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EUPHORBIACE^. 



RiciNUS COMMUNIS, Willd. — " Castor Oil Plant." Introduced 



to the island by Dr. Foulis, who employed it for medicinal 



purposes. It is now a great nuisance, as it is spreading in the 



brushes and injuring the native vegetation. Cattle keep it down 



in most places where they • can get at it. Already noted by 



Moore. 



GRAMINE5;. 



Ceratochloa unioloides, DC. — "Prairie Grass." Not re- 

 corded. This useful grass was originally introduced (by seed) 

 several years ago; it is now well established in many parts of the 

 island. 



Stenotaphrum americanum, Schrank. — " Buffalo Grass." 

 Introduced by Mrs. Cavaye about five years ago, and spreading. 



AvENA sp. — "A bearded Wild Oat." Said to be plentiful, and 

 described to me clearly by two witnesses. I did not see it, at all 

 events in flower or grain. 



EDIBLE INTRODUCED FRUITS. 



Following are on the island up to the present time : — 



Apples, an eating and a cooking. 



Pear, cooking. 



Quince. 



Peaches. 



Plum (Black Diamond). 



Apricots. 



Loquats (these and many other fruit trees were received via 

 Norfolk Island;. 



Orange, of which there are some magnificent trees on Mrs. T. 

 Nicholls' land of great size, in full bearing, and without a trace 

 of disease, as far as I could see. They were introduced by Mr. 

 Andrews (Mrs. Nicholls' father) about 1860 from Tahiti, pips 

 having been planted on board the American whaler " Napoleon." 

 This was the beginning of Citrus cultivation in Lord Howe Island. 



