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The Suborder Papilionacece is represented b}^ some very beauti- 

 ful flowering shrubs and herbaceous plants. Conspicuous at the 

 flowering period are many species of the genera Clianthus, 

 Daviesia, Uovea, Jacksonia, Oxylohium^ Pultencea, and Swainsona. 



The Suborder Ccesalpiniece includes, amongst others, several 

 species of Cassia, which produce a profusion of golden yellow 

 flowers a great part of the year. 



The Suborder Mimoseoi is a great feature of the flora of the 

 north-west. The genus Acacia has no less than fifty species, 

 besides several well-marked varieties. Amongst some of the 

 more notable of the Phyllodinece are: — Acacia hrachyhotrya, 

 Benth., A. cultriformis, A. Cunn., A. decora, Reichb., A. dora- 

 toxylon, A. Cunn., A. excelsa, Benth., A. glaucescens, Willd., A. 

 neriifolia, A. Cunn., A. notabilis, F.v.M., and A. 2:>endula, A. 

 Cunn. The most beautiful of the BipinnaUe are : — A. dealbata. 

 Link, A. decurrens, Willd., A. farnesiayia, Willd , A. folyhotrya^ 

 Benth., xi. prminosa, A. Cunn., and A. spectabilis, A. Cunn. 



The Myrtacece comprise, in addition to the genus Eucalyjitihs 

 (of which there are twent3''-three species and varieties) already 

 referred to, eight genera and seventeen species, several of which, 

 especially the genera Callistemon, Leptospermuni, and Melaleuca, 

 make an attractive display when in bloom. The different species 

 of C allistemon have the most showy flowers, ranging from pink 

 to bright scarlet. There are only two genera and two indigenous 

 species of the Order Cucurbitacece, but the South African plant, 

 CuGumis myriocarpus, Naud., is spreading rapidly on many 

 stations, much to the concern of stockowners. Some pastoralists 

 say this plant causes blindness in horses which eat it and its 

 fruits give sheep diarrhcea. 



Loranthacem are represented by three genera, nine species and 

 one variety. These parasitical plants are established on many 

 trees and shrubs, and from an aesthetic point of view are quite 

 an interesting feature of the vegetation. They, however, often 

 cause great injury to their hosts. Visciim articidatum, Burm., is 

 the most curious of these plants, and the most remarkable is 

 Notothixos cornifolius, Oliv. This species is sometimes parasitical 



