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half-a-century ago, in the National Herbarium. A second specimen 

 from the same locality was seen by Bentham, but is not mentioned 

 in the Flora Australiensis. 



Erica arborka, L. "Tree Heath." (Ericaceae). 



Wheeler's Hill, J. W. Audas, 11/8/16; Beaconsfield, Victoria, 

 Mrs. L. R. Dancocks, December, 1916. 



This shrub is now probably in the process of establishing itself 

 as a naturalised alien in Victoria. The specimens collected at 

 Wheeler's Hill were growing among thick scrub, and fully two miles 

 from the nearest homestead. It is a native of South Europe. 



Galkga officinalis, L. (Leguminosae). 



Ruffy, near Gobur, Victoria, William Noye, January and Feb- 

 ruary, 1915. 



A native of Southern Europe and South-Western Asia. It is a 

 perennial herb, which stands drought well, and will grow on poor 

 soil provided such is porous. It is an exotic not sufficiently estab- 

 lished to be considered naturalised. 



Gnaphalium candidissimum, Lara. " White Cudweed." 

 (Compositae). 



Tynong, J. W. Audas. 22/11/1915. 



This introduced plant is already widely spread, and now appears 

 to be extending deeply into Gippsland. It is a native of South 

 Africa. 



Hibiscus Drummondii, Turcz. (MnlvaceaeV 



Minnipa, Eyre's Peninsula, South Australia, 11/11/1915. 

 A West Australian plant not previously recorded from South 

 Australia. 



Hypericum perforatum, L. "St. John's Wort" (Guttiferae). 

 (Hypericineae). 



Majorca, near Maryborough, Victoria, F. Outtrim, January 

 1916. Muckleford, D. James, December, 1916. 



This introduced pest, which is proclaimed under the Thistle Act 

 for the whole State, has now made its appearance in these districts. 

 This weed is (November, 1916) spreading from Rutherglen township, 

 and has already reached the banks of the Murray River. It will be 



