396 THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY 



cherry, peach, or almond for the Drupaceous family. The Gucur- 

 bitacece, Cruciferce, Vitacece, Gompositce, Umbelliferce, Moracece, 

 Labiatce, Leguminosce are easily illustrated by cultivated examples 

 in almost all parts of the colony ; while Palms, Musacece, Auran- 

 tiacece, are common in the coast districts only, and must, there- 

 fore, be omitted in the inland schools. The Myrtles, Proteads, 

 Acacias, and Loranths are to be found everywhere. It is hardly 

 necessary to repeat that these are not to be all studied through- 

 out. The Handbook would only direct the teacher in the particular 

 opportunity which presents itself. Possibly half-a-dozen groups 

 would be enough in any one school, differing in arrangement 

 according to the climate and soil of the neighbourhood. The 

 groups, though numbered for the purpose of reference, would 

 have no necessary connection or order. 



There is fortunately little difficulty for Australians in the 

 nomenclature of immigrant plants. Such names as Bathurst 

 Burr, being only used for the same species, although involving a 

 mistake, do not cause confusion ; while the plants which have 

 been purposely introduced have naturally arrived under their own 

 proper names. But the bewilderment caused in the learner's 

 mind by the use of such terms as Gum tree for Eucalyptus, Tur- 

 pentine for Syncarpia, Apple tree for Angopkora, Oak for Gasu- 

 arina, Tea tree for various genera of Myrtacece, and twenty other 

 misnomers, is a more serious matter, and can only be met by a 

 resolute insistance upon the technical, or still better, the abori- 

 ginal names. Thus Waratah has fortunately superseded the 

 earlier " Tulip " or " Dahlia "; and the prefix " native" may be 

 understood to warn the hearer that the plant does not belong to 

 the family of its name. Thus, the native Rose is a Boronia, the 

 native Fuschia sometimes an Epacrid, sometimes a Boronia, or 

 Gorrea, sometimes a Blandfordia ; the native Snowdrop a Lotus, 

 and the native Hop a Do&oncea. I have dealt with considerable 

 length upon the Botanical Primer, because the materials for its 

 construction are ready at hand, requiring only selection and adap- 

 tation to fit them for their proper position in the edifice. 



In like manner the Mammals, Birds and Reptiles of Australia, 

 have been pretty thoroughly worked out, and offer no serious 



