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THE TASMANIAN FLOEA. 



Gum, red : E. acervula, and on the 

 slopes of Mt. Wellington E. 

 muelleri. 



,, stringy-bark : Eucalyptus obliqua. 



\, topped stringy ■ smooth-barKed 

 varieties of E. obliqua and 

 forms connecting it with E. reg- 

 nans, and possibly E. hsemas- 

 toma. 



,, peppermint-topped stringy : nar- 

 row-leaved forms of Euc. reg- 

 nans, and forms connecting with 

 E. amygdalina. 



,, white-topped stringy : a name 

 given on the North-East Coast 

 to E. hsemastoma and often 

 allied species. 



,, swamp : Eucalyptus regnans and 

 in some districts E. viminalis. 

 weeping : Eucalyptus pauciflora. 



,, white ; Eucalyptus viminalis. 

 gyncecium : see pistil. 

 Heart berry : Aristotelia peduncularis. 

 hederacea : a fancied resemblance to the 



habit of Ivy. 

 Hedge mustard : Sisymbrium officinale. 

 Helmit Orchid . Pterostylis cucculata. 

 helioscopia : rayed like the sun. 

 heteronema : varied in form, 

 heterophylla : leaves variable in form, 

 hexandrum : having six stamens. 

 hibbertioides.: generally resembling a 



Hibbertia, a dilleniaceous genus. 

 Hickory, native : Eriostemon squameus. 

 hieracoides : like Hieraceum, the Hawk- 

 weed of the Northern Hemisphere, 

 hirsute : hairy. 



hirta, hirtella : rough or coarsely hairy, 

 hispid : bristly. 



Hog-weed : Polygonum aviculare. 

 Holly, native : Orites milligaui, also in 



parts Coprosma hirtella. 

 Holy-grass : Hierochloe sp. 

 Honeysuckle : Banksia sp. 

 Honey wood : Bedfordia sp. 

 Hoj), native : Daviesia latifolia, from the 



bitterness of the leaf ; also often Do- 



donpea viscosa, from appearance of 



fruit. 

 Horizontal scrub ; Anodopetalum biglan- 



dulosum ; occasionally the name has also 



been applied to Richea scoparia. 

 humifusum : spread on the ground, 

 humilis : of humble dimensions. 

 Hyacinth, native : Thelymitra sp. 

 hygrometrica : sensitive to moisture, 

 hypogynous : inserted beneath the gynce- 

 cium. 

 hyssopifolia : leaves shaped like those of 



Hyssopus, a labiate genus. 

 Ice plant : Tetragona iraplexicoma. 

 imberbis : beardless, alludes to the 



absence of hypogynous scales, 

 imbricate : overlapping, like the slates on 



a roof, 

 immarginate : the apex abruptly ending 



(leaf), 

 implexicoma : interlaced (habit). 

 impre.sf?a : impression due to conspicuoiis- 



ness. 



incanum : quite white. 



incarnata : flesh-coloured. 



incisa : leaf deeply divided. 



indehiscent : not bursting at maturity, 



for instance a nut or berry. 

 Indigo, native : Indigofera australis. 

 indutum : covered or clothed, in allusion 



to copious development of hairs, 

 indumentum : surface development of 



hairs or scales, 

 inops : dwarf, 

 integrifolia . leaves entire, 

 intricatum : complicated or involved, per- 

 plexing, 

 inversa : order reversed, as staminate 



flowers being placed at the base of the 



spikelet, in a species of Carex. 

 involucrata : disguise, from being unlike 



type of genus, 

 involute : margins rolled inwards on the 



upper surface (leaf). 

 Iris, blue : Patersonia glauca. 



.. mountain : Hewardia tasmanica. 



,, white : Diplarrhena raorasa. 

 Ironweed : Lithospermum arvense. 

 irrigua : wet (habitat), 

 ixioides : like Ixia, a genus of Iridace*. 

 Jack in the Box : Stylidium gramini- 



folium. 

 japonioum ; first discovered in Japan, 

 javanicum : native of Java, 

 johnstoni : R. M. Johnston, a prominest 



natural and coonom.ic scientist, 

 junceum : resemblance to Juncus the 



Rush, 

 juniperina : like the Juniper. 

 Kangaroo-apple : Solanum aviculare. 

 Kangaroo-grass : Anthistiria ciliata. 

 Kentucky blue grass : Poa pratensis. 

 King River Lily : Milligania longifolia. 

 King William Pine : Arthrotaxis cupres- 



soides; the name is now often given to 



A. selaginoides> 

 Knotgrass : Polygonum sp. 

 Laburnum, native : Goodia lotofolia. 

 lacustris : lake (habitat). 

 Lady fern : Polypodium punctatum. 

 lauatus, lanigerum : woolly. 

 Lancewood : Eriostemon squamens. 

 laevigatum : lightly formed, smooth, soft, 

 lanuginosa : slightly woolly, 

 lappaoeous : supposed resemblance to 



lappa the Burdock, 

 lasianthos : the flower woolly, 

 latifolium : broad-leaved. 

 Laurel, native : Anopterus glandulosus. 

 lautus : clean, elegant, 

 laxifolia . leaves loose, in comparison to 



its near relative. 

 Leatherwood : Acradenia franklinii, often 



erroneously Euoryphia billardieri. 

 ledifolia : leaves resembling those of 



Ledum, a genus of Heath, 

 legume : a dry, single-carpelled fruit, 



splitting at maturity into two valves, 



containing few or many seeds; a 



slightly modified follicle, 

 lenticularis : lens-shaped fruit, 

 lepidophylla : scale-leaved, 

 leptocarpus : narrow-fruited. 



