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Najeia alplna. — F.v.M., Introduct. to Bot. Teachings, p. 38. 

 Gaertner's name Nageia sliouldbe restored for Podocarpiis, 

 as pointed out in my Papuan plants, j). 93. 

 Milligania stylosa.—F.YM. in Bentli. flor. Austr. VII. 27. 

 The venerable Bentham has adopted the suggestion made 

 in the Society's issue of 1876, p. 11, that Astelia stjlosa 

 should be drawn to Milligania. 

 Milligania Jolmstoni. — F.v.M. 1. c. 



The dwarf hyacinth-scented asteli-aceous plant has been 

 raised to specific position. 

 Bartlingia sessiliflora. — 



Mr. Bentham has proved from inspection of authentic 

 specimens that the real Laxmannia minor, so very briefly 

 defined by E. Brown, is a species peculiar to West Aus- 

 tralia, and that the Tasmanian plant is identical with L. 

 sessiliflora (Decaisne herb, Timor, descript, 35 t. 16.) 

 Wurmhsea clioica. — 

 Anguillaria australis, our lovely little harbinger of the 

 spring, is transferable to the genus Wurmbsea, estab- 

 lished by Thunberg as early as 1781, which was men- 

 tioned already in the fragm. phytogr. Austr. YII. 76. 

 As the distinction is of frequent though not universal 

 occurrence in this species, and is exceptional among 

 allied plants, it may be preferable to return to that 

 specific appellations by which the j)lant is best known. 

 Arthropodium minus. — 

 Bentham recognises this as a species. It needs still 

 further enquiry to point out reliable differences between 

 this and A. paniculatum. On those meadows where 

 A. minus grows, usually also Brachycome graminea 

 becomes dwarfed. 

 Chloroj)liytum alpinum. — ■ 

 J. Gr. Baker (journal of the Linn. Soc. XV. 329) has re- 

 moved Caesia alpina to Chlorophytum of Ker, thus 

 adding a new genus to the Tasmanian flora. 

 Triglochin centrocarpa. — Hook. icon, pi, 728. 

 To this T. nana is reduced by Bentham as a variety ; but 

 the normal form does not occur in Tasmania. 

 Typha angustifolia. — L. sp. pi. 971. 

 Bentham (flor. Austr. VII. 159) is not inclined to admit 

 the validity of the two Tasmanian species, advanced by 

 the late Dr. Eohrbach. 

 Juncus pauciflorus. — R. Br. prodc. 259. 



As well as T. pallidus, E. Br. 1. c. and J. capillaceus, J. 

 Hook. fl. Tasm. II. 65, are jmssed as species by Bentham 

 (fl. Austral. VII. 129, 130, 132). The special study of 

 these plants is recommendable to local observers. 



