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Microrhynclms glomemtxis, Jaiib. & Spach, 111. PI. Orient, v. 3, p. 105, 

 t. 27o. 



SiND : Stocks ! 



I have seen but one Bombay specimen collected in Sind by Stocks. — Distrib. India 

 (Panjdb) ; Persia, Arabia, Egypt, Algiers. 



A great many plants of the Order have been introduced into Indi.i, 

 some of which have become naturalized and, in some cases, as for ex- 

 ample Lagasca molUs, have become almost pests of agriculture. Several 

 are grown for economic purposes, while a large number are cultivated 

 iu gardens as ornamental plants. 



Some of the most important of the species introduced into the 

 Presidency of Bombay are given below. 



Aster Amellus, Linn. Sp. PI. (1753) p. 873. The Mkliaehnas Daisg. 

 Herbaceous perennial which thrives in the climate of the J^eccan and 

 is deserving of attention for the garden. Woodr. in Journ. Bomb. Nat. 

 V. 11 (1898) p. 647 ; Gard. iu lud. ed. 5, p. 303. 



Vittadinia australis, A. Rich. Ess. PI. Nouv. Zel. p. 251. The 

 Australian Daisi/, cultivated in gardens. Woodr. in Journ. Bomb. Nat. 

 V. 11 (1898) p. 647. 



Eupatormm triplinerve, Vahl, Symb. v. 3, p. 97. A native of Tropical 

 America, with slaty-blue flowers, now common iu gardens. The leaves 

 are a good bitter. Eupaiorium Aifapana, DC. Prodr. v. 5, p. 1(J9 ; 

 Grail. Cat. p. 98; Dalz. & Gibs. Suppl. p. 47. 



Brachi/come iberidifolia, Benth. in Enum. PI. Hueg. (1837) p. 59. A 

 native of Australia, known as the /Swan liiver Daisy, with blue and 

 white flowers. In gardens. Woodr. Gard. in Ind. ed. 5, p. 3(32. 



Charieis heterophyUa, Cass, in Bull. Soc. Philom. (1817) p. 68. A 

 native of S. Africa, cultivated in gardens in Europe and recently intro- 

 duced into India. The ray-flowers are blue, those of the disk blue or 

 yellow. "Woodr. Gard. in Ind. ed. 5, p. 362. 



Callistephus Jwrtensis, Cass, in Diet. So. Nat. v. 37 (1825) p. 491 (gen. 

 name changed fi"om CaUisiemma, Cass. 1. c. v. 6 (1817) Suppl. p. 40). 

 The well-known German or Chinese Aster. Pirminger (JVJan. Gard. 

 ed. 3, p. 317) says that, to obtain tine flowers, the German imported 

 seed is better than English. AVoodr. Gard. in Ind. ed. 5, p. 358. Calli- 

 stemma hortense, Cass, in Diet. So. Nat. v. 6 (1817) Suppl. p. 46. 



HeUptterum roseuni, Benth. PI. Austr. v. 3, p. 640. A native of 

 S. Western Australia, 1-2 ft. high, bearing solitary terminal rose- 

 colored flower-heads. Acroclinium roseiim, Hook. Bot. Mag. t. 4801 • 

 Woodr. Gard. in Ind. ed. 5, p. 362. 



Helipterum Manghsii, P. M-uell. ex Benth. PI. Austr. v. 3, p, 640. A 

 native of Western Australia, a very pretty pot-plant bearing small deli- 

 cate rose-colored everlasting flowers. Woodr. Gard. iu Ind. ed. 3, p. 362, 

 lihodanthe Manglesii, Lindl. Bot. Keg. t. 1703. 



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