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Chenopodiace.e. 

 Cheno2)odium murale, Linn, 



,, ambrosioides, Linn. 



Phytolaccace^. 



Phytolacca octandra^ \Ann. " Poke- weed.' 



POLYGONACE^. 



Poljjgonum yninus, Hudson. 



EUPHORBIACE^. 



Euphorbia Peplus, Linn. 



Hicinus commu7iis, Linn. "Castor-oil plant." 



Urtice^. 

 Urtica iirens, Linn. "A nettle." 



Iride^. 

 Sisyrinchium micranthum^ Cav. 



LlLIACE^. 



Allium fragrans. Introduced with plants sent from Sydney. 



Gramine^. 



Br'iza minor, Linn. 

 ,, maxiyyia, Linn. 



Poa annua, Linn. 



Festuca broynoides, Linn. 



Brotnits sterilis, Linn. 



Norfolk Island for many years employed over a thousand men 

 in agricultural pursuits. These were succeeded (from Pitcairn) 

 by 30 or 40 free men who simply could not keep in order the 

 land that had been already cleared and broken up. There are 

 a,t the present time onl}' about a hundred working men on the 

 Island, and they cannot be expected to keep the land as free from 

 weeds as it undoubtedly was in convict times. When land is 

 broken up for cultivation and then neglected, it is surprising 

 how abundantly weeds take possession of it. 



