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Stephania hernandicfolia, Walp. 
A more or less pubescent twiner, with almost orbicular peltate 
leaves. Fruit red, compressed, in umbels of about 5 rays. Ripe 
June. 
Violarieze. (Violet Family.) 
Lonidium suffruticosum, Ging. 
A weak undershrub, having the lower petal of each flower 
purplish and much larger than the others. Usually met with 
under the shade of trees or shrubs. Flowers June. 
Bixinee. (Arnatto Family.) 
Cochlospermum Gillivrei, Benth. 
A tall shrub, bearing open yellow flowers 2 inches diameter, 
followed by obovoid-oblong capsules ; leaves palmately lobed, but 
the plant scanty of foliage. Flowers June. 
Polygaleze. (Milkwort Family.) 
Polygala arvensis, var.“ Field Milkwort.” 
A weedy plant a few inches high. 
Caryophyllee, (Pink Family.) 
Polycarpea breviflora, F. v. M. 
A light-coloured weed, met with on dry hard soil. 
Portulacee. (Purslane Family.) 
Calandrinia spergularina, F. v. M. 
A small succulent plant, met with on damp land. 
Elatines. (Water Peppers.) 
Bergia amnannioides, Roth. 
A hairy plant, 6 to 12 inches high ; flowers minute, in dense 
clusters, in the axils of the leaves. (H. Palmer). 
Hypericinee. (St. John’s Wort Family.) 
Hypericum gramineum, Forst. “ Australian St. John’s Wort.” 
A small erect plant, with narrow oblong leaves and yellow 
flowers. 
Malvacee. (Mallow Family.) 
Malvastrum spicatum, A. Gray. 
A common weed in Queensland. 
Sida rhombifolia, Linn. 
The common Sida weed. 
Abutilon indicum, G. Don. ‘ Wild Chinese Lantern.” 
A showy soft shrub, flowers yellow (June). 
Urena lobata, Linn. var. ‘‘ Ceesar weed of America.” 
A tall shrub with rosy flowers, sometimes a weed in cultiva- 
tion (June). 
