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•densely as on the western plains, where thousands of acres may 

 be seen covered with similar vegetation. The majority in the 

 North-East are found in mountainous and broken country, where 

 some of the showy flowering species display such a wealth of 

 bloom in early summer as would rival many a well cultivated 

 garden. Several exotics, some of an undesirable character, have 

 become acclimatised and spread much during recent years. One 

 of the worst pests is the South American Tagetes glandulifera 

 Schranck. The whole plant is pulicifugous. The species of 

 Velleia and Goodenia of the Goodenoviece generally have yellow 

 flowers, but Sccevola and D ampler a have mostly blue or purple 

 ones. These occur on both high and low land, often on alluyial 

 flats and in damp situations. Sccevola suaveol.pns R.Br., is found 

 near the sea, and has sweetly perfumed flowers. The shrubby 

 Dampiera brownli F v.M., is one of the tallest species of the 

 Order. Amongst .the Campamdacece are several interesting, 

 dwarf, annual or perennial flowering plants, none having a 

 prettier effect when in bloom than some species of Lobelia. The 

 larger, blue-flowering kinds sometimes produce albinos, and are 

 deserving of garden culture. Epacridece have many species 

 which are admired for their singularly showy flowers. They are 

 rarely cultivated, however, in Australian gardens, but I have 

 seen several growing in the plant houses of Europe. Both the 

 tribes, (1) those with drupaceous fruit and (2) those having 

 dehiscent capsules, occur in the North-East, the former being 

 much more numerous than the latter. They consist of small 

 trees and shrubs, many of them growing on poor sandstone 

 country or on sandy heaths. Occasionally one comes across a 

 white-flowering variety of Epacrls lougiflora Cav., and a double 

 flowering variety of E mlcrophylla R Br., and both of these are 

 charming plants. There are only four genera and five species of 

 the Myrsinece, but they are fairly common in places. Samara 

 austraJlatia F.v. M., is a tall woody climber, sometimes reaching 

 to the tops of the highest trees. Its small flowers are succeeded 

 by globular, red fruits about a quarter of an inch in diameter. 

 Myrsine variabilis R.Br., is a tree about forty feet high, remark- 



