204 Ewart and Tovey : 



In Mr. Williamson's paper on doubtful Victorian Plant records,, 

 it was pointed out that Kanunculus Muelleri was only represented 

 in the Herbarium from the doubtful locality, Munyang Mts., which 

 might mean a New South Wales locality. Mr. D. J. Paton for- 

 wards specimens collected on the Omeo side of Mt. Hotham, which 

 belong to Ranunculus Muelleri, and, therefore, give an undoubted' 

 Victorian record for this plant. 



Setosa I2BECTA, Ewart and Cookson. (Flora of the Northern 

 Territory, 1917, p. 3H) = Setos.\ iioiidkacka, Ewart. (Chamaeraphis 



hordeacea, R.Br.) 



The characters on which the distinction from Chamaeraphis are 

 based are : — 



Setosa : 



Inflorescence a spike 



Spikelets single to each awn 



Glumes rigid 



** Awn " very long and rigid 



Styles free to the base 



Staminodia 3 in female flower. 



Outermost small , glume callous and truncate 



Chamaeraphis : 



Inflorescence a panicle. 



Spikelets two or' more to each awn, very rarely one. 



Glumes lax. 



'' Awn " short and soft. 



Styles shortly united at the base. 



Staminodia 2 in female flow^er. 



Outermost small glume thin and membranous. 

 Setosa represents the highest development of the peculiar mode- 

 of developing an awned spikelet, of which the beginnings are shown 

 in Chamaeraphis, and in Setosa the spikelet, with its basal branch 

 " aw^n," disarticulates very i»eadily and in one piece. In Chamae- 

 raphis the spikelets disarticulate less readily and separately. 



Setosa is strongly xerophilous, though usually groAving near water.. 

 Chamaeraphis is semi-aquatic. 



SoLANLJM vioLvCKUM, R.Br. "Violet Nightshade." (Solanaceae). 



East Gippsland, Rev. A. J. Maher. 

 New" for Victoria. 



