7 IS THK FLORA OF NOHFOLK ISLAND, 



ornamental plant, and upon the island being abandoned in 1807, the plant 

 left to itself must have died, not liking that continued humid atmosphere 

 which prevails during the winter months. I found no trace of it in 1830" 

 (A. Cunn. MSS. in Reward). 



I also searched in vain for the plant. 



/'. Itnujit'oHa, Bks. k Sol., of New Zealand and Lord Howe 

 Island, does not appear to extend to Norfolk Island. 

 EUPHORBIACE^. 



Ar.\Lvi'HA s|.., from Fiji, is commonly found in gardens. 



HoMALANTiirs popuLiFOLius, Grah., found in Lord Howe 



Uland and in other South Sea Islands, is not indigenous, I believe, 



tu Norfolk Island. I found a flourishing tree on Colonel 



Spalding's land; hut that gentleman informed me it had come 



as a seedling with some plants from Lord Howe Island. It is 



interesting to trace the history of a plant like this, as a botanist 



might be excused for recording it without question as indigenous 



to Norfolk Island. 



URTICEa:. 



Ficus coLUMN'ARis. — The Banyan from Lord Howe Island. 



FicL's MACi'.OPiiYLLA, Desf.— " Moreton Bay Fig." 



CASUAEINE5:. 



Casl'akina fiLAUCA, Sieb. (?), determined in absence of fruits. 

 Tliis is a planted species found in several parts of the Island {e.g., 

 Orange Vale and Mr. Fletcher Nobbs' property) where it goes 

 under the absurd name of "Scotch Fir." 



Introduced Plants. 

 List B.-Miscellaneous Plants of Economic and Horticultural 



Value. 

 Some of the islanders are ^•ery fond of flower gardens, and have 

 a veritable blaze of flowers. At tlie same time, with the condi- 

 tions so favourable, the flower gardens ought to be greater in 

 number. Many of the ordinary herbaceous plants found in Sydney 

 gardens are to be seen on Norfolk Island. Following are some 

 miscellaneous trees, shrubs and miscellaneous plants, not pre- 



