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of the various species of Anisacantha "Bindyhies," and they are 

 often a terror to those who camp out in the western country. 

 Once these fruits with their adherent spines get into a blanket 

 they can rarely be removed again, and should stock eat too freely 

 of these plants when the fruits are near maturity, trouble is 

 often caused to their salivary glands. Anisacantha muricata, 

 Moq., when dry, makes the troublesome " roley poleys " on some 

 of the plains. Amarantaceoi and Polygcmacece are represented by 

 a number of interesting plants, particularly the former Order. 

 In the early summer months some places on the plains are quite 

 gay with the curious flowers of several species of Trichinium. 

 Froteacece consist of six genera and nineteen species, most of 

 which are widel}^ distributed. They are found on various soils, 

 principally in sand}^ countrj'^, though a few^ species grow on the 

 stronger classes of soil and on stony rises. The South-Western 

 ThymelecE consist of only one genus, Pimelea, but there are eleven 

 species and one variety, and some of them are fairly plentiful. 

 Several have a bad reputation amongst pastoralists, who regard 

 them as stock-poisoners. Euphorbiacece occur in many districts, 

 and consist principally of shrubs and herbs. Speaking generally, 

 they may be recognised by the milky juice which pervades all 

 parts of the plant, their unisexual flowers and tricoccous fruit. 

 Many of the species have long been suspected of poisoning stock. 

 Four species of Casiiarina are found over a large area, and 

 although they grow fairly plentifully in some places they do not 

 form forests as do many other kinds of trees. Santalacece include 

 several trees and shrubs of economic importance. Some of the 

 species are popularly known in the interior as "Sandalwood," 

 " Quandong," "Native Currant," and "Native Cherry." The 

 young, leafless branches of Choretrum glomeratum, R.Br., possess 

 an agreeable acidity, and they are sometimes chewed by stock- 

 men and travellers desirous of assuaging their thirst. 



Monocotyledonece are well represented both by genera and 

 species. They consist of aquatic, epiphytal and terrestrial plants, 

 the last, of course, largely predominating. Hydrocharidece 

 include three interesting species, of which Ottelia ovalifolia, J. C. 



