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Cactace^ — ^" Opuntia monocantha, Hair. Prickly 

 Pear ; not much of it along the road ; apparently not a pest 

 there, but there is plenty at North Shields. This is a plant 

 which, however, requires watching, and, if necessary, deal- 

 ing with by authority. 



Composite — ^ Carduus lanceolatus, />. (the common 

 Black or Scotch Thistle). Not rare. Humea cassiniacea, F . 

 V. M . A squatty little plant, with the flowers sometimes soli- 

 tary in the headlets. It appears to be uncommon. ^ Ono- 

 pordon acanthium, L. (the Cottony or Scotch Heraldic 

 Thistle). Not rare. 



GooDENiACEiE — Goodcuia ovata, Sm. 



Epacridace^ — Astroloma conostephioides, F. v. M.: As- 

 troloma humifusum, B . Br. 



Primulace^ — Samolus repens. Pern. 



CoNVOLvuLAOE^ — Convolvulus erubesceus, Sims. 



Chenopodiace^ — Enchylsena tomentosa, 11. Br. 



Amarantace.e — Ptilotus, sp. 



Proteace^— Hakea cycloptera, R. Br. 



LiLiACE^ — * Asphodelus fistulosus, L. An onion-like 

 plant. A weed pest. Xanthorrhoea semiplana, F. v. M. 

 Occurs 3-4 miles out. 



Port Lincoln to Lake Wang-ary and Mount 

 Dutton Bay. 



Ranunculace^ — Clematis microphylla, DC. 



DiLLENiACEiE — Hibbcrtia Billardieri, F . v. M . Remark- 

 ably fine, 4-5 ft. high, in shelter and very bushy. Hibbertia 

 sericea, Be nth. ; Hibbertia stricta, R. Br. 



Pittosporaceje — Bursaria spinosa, Cav. Called Christ- 

 mas-tree locally, because it usually flowers profusely at that 

 period. Pittosporum phillyraeoides, DC., at 20 miles. 



Malvaceae — Hibiscus Wrayge, TAndl. ''Port Lincoln 

 Rose." Up to 6 ft. high, and nipped by stock. 



Sterculiace^ — Lasiopetalum ( ?) Baueri, Steetz, not in 

 flower; Lasiopetalum discolor. Hook. 



LEGUMiNOSiE — Daviesia brevifolia, Lindl.; Harden- 

 bergia monophylla, called "Purple Lilac" in the district; Pul- 

 tenaea villifera, Sieb., var. australis, Benth. 



Rosacea — ^ Rubus rubiginosa, P. J. Muell. "Sweet 

 Briar." At say 7 miles. 



Halorrhagidace^ — Halorrhagis digyna, Labill., 2-3 ft. 

 high at 19-20 miles. 



MYRTACEiE — Baeckia Behrii, F. v. M. With shorter 

 flower-stalks and shorter recurved point of the leaves, ap- 

 parently also of less erect growth : 2-3 ft. high in clumps or 



