204 Ewart and Tovey : 



In Ml-. Williamson's paper on doubtful Victorian Plant records,, 

 it was pointed out that Ranunculus Muelleri \Yas only represented 

 in the Herbarium from the doubtful locality, Munyang Mts., which 

 might mean a New South Wales locality., VLv. D. J. Paton for- 

 wards sjjecimens collected on the Onxeo side of Mt. Hothaui, which 

 belong to Ranunculus Muelleri, and, therefore, give an undoubted 

 Victorian record for this plant. 



Setosa krecta, Ewart and Cookson. (Flora of the Northern 

 Territory, lUlT, p. 33) =:Setos\ hoiidkace.\, Ewart. (Chamaeraphis 



hordeacea, K.Br.) 



The characters on which the distinction from Chamaeraphis are 

 based are : — 



Setosa : 



Inflorescence a spike 



Spikelets single to each a-.Tn 



Glumes rigid 



" Awn " very long and rigid 



Styles fi'ee to the base 



Staminodia .'3 in female flower. 



Outermost small glume callous and truncate 



Chaniaerapliis : 



Inflorescence a panicle. 



Spikelets two or more to each awn. very rarely one. 



Glumes lax. 



" Awn " short and soft. 



Stj-les shortly united at the base. 



Staminodia 2 in female flower. 



Outermost small glume thin and membranous. 

 Setosa represents the highest development of the peculiar mode 

 of developing an aAvned spikelet, of which the beginnings are shown 

 in Chamaeraphis, and in Setosa the spikelet, with its basal branch 

 " awn," disarticulates very readily aind in one piece. In Chamae- 

 raphis the spikelets disarticulate less readily and separately. 



Setosa is strongly xerophilous. though usually growing near water.. 

 Chamaeraphis is semi-aquatic. 



Sor-ANUM vioL\CKUM, 11. Br. " Violet Nightslinde." (Solanaceae). 



East Gippsland. Rev. A. J. Maher. 



New for Victoria. 



