Vol. XXVII. 



1910 



] EwART, The Flora of the Victorian Alps. 107 



The Scrophulariaceae, the Labiatae, and the Liliacese are each rep- 

 resented by eight species, whereas the Rutacese and Cyperacese 

 have nine representatives. Of large orders of which relatively 

 few species are present there may be noted the Euphorbiacese, 

 with two species, and the Rosacese, with three, while such 

 characteristically alpine orders as the Saxifrageae, Gentianeae, 

 and Ericaceae are each represented by a single species only. 

 The ferns, with only fifteen species, cannot be said to be either 

 abundant or varied ; but as comparatively little attention was 

 paid to the non-flowering plants, this list may be capable of 

 further extension at a later date. 



In the meantime, it is hoped that the list will be of use to 

 visitors desiring to botanize in the magnificent scenery of the 

 Victorian Alps, and will also enable a check to be kept of future 

 records and additions to the flora, which, though not a large 

 one, contains a great variety of interesting forms and several 

 species of very restricted range. Perhaps the most interesting 

 is Westringia senifolia, a bushy alpine shrub endemic to Vic- 

 toria and confined to the Victorian Alps. It is hardly likely 

 that the district contains any species new to science — at least, 

 as regards flowering plants — but close investigation may show 

 the existence of alpine varieties of lowland species not previously 

 noted. 



The list of the plants follows beneath in alphabetical arrange- 

 ment, and is supplemented by a taxonomic list of the orders, 

 showing the number of species represented in each. In addition, 

 a list is given of those species found in flower and fruit of which 

 specimens were taken. 



Flora of the Victorian Alps. 



References. — F. v. M., F. v. Mueller ; St., J. Stirling ; Wa., 

 C. Walter ; M., J. H. Maiden ; B. and S., F. G. A. Barnard 

 and Dr. C. S. Sutton ; W., G. Weindorfer ; N. H., National 

 Herbarium. 



Naturalized aliens are marked with an asterisk. 



1. Acacia alpina, F. v. M. — St., Wa., M., B. and S., N. H. 



2. A. amcena, Wendl. — B. and S. 



3. A. Dallachiana, F. v. M.— F. v. M., N. H. 



4. A. dealbata, Link.— M., W., N. H. 



5. A. implexa, Benth. — W. 



6. A. leprosa, Sieb. — M. 



7. A. melanoxylon, R. Br. — Wa., W., N. H. 



8. A. mollissima, Willd.— M. 



9. A. penninervis, Sieb. — Wa., B. and S., W., N. H. 



Var. falcifolia,t Wa. 

 10. A. pravissima, F. v. M. — M., B. and S., W., N. H. 



t This probably is meant for the \zx. falciformis of Bentham's " Flora." 



