BY J. F. BAILEY. 89 



MEDICINAL. 



Camphor {Cinnamomum Camphora). 



Growing in Captain Wickham's L^arden at Newstead 

 in 1850. and in the Brisbane Botanic Gardens in 

 1861. Was introduced for the sake of the valuable 

 product obtainable from the tree, but is only grown 

 as a shade tree, it being one of the best exotics suitable 

 for this purpose. In other parts of the world it is 

 being extensively grown for the production of camphor. 



Liquorice {Glycyrrhiza glabra). 



Introduced by the Brisbane Botanic Gardens in 1871. 



Nux- VOMICA {Stnjchnos nux-vomica). 



Introduced prio^' to 1871 by the Brisbane Botanic 

 Gardens, and one of the trees now in the Gardens 

 fruits freely every year. 



Peruvian Bark [Cinchona spp.) 



In 1862, C. Calisaya, the " Yellow Bark " was growing 

 in the Brisbane Botanic Gardens, and in 1867, O. 

 succiruhra, the " Red Bark," and C. officinalis, the 

 " Brown Bark," were received from Java. Plants 

 of the two last- mentioned species A\'ere distributed 

 by the Acclimatisation Society in 1880. 



Senna {Cassia spp.) 



Plants of several species were growing in the Brisbane 

 Botanic Gardens in 1865, and distributed from there 

 in 1874. 



Ipecacuanha {Cephuelis ipecacuanha). 



Plants were sent to the Brisbane Botanic Gardens 

 from the Royal Gardens, Kew, in 1873. 



Opium Poppy (Papaver somiiiferiim). 



Growing in the Brisbane Botanic Gardens in 1875. 



Coca {Erythroxylon Coca). 



Growing in the Brisbane Botanic Gardens in 1877. 



TANS. 



Divi Divi {Caesalpinia coriaria). 



One of the plants introduced in 1870 is still growing 

 in the Gardens. I have not observed any others about 

 Brisbane. 



Canaigre (Rtimex hymenocephalus). 



Introduced and distributed by the Department of 

 Agriculture in 1890. 



