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ON THE RELATIONS OF THE BRISBANE FLORA. 



Cypcracecc. For Australia it is Zeguminosce, Myrtacece, Proteacece, 

 Composites, Graminecc, Cypcracecc, JEpacridece, Goodeniacece, Orchidece. 

 Again we find that the Brisbane list is near to the world's flora, 

 or a normal character, though as the list is extended we begin to 

 see the evidence of an Australian character. The order is 

 Leguminosce,, Graminece, Composites, Orchidece, Euphorbiacai, Liliacce, 

 Cyperacecc, Myrtacece, Riibiacece. In the predominance of the 

 Liliacece there is a feature of the African flora, but in no other 

 point is there any resemblance. In the position of JEuphorliacece 

 there is an Indian resemblance, but Rubiacecz takes the second 

 place in that flora. 



These are of course only very rough and general estimates, but 

 they begin to reveal the remarkable character of the flora of 

 Brisbane. I will now give a list of eleven Natural Orders with 

 the number of genera and species in each, including the ferns 

 which are not included in any of Hooker's estimates, but which 

 play a very important part in the vegetation of the neighbourhood 

 of Brisbane. A far more important part indeed is played by 

 them in Brisbane than Tasmania, where it is generally admitted 

 they influence in a very striking manner the vegetation and the 

 scenery. 



If we take the natural orders according to the way they are 

 specifically represented in the Brisbane flora, we have the 

 following list : 



SPECIES. 



1 Leguminosa) 115 



2 Graminese 19 



3 Cyperacese 79 



4 Filices 66 



5 Orchide«3 59 



6 Corapositee 58 



7 Myrtacese 53 



8 Euphorbiacese 40 



9 Liliacese. 26 



GENERA. 



51 

 49 

 19 

 25 

 31 

 41 

 15 

 24 

 20 



