Natural Order, Pittosporeae. 



Pittosporuui Coriaceuni. Ait. A densely foliaged tree fif- 

 teen to twenty feet high: twiggy; leaves oval, two inches long, 

 thiclc, dark olive colour. Flowers, in small clusters at end of 

 branches, yellowish white. May. A large tree is growing at 

 the south-west corner of Bishop's lodge, corner of Cedar 

 Avenue and Church Street, Hamilton; one at Mount Langton, 

 and one or two others in private grounds. 



Natural Order, Caryophyllaceae. 



Arenaria Serpyllifolia. Ivinn. (sandwort ) Stem covered 

 with soft hairs six inches high; flowers white and very minute; 

 leaves quarter of an inch long, oval not stalked. Common. 



Annual. Winter months. 



Silene Gallica. Linn, (silene. ) Hairy, one or two feet 

 high. Leaves oblong, spoon-shaped; flowers white, in leafy 

 one-sided racemes. Annual. March to May. 



Stellaria Media. Sm. (chick weed. ) A procumbent plant, 

 densely leaved, with small white flowers. Stems, six to 

 twelve inches long, branched leaves one-third to half an inch 

 long. A common weed in cultivated ground. Cage birds are 

 fond of picking at it. Annual. Winter months. 



Stellaria Nemorum. Linn, (stick-weed.) A variety of the 

 above, slightly larger; star-shaped; flowers creeping in tangled 

 masses and growing over the rocks. It is abundant near the 

 Church Cave. Annual. Winter. 



Cerastium Viscosum. Linn, (mouse ear.) A small, hairy 

 plant, stem four to six inches high. Flowers small, white; 

 leaves larger than those of chick weed which it resembles. A 

 common weed. Annual, Spring. 



Sagina Apetala. (pearl wort.) Grows in grass-like tufts. 

 Stems wiry, thread-like, numerous. Leaves very narrow. 

 Flowers greenish- white. A minute wayside weed. x\nnual. 

 Winter months. 



Montia Fontana. Linn. (water chickweed. ) Is common 

 in ditches and the edge of ponds; much like its land namesake. 

 Annual. Spring months. 



