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terrestris occur. The last is a prostrate weed, common in 

 Southern Europe, Africa, and Southern Asia. In Dr. Mueller's 

 splendid work on " The Indigenous plants of Victoria," there 

 are figures of Nitraria and Zygophyllum, which give a good idea 

 of the order to which they belong. Of the Pittoaporacece, Mrs. 

 Forde collected specimens of the graceful Pittosporum philly- 

 rcBoides, and of the Phytolaccece, the rare Codonocarpus cotinifolius. 

 This is mentioned by Mitchell under the name of Gyrostemon, 

 and its leaves resemble horse radish or turnip in taste. The 

 present specimen was gathered near Perry, and it was reported 

 to be a scarce tree, only two individuals being known on the run 

 of Mr. Carstairs. The bark is described " as very smooth, and 

 of a pale salmon colour, the branches long and straight, and the 

 leaves when bruised smelling like fresh turnips." A full descrip- 

 tion of this tree is given in Dr. Mueller's work on the "Indigenous 

 Plants of Victoria," into which it seems Codonocarpus extends. 

 Glinus lotoides, Trianthema crystallina (Tetragoniaceoe), Ilaloragis 

 glauca, (found also by Mitchell), and Myriophyllum vcrrucosum, 

 (Haloragece) , as well as Ranunculus rivularis, (of the buttercup 

 family), and Dodoncea attenuata (Sapindacece), were found near 

 Perry. The pretty little Erytlircea Australia, is identical with 

 that near Sydney, and the Solanum biforum resembles S. stelli- 

 qerum which grows in many parts of the county of Cumberland. 

 Lorantlius celastroides, one of the native mistletoes, appears dif- 

 ferent from any species near Sydney, but its structure may be 

 understood by studying the allied species figured in Dr. Mueller's 

 lithograms, as also may that of the little cucurbit Zelinerla mi- 

 crantlia, which is an interesting plant of a very small order in 

 Australia. The species of the Goodenia family appear to be G. 

 flageU'tfera, G. coronopifolia, G, geniculata, and S ;avda spinescens, 

 and the Labiates, Ajuga Australis (very common in Australia), 

 Teucrium racemosum, and the " Native mint," (Mentha Australis). 

 To these I may add the pretty little heliotrope (Heliolropium 

 ciirassamcuin) , the blue flowering Moryania ylabra, and one of our 

 native cherries (JExocarpus apliylla) . But perhaps some of the 

 most admired shrubs are those of the Myoporum family, viz., M. 

 platycarpum, M. da Ice, and four species of Eremophila, (E. Sturtii, 

 E. polyclada, E. maculata, and E. longijolia}. For a beautiful 

 figure of E. tynonifljra, we are indebted to the ability of Dr. 



