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Plantago varia, R. Br. At Corner Basin, where also the intro- 

 duced Hypochceris radicata, L., or " false dandelion," had 

 obtained a footing. 

 Rhagodia Billardieri^ R. Br. Not scarce on west coast. 

 Senecio odoratus, D. C. (Also recorded by the Herbarium.) 

 Siyrengelia incarnata, Sm. Professor Ewart informs me that this 

 was collected by the Herbarium officers, but omitted from 

 the list. 

 The following are additions to the record, and I am indebted 

 to the National Herbarium for naming or verifying : — Salicornia 

 australis^ Soland. ; Selliera radicans, Cavan. ; Aster stellulatus, 

 var. quercifolius ; Hydrocotyle tripartita, R. Br. ; and Cheno- 

 2)odium glaucum (the last, being without flowers or fruit, may be 

 regarded doubtfully). 



Before concluding, I would ask : Are not the members of this 

 Club in need of an easily obtainable datum from which to work 

 consistently in reporting excursions ? A comparison of my 

 Promontory list and that published by the Herbarium will show 

 that, after deducting the marked species from the latter, there are 

 a number of mine which do not appear in that prepared by Mr. 

 Audas. This apparent discrepancy is due to the different data 

 used, no synonyms being given in explanation in either case. 

 Until recently Baron von Mueller's '• Key to the System of 

 Victorian Plants," issued by the Government as an ofiicially 

 authorized guide, has by tacit consent been the reference used by 

 the Club. That it is not all that can be desired is readily 

 admitted, but it is certainly the best of its kind available at 

 present for members scattered throughout the State, many of them 

 quite out of reach of such works as Bentham's *' Flora Aus- 

 traliensis." The National Herbarium has distributed the wel- 

 come " Recording Census of the Victorian Flora " prepared by 

 Professor Ewart, and one regrets having to ask for more when 

 we have this evidence of energy in hand. ]\Iy fear is that with- 

 out a synonymic list of plants to guide us where the naming is 

 not that of the "Key" or of recent records, some confusion 

 will result. Certainly information will not, through doubt, be 

 forthcoming from those who are familiar with the " Key " names 

 only. 



Doubts arise in the minds of many who find, recently published 

 in the Victorian Naturalist and elsewhere, names of plants 

 which do not appear in the " Recording Census " ; and perhaps 

 it is not too late to urge upon the authorities the desir- 

 ability of publishing a supplementary list which would make the 

 nomenclature of the " Recording Census " free from doubt to 

 those who, unlike myself, have not access to a botanical library. 

 In any case, it is hoped that the National Herbarium will one 

 day, not remote, publish an improved handbook having something 



