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looked upon as a poison plant. We landed at Whalers' 

 Bay, where there was a large area under barley. Fennel 

 very abundant; acres of it. 



Crucifer^ — Cakile maritima, Scopoli. 



Sterculiace^ — Lasiopetalum discolor, Hook. Four feet 

 high, in full bloom, pink flowers, and forming a very hand- 

 some shrub. It is surely a very desirable plant for gardens in 

 marine situations. 



Geraniace^e — Pelargonium australe, Willd. 



Rhamnace^ — Spyridium vexilliferum, Reiss. 



Composite — Brachycome ciliaris. Less. A very small- 

 flowered form. Disc achenes winged: achenes of the ligulate 

 flowers with rough sides and without wings. Calocephalus 

 Brownii, F. v. M.; Centaurea melitensis, L. Very plentiful. 

 Helichrysum apiculatum, DC.: Helichrysum leucopsidium, 

 DC.; Ixodia achilleoides, E. Br.: Olearia lepidophylla, 

 Bentli.: Picris hieracioides, L.: Podolepis rugata, Lahill.; 

 Senecio lautus, Forsf.: Sonchus oleraceus, L., var, asper. 



Goodeniace^ — Goodenia ovata, Sr7i. Coriaceous form, 

 very broad, yellow-green leaves (near G. varia). 



MYOPORACEiE — Myoporum insulare, R. Br.; Myoporum 

 humile, R. Br. Very lovely dwarf -spreading bush, a blaze 

 of white flowers. 



Chenopodiace^ — Chenopodium microphyllum, F. v. M. 



PoLYGONACEiE — Muehlenbeckia adpressa, Meissn. 



Euphorbiace^ — Adriana quadripartita. Gaud. 



Casuarinace^ — The island is lightly timbered with 

 Casuarina stricta. Ait. 



SANTALACEiE — Exocarpus stricta, R. Br. 



Cyperace^ — Lepidosperma gladiata, Lahill.; Scirpus 

 nodosus, Roftb. 



Gramine.e — Bromus sp. 



Memory Cove (178). 



PiTTOSPORACE^ — Pittosporum phillyraeoides, DC. (with 

 rigid leaves). 



Sterculiace^ — Lasiopetalum discolor, Tlook. 



ZYG0PHY1XACE.E — Zygophyllum Billardieri, DC . 



Myrtace^ — Melaleuca parviflora, Lindl. 



AizoACE^ — Mesembryanthemum australe, Sol. 



Epacridace^ — Acrotriche patula, R. Br. 



Labiate — Westringia Dampieri, R. Br. These speci- 

 mens have three leaves in a whorl like W. rigida, but with the 

 long leaves of W. Dampieri. There is really no difference 

 between the two species. See Bentham's note, B. Fl., v. 129. 

 W. rigida should be merged in W. Dampieri, the latter being 



