24 THE WEEDS OF NEW SOUTH WALES. 



Sedum telephium. I do not know of its occurrence in Australia out of 

 gardens yet. 



Sisymbrium altissimum. This weed does not appear to have been re- 

 corded from New South Wales, but it is a great pest in the United States 

 and Canada. 



Solanum carolinense. I have no record of this weed in Australia. Ada 

 Georgia, p. 365. 



Silene gallica. This is figured and described in the Agricultural Gazette 

 for 1895, p. 809. 



Stellaria media is perhaps our commonest chick-weed. They are more 

 unsightly than a menace to the farmer. 



Sagina procumbens. I have no record of this weed in Australia. 



Weeds proscribed in Victoria. 



In the Journal of Agriculture, Victoria, for July, 1918, will be found a 

 " List of Plants proclaimed under the Thistle Act (the Victorian Weeds- 

 Act) for the State of Victoria." 



Victoria is our neighbour, and the list includes the following, which are 

 not proclaimed in New South Wales: 



Brassica Sinapistrum (Charlock or Wild Mustard). 



Carduus arvensis (Perennial Calif ornian Thistle). 



Carduus ~benedictus (Sacred Thistle). 



Convolvulus arvensis (Common Bindweed). 



Cyperus rotundus (Nut Grass). 



EreclitUites quadridentata (Cotton Weed). 



Gilia squarrosa (Calif ornian Stink Weed, Digger's Weed, or Sheep's 



Weed). 



Loranthus celastroides and L. pendulus (Mistletoes). 

 Lycium horridum (Box Thorn). 

 Hyagrum perfoliatiim (Musk Weed). 



Raphanus Raphanistrum (Wild Radish or Jointed Charlock). 

 Romulea cruciata (Guildford Grass or Onion Grass). 

 Senecio Jacobea (Ragwort). 



A list of weeds which are only proclaimed for certain specified districts 

 in Victoria is also published. These include : 



Acacia armata (Acacia Hedge or Prickly Acacia). 

 Andropogon halepensc (Johnson Grass). 

 Cassinia arcuata (Chinese Scrub). 

 Cytisus canariensis (Cape Broom). 

 Erysimum repandum (Treacle Mustard). 

 Lepidium Draba (Hoary Cress). 

 Madia sativa (Pitch Weed). 

 Salvia vcrbenacea (Wild Sage). 



Carduus arvensis. This so-called Canada thistle, a peculiarly dangerous 

 weed, I have not been able to trace so far as occurring in New South Wales, 

 although I have advertised for it. 



Carduus benedictus. Syn. Carbenia benedicta, a Mediterranean plant. I 

 have no record of its occurrence in Australia. 



Brassica Sinapistrum, and Raphanus Raphanistrum. These two weeds,, 

 close relations of the cabbage and radish, are a great nuisance in wheat 

 fields and cultivation generally. Both are vile, useless weeds, which produce 

 seed abundantly. 



