108 Etvart and Rees : 



the 1905/6 Botanical Congress, Carbenia benedirta, Adans., becomes 

 Cnicus benedicMis, L., as the only representative of the genus Cnirus, 

 and all other species described under Cnirus must be transferred to 

 either Carduus or Cirsiuni. 



Crtptaxdra UNCiNATA (F. X. M.), Gruning. (Uhanniaceae). 



This plant was originally described by Mueller as Beyer ia viscosa, 

 var. uncinata (Euphorbiaceae), and by Baillon as Beyer ia (?) uiicinata. 

 Benthani states " male flowers unknown." Gruning, to whom speci- 

 mens were sent in connection with the preparation of Engler's 

 Ptianzenreich, finds five stamens to be present, and transfers the species 

 as above. The original label by Mueller is " Beifera risrosa, Miq., var. 

 iiiiriiiafd.'' A second label, apparently by Baillon, reads, " Bei/ena (?) 

 uiirliiafa. In Adansonia VI. (Spec, certe al). B. r/svosy/ distincta)," 

 and it was published by Baillon as Beyeria (?) itiiriiiata. 



DiANTHUS Armkria, L. " Deptford Pink." (Caryophyllaceae). 



Upper Gundowring, Victoria, A. B. Braine, December. 1911. 



This European plant has only previously been recorded in Victoria 

 friini Darebin Creek (see Benth. Fl. Aust, vol. i., p. 156 (1863) ), and 

 was placed in the list of naturalised aliens in the " Weeds and Poison 

 Plants of Victoria," p. 76 (1909), as probably only a garden escape. 

 It appears, however, to be now permanently naturalised. 



Eragrustis tenella, Beauv. (Gramineae). 



Water-course bottom. Bull Oak Creek, Northern Territory Exiiedi- 

 tion, Dr. Gilruth, 1911. 



Eriochloa punctata, Hamilt. (Gramineae). 



Bull Oak Creek, N(u-th Australia. Dr. Gilruth, 1911. 

 ■' Fairly common, eaten readily by stock." 



Grindelia SQi arkosa, Dunal. " Tar-weed." (Compositae). 



Kerang, Victoria, February, 1905 : Tatura, W. F. Mahon, Feb., 

 1909; Shire of Kerang, H. IJutson Hooper, April, 1912. 



This plant is a native of North-west America. It has no economic 

 value, but appears to be establishing itself slowly as a naturalised 

 alien in this State. Though first recorded in the Kerang shire in 

 1905, it is still scarco there, and is found mainly on close, retentive or 

 clayey soils. 



