10 March, 1916.] Vernacular Names of Victorian Plants. 185 



Vernacular Names of Victorian Plants — continued. 



Botanical Name. 



Popular Name. 



Use or Character. 



Sympetalb.^ Perigyn^: — continued. 



COMTOSIT.B — continued. 



Erechtites — 



prenanthoides, D.O. 

 arguta, D.C. 

 mixta, D.C. . • 

 quadridentata, D.C. 



hispidula, D.C. . . 

 Cymbonolus — 



Lawsonianus, Gaudicn 

 Centaurea — 



australis, Benth. p 

 Hook. f. 

 Microseris — 



Forsteri, Hook. f. 



Campantilace^. 



Lobelia — 



gibbosa, LabiU. 



rhombifolia, De Vriesc 



anceps, L. 



purpurascens, R.Br. 



pratioidcs, Benth. 

 Pratia — 



gelida, Benth. . . 



platycalyx, Benth. 



erecta, Gaud. . . 



puberula, Benth. 



podunculata, Benth. 

 Isolmnn — 



axillaris, Lindl. 



fluviatilis, F.v.M. 

 Wahlenberqia — 



gracilis, A.DC. . . 



STYIJDIACEjE. 



Stylidium — 



graminifolium, Swartz 



soboliforum, F.v.M. 



calcaratum, R.Br. 



pcrpusillum, Hook. f. 



despectum, R.Br. 

 Levenhookia — 



dubia, Sonder . . 



Sonderi, F.v.M. 



Brunoniace^. 



Brunonia — 



australis, Smith 



GOODENIACE*. 



Dampiera — 



Brownii, F.v.M. 



lancoolata, Cunn. 



marifolia, Benth. 



rosmarinifnlia, Sclilecli. 



stricta, ll.Br. . . 

 Scoffola — 



gplnfiBcens, R.Br. 



hlspida, Ciiv. 



aptcrantha, F.v.M. 



Hookcri, F.v.M.. . 



suavoolcns, B.Hr. 



Toothed Fire-Weed 

 Rough Fire-Weed 

 Fluffy Fire-Weed 

 Cotton Fire-Weed 



Stiff Fire-Weed 



Cymbonotus 



Austral Cornflower 



Murrnong Yam . . 



Tall Lobelia 



Longstalked Lobelia 

 Angled Lobelia 

 Purple Lobelia . . 

 Poison Lobelia . . 



Snow Pratia 



Fleshy Pratia . . 



Poison Pratia . . 



Alpine Pratia . . 



Slender Pratia . . 



Rock Isotoma . . 

 Swamp Isotoma 



Austral Bluebell 



Grass Trigger Plant 

 Bristly Trigger Plant 

 Spurred Trigger Plant 

 Slender Trigger Plant 

 Small Trigger Plant 



Hairy Stylewort 

 Slender Stylewort 



Blue Pincushion 



Mountain Dampiir.i 

 Grooved Dampiera 

 Velvet Dampiera 

 Rosemary Dampiera 

 Blue Dampiera . . 



Prlcklv Fanflower 

 Hairy Fantlower 

 \Vin'.'i-d Fantlower 

 Crei'i'ing Fanflow.r 

 3c:'nte(l Fantlower 



All are troublesome weeds. 



Proclaimed under the Thistle Act for the 



whole State. 

 A troublesome weed. 



Has a slight pasture value. 



Might be worthy of garden cultivation. 



The tubers are sweet ana miil<y: were 

 largely used as food by the aborigines. 



Worthy of garden culture. Flowers of a 

 rich ultramarine blue. 



These belong to the sub-order Lobeli- 

 aceae, all species of which contain a 

 sharp, burning, or sometimes narcotic 

 latex. When eaten in quantity, the 

 plants are apt to cause internal 

 inflammation, or ultimately death. 

 This applies more particularly to 

 Lobelia pratioidcs, Pratia erecta. and 

 Isotoma fluviatilis; but Isotoma 

 axillaris is worthy of garden culture 

 for rockeries, &c. 



Might be improved by garden cultivation. 



Might be improved by garden culture. 



■ Of no known economic value. 



Well worthy of garden culture. 



Worthy of gardftn culture. O. r.wmarl- 

 . nifolla.and 1). strict i ir.. i.irti. nikriv 

 recoinmcndwl. 



Of no known pronomlo value. 

 \ 

 A hardy ovorgreen trailer, worthy of 



ipvrden culture. 



