BY J. H. 3IAIDEN. 725 



140. S. RiPARius, Spreng. — New for the Island. 



141. SciRPUS MARiTiMUS, Liiin. — I obtained this at the Water 

 Mill Dam and other places. Dr. Metcalfe informs me that it was 

 originally collected by his son, and that the late Prof. Kirk of 

 Wellington, N.Z., named it, but I cannot find an}' record of 

 publication. 



142. Carex Neesiana, Endl., Prod. Norf. 62. 



143. Carex inversa, R.Br. — New for the Island. 



GRAMINE.ffi. 



" There are, likewise, great plenty of cabbage trees, but not a single blade 

 of grass has been seen on the island, the pigeons, sheep, and goats eating 

 the leaves of the shrubs and of particular trees, with which they grow very 

 fat." (Governor Phillip [Sept., 178S], doubtless based on Lieut. Govr. 

 King's Eeport, Hist. Kec. N.S.W., Vol. i., Pt. 2, p. 187.) 



It is not easy to understand the statement as to " not a single 

 blade of grass." The trees and shrubs were very much more 

 abundant than at present, but the Island had at that time been 

 imperfectly explored, and is to be taken simply as a general 

 statement. Perhaps there had been a partial drought. Follow- 

 ing appear to be the indigenous species : — 



144. Panicum norfolkianUxM, Nees, Endl., Prod. Norf. 52. 



145. P. EFFOSUM, R.Br. 



146. P. CRUS-GALLi, Linn., Endl., Prod. Norf. 51. 



147. P. SANGUINALE, Linn., var. ciliatum (P. ciliare, Retz.). 



148. Paspalum scrobiculatum, Linn. 



149. Oplismenus compositus, Beauv., Endl., Prod. Norf. 54.— 

 Forming dense mats in the forests. 



150. 0. UNDULATiFOLius, Bcauv. (Syn. 0. annulus, Kunth, 

 Endl., Prod. Norf. 53, and 0. setarius, R. et Sch.) 



151. Andropogon refractus, R.Br. 



152. A. affinis, R.Br. — A very faint pit on the outer glume. 



153. MiCROLiilNA STIPOIDES, R.Br. 



154. EcHiNOPOGON OVATUS, Beauv. 



