12 Contributions to the Queensland Flora. 
*E. plantagineum, Linn. Called “‘ Patterson’s Curse ” or ‘“ Blue 
Weed ” in New South Wales, A biennial, covered with stiff spreading 
hairs seated on tubercles, Stems erect or ascending, branched. Radical 
leaves in a rosette, large ovate, petiolate; stem-leaves sessile, acuminate, 
widened and cordate at the base. Flowers large, purplish, in long 
racemes forming a spreading panicle. Calyx deeply cut into 5 lanceolate, 
rough-villous lobes ; corolla campanulate, about 3 times as long as the 
calyx, with an oblique limb, Stamens unequal, anthers purple. Style 
long, bifid. Carpels subtriangular, tuberculate. 
Hab. : Naturalised about Yandilla (Darling Downs), A. R. Lomaz. 
A native of Europe ; for some years past recorded as a bad weed 
in the Southern States ; has now made its appearance in Queensland. 
Order LAURINEZ. 
PERSEA, Gertn, 
P. Baileyana, F. v. M. ‘To the description in the “ Queensland 
Flora,” page 1310, add :—*< Berry seated and slightly sunk in the much 
enlarged calyx-tube, oblong, 5 lines long, calyx-tube under the fruit 
4-5 lines diam.” 
Hab.: Fraser Island, W. R. Petrie (Sept., 1916). The bark, like that of the 
Black Sassafras (Cinnamomum Oliveri), possesses a powerful fragrance. 
Order EUPHORBIACEZ. 
DISSILIARIA, F. v, M, 
D. baloghioides, F. v. M. To the description in the “ Queensland 
Flora,” page 1450, add :—‘ Male flowers several together on a short 
peduncle ; pedicels slender, hirsute ; perianth segments 6, pubescent ; 
stamens numerous, filaments slender, Female flowers 3-merous, pube- 
scent, sepals about 1 line long, broadly triangular ; petals 2 lines long ; 
ovary densely pubescent, styles 1 line long, but much curved in the 
older flowers,”’ 
Hab. : Kin Kin, Francis and White. 
Order ORCHIDEZ:. 
LIPARIS, Rich, 
L. Simmondsii, Bail. To the’ description in the ‘“ Queensland 
Flora,” page 1521, add :—‘* Flowers rich dark purple in terminal 
racemes ; pedicels 5-6 lines long ; dorsal sepal narrow-lanceolate, 5 lines 
long, lateral sepals broader, 4 lines long ; petals about the same length, 
