BY \V. P. BLAKELY. 413 



Hosts. — L. congener Sieb., shows great variation in its choice of food-plants, 

 but as seen from the followingj list it has only once been found parasitic upon 

 the Eucalyptus. 



Casuarineae: Casnarina suberosa Ott. & Diet., C. stricta Ait., C. torulosa 

 Ait. Salicaceae: (e) Salix Babylonica L. Betulaceae: (e) Quercus bicolor L. 

 Platanaceae: (e) Platanus orientalis L. Loranthaceae : Loranthus mtellinus 

 F.V.M., Phrygilanthus celastroides (Sieb.) Eichh, P. eucalypti.folius (Sieb.) Engl. 

 Magnoliaceae : (e) IlUcium reUgiosum Sieb. Leguminosae : Acacia deeurrens 

 Willd., and var. mollis Benth., var. pauciglandulosa Benth., A. floribunda Willd., 

 A. armata R.Br., A. penninervis Sieb., ^4. Maideni F.v.M., (e) Gelditschia xylo- 

 carpa Hance. Santalaeeae: Exocarpus cupressiformis Labill. Rosaceae: (e) 

 Citrus auramtiacum L. var. "Orange," (e) C. Limonum L. var. "Lemon," (e) 

 Pyrus mains L. var. "Apple," (e) P. communis var. "Pear," (e) Persica vulgaris 

 L. var. "T'each," (e) Prvmus domestica L. var. "Plum," (e) Crataegus spathulai 

 Rutaceae: Geijera salicifolia Sehott., G. parviflorus Lindl. Meliaceae: Melia 

 Azedarach L. Euphorbiaeeae : Excaecaria Agallocha L., Croton Verreauxii Baill. 

 Sapindaceae: Cupaniopsis serrata Radkt. Myrtaceae: Eucalyptus obtusiflora 

 DC, Backhousia myrtifolia Hook, et Harv., Leptospermum flavescens Sm., Mela- 

 leuca genistifolia Sm., M. nodosa Sm., M. styphelioides Sm. Araliaceae : Astro- 

 tricha floccosa DC. Apocynaceae: (e) Nerium Oleander L. 



(e) Denotes exotic plants. 



EXPLANATION OF PLATES XXXIX.— XLVII. 

 Plate xxxix. 



1. Loranthus gibberulus Tate. 



1. Portion of flowering branch (nat. size). 2. Flower (enlarged). 3. Front 

 and back view of anthers (enlarged). 4. Anthers opened out (enlarged). 



Plate xl. 



2. Loranthus bifurcatus Benth. 



1. Flowering branch (nat. size). 2. Bud. 3. Flower. 4. Lower portion of 

 segment showing the basal spur. 5, 6. Types of fruit. 7. Embryo. 8. Embryo 

 opened out. 9. Seed just commencing to germinate (nat. size). 10. A more 

 advanced seed VvJith the viscin attached. 



Plate xli. 



3. A. Loranthus ferruginif torus W. V. Fitz. 



-1. Flowering branch (nat. size). 2. Bud (enlarged). 3. Segment (enlarged): 

 with anther attached. 4. Back view of anther. 5. Style, 6. Fruit (nat. size). 

 7. Seed (nat. size). 8. Embryo. 



B. Var. linearis, n.vai: (nat. size). 



Plate xhi. 



4. Loranthus sanguineus F. v. M. 



1. Flowering branch (nat. size), Darwin, Professor B. Spencer, No. 649. 2. 

 Bud (nat size). 3. Three segments remaining united. 4. Anther. 5. Style. 

 6 7 Leaf and bud (nat. size), G. F. Hill No. 319. The leaf is abnormal. 



