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by some botanists it is regarded as a variety of T. pilosa, which 

 occurs near Sydney. Of the Dilleniacese, Pleurandra bractenta 

 and Hibbertia saligna are frequent, whilst Alphitonia excelsa of 

 the RhamnesB (a tree with large leaves generally smooth on the 

 upper surface, and white with tomentum beneath), and Ehretia 

 acuminata (a small tree with bunches of white flowers and brittle 

 wood), are common to the Blue Mountains and the neighbour- 

 hood of Cabramatta. Alania CunningJiami is a small plant of 

 the Lily family, first noticed by Allan Cunningham in 1818. It 

 has grassy, dry leaves, dilated at the base, and minute flowers. 

 This plant does not appear common, and as far as I am aware, 

 has not been found in the low country. SympJiyonema montanum 

 is also a rare Proteaceous herb with tripartite leaves and spicate 

 flowers. &. paludosum occurs at Illawarra, and is nearly allied 

 to the preceding species. These plants are seldom seen in 

 collections. Jussicea repens, a marsh plant of the Onagrarie<t t 

 may often be seen in the neighbourhood of Richmond. The 

 composite Enfydra paludosa also grows in water, but I have 

 never found it far from the coast. In wet seasons, Sphagnum 

 obtusifolium, (the moss which is identical with that which aftbrds 

 much of the material for peat-fuel in Europe) may be found 

 abundantly in marshy places. I have lately received some speci- 

 mens of Psoralea adscendens from the Mittagong Range. This 

 leguminous plant is reported to be injurious to cattle. 



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G-naphalodes uliginosum does not occur amongst the composites 

 which I received from the Darling, but it has been collected 

 there, and I have also had specimens of it from the Lachlan. 

 Introduced composites seem to be spreading very much in some 

 parts of the colony. The Mexican plant Gymnosperma glutinosum, 

 has appeared again this season in an orchard at Parramatta, and 

 Soliva anthemifolia, which Mr. Bentham regards as an introduced 

 plant, appears to have established itself in the county of Cumber- 

 land. This composite was noticed at an early period of the 

 colony's history. I have not found SympTiyonema near Parramatta, 

 and, indeed, the Proteaceous plants of our district are not very 

 striking. This family is divided into (1) Numentacece, or nut- 

 producing ; and (2) Folliculares, or having a follicle ; i.e. a one- 

 valved, one-celled capsule opening lengthwise. Of the first 

 G a 



