and their Habitats. 5 



No. 3 — Magnoliacile ( ). 



Genus — Drimys. 



1. D. aromatica (R. et G. F.), " native pepper tree." — 

 Forms amid the shaded slopes of the Dividing 

 Range, on Silurian soils an arboreous shrub 

 attaining a height of 12 feet; on the higher 

 basaltic plateau (5000 feet) it becomes fruiticose, 

 more gregarious, and has more aromatic and 

 pungently acrid properties; it has been used for 

 flavouring preserves with success at Omeo. 



No. 4 — Monimike ( ). 



Genera — Hedycaryi and Atherosperma. 



1. H. Cunninghami (Tul.). — On the Dividing Range, at 



the head of Livingstone Creek; on Silurian soil; 

 4000 feet. 



2. A. moschata, " native sassafras" (Lab.). — Forms a 



dense shrub along the upper courses of the Gibbo 

 River; Silurian formation 3800 feet; frequently 

 attains a height of 40 feet, its bark is laxative, 

 aromatic, and is used by the splitters for flavouring 

 tea. 



No. 5 — Laurace,e ( ). 



Genus — Cassytha. 



1. C. melantha (R. Br.), " native scrub vine." — Parasitic ; 

 on eastern watershed of Livingstone Creek; does 

 not ascend above 5000 feet. 



No. 6 — Violace^: (De Candolle). 



Genera — Viola and Hymenanthera. 



1. V. hederacea (Labill). — Common during early summer 



on the metamorphic schists around Omeo, up to 

 4000 feet. 



2. Y. betonicifolia (S. M.). — On open pasture lands, near 



Omeo ; 3000 feet ; metamorphic soils (principally 

 micaceous schists). 

 1. H. Banksii (F. v. M.). — At head of Victoria River, near 

 Mount Phipps (Dividing Range); altered Silurian 

 formation ; 3000 feet. 



