BY FRED. TURNER. L>79' 



violet, Ilymenanthera dentata, R.Br., with small, frequently poly- 

 gamous flowers, and berries of a deep purple colour. CheiraiUliera 

 linearis^ A. Cunn., of the Piffosporece, is one of the most charming, 

 flowering species of that interesting order, and is well worth 

 garden culture for the sake of its large blue flowers. There are 

 three species of Vitis and one, Vitis hypoglmica, F.v.M., produces 

 bunches of fair-sized fruit locally known as " native grapes," 

 which make good preserves. Lec/uminosce are represented by 

 numerous species and are well distributed. On some of the 

 slopes the shrubby-growing kinds of Oxylobium, Mirbelia, Gom- 

 pholohium, Jacksonia, Daviesia, PuUencea^ &c., display a wealth 

 of bloom during the early summer months. Amongst the most 

 beautiful flowering members of this family is Swainsona galegi- 

 folia, R.Br., but it is a suspected poison plant. Fifteen species 

 are included under the genus Acacia, several of which attain large 

 proportions, and certain of them furnish timber for industrial 

 purposes and bark for tanning. Many exotic Leguminous plants, 

 both perennial and annual, have become acclimatised and are now 

 apparently wild. The "white clover," Trifoliuia repeiis, Linn., 

 is very common and when in bloom gives quite an European 

 appearance to many of the pastures. Two very interesting 

 flowering plants, Callicoma serratifolia, Andr., and Bauera rubi- 

 oides, Andr., are found in many moist places, and chiefly by the 

 side of watercourses. Ly thrum salicaria, Linn., grows taller and 

 is more floriferous than I have seen it in any other part of Aus- 

 tralia. Darwin gives some very interesting particulars regarding 

 the fertilisation of this widely-distributed plant. Several species 

 of Paisi^flora are found in Australia, but only one, Passifiora 

 herbertlana, Lindl., occurs in New England, and although its 

 flowers are not so showy as the tropical American kinds, still the 

 plant is interesting to the botanist. The flannel flower, or Aus- 

 tralian "edelweiss," Actinotus helianthi, Labill., is fairly abundant 

 in many places, particularly on the hill sides. Three native 

 mistletoes are widely distributed and grow on various species of 

 trees and shrubs. Loranthus pendulus, 8ieb., is the most common 

 of the three. 



