setting oif the profusion of orange-coloured and red fruits. It is 

 well worthy of cultivation. It is the only tree on the island on 

 which I observed variegated leaves. The islanders use it for fire- 

 wood. The best Jews' Ear fungus f//M"/teo/a^ grows on this tree. 



Baloghia lucida, Endl. — Not used on Lord Howe Island, but 

 the islanders state that its red astringent juice is commonly used 

 as a stain for furniture made of Pine (^Araucaria exceha). In 

 Lord Howe Island it attains a trunk-diameter of 18" to 2'. 



Omalanthus Leschbnaultianus, a. Juss. (Syn. Carumhium 

 pnpulifolium, Reinw.). — Abundant on the island, and known as 

 "Dog-wood." Has corky excrescences resembling those on 

 Pisonia, but less marked. In Samoa the leaves are used as a 

 poultice to reduce the swelling and inflammation after circum- 

 cision. 



URTiCE.a:. 



Ficus COLUMNARIS, F.v.M. & C. Moore. — "Banyan" of Lord 

 Howe Island. Banyans can readily be noted, even at a consider- 

 able distance, amidst the surrounding arboreal vegetation, by the 

 brown appearance of their foliage, which gives them the look of 

 fading or dying trees. The Banyan strikingly resembles the 

 Moreton Bay Fig [Ficus maarophylld). Cattle eat Banyan leaves 

 and they are reputed to be a good cream -yi elder. As regards a 

 similar use for the Moi'eton Bay Fig, see the Agric. Gazette of 

 N.S.W., 1893, p. 609, and 1894, p. 206. 



Elatostemma reticulatum, Wedd., var. grande, Benth. (B. Fl. 

 vi. 184). — A succulent plant of 2 to 4 feet in height, growing in 



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