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Csesalpinia — contd. 

 nuga. Ait. 



*sepiaria, Roxb. — Mysore Thorn ; a noxious weed. Thorny 

 hedge-plant ; in Brisbane called Thorny Acacia. India. 



Mezoneurum, Desf. 



brachycarpum, Bcnth. — Cork-vine. 



Scortechinii, F. v. M. — Flat Blue-bean. The seeds useful for 

 ornamental purposes. 



Fterolobium, R. Br. 

 nitens, F. v. M. 



Peltophorum, Vog. 



ferrugineum, Benth. 



*Parkinsonia, Linn. 



aculeata, Linn. — Jerusalem Thorn of West Indies; a noxious 

 weed in some northern parts of Queensland. South 

 America. 



Tribe XII. — Cassie.e. 

 Cassia, Linn. 



Subgenus L — Fistula (Cathartocarpus). 



Brewsteri, F. v. M. 



%tar. tomentella, Benth- — Bean-tree of Obum Obum. Fur- 

 nishes a good cabinet-wood. 



var. sylvestris, Bail. — " Moweii " of Cardwell natives 

 (R.B.H.). Furnishes a good cabinet-wood, and would 

 be excellent for bitter-cups. (Plate VI.) 



var. Marksiana, Bail. — Furnishes a good cabinet-wood. 



Subgenus II. — Senna. 



Section Chamcc fistula. 



^laevigata, Willd. — Tropical America. 



*tomentosa, Linn. — Spreading in some localities, and may 



become a pest. South America. 

 Sophera. Linn., var. schinifolia, Benth. — A troublesome weed. 



var. pubescens, Benth. 

 *ocidentalis, Linn. — A troublesome weed; the whole plant 



purgative. Africa. 

 *alata, Linn. — Ringworm Shrub; at Port Douglas called 

 ' Yellow-top " ; a troublesome weed. Eczema is said to 



be cured by bathing the affected parts with a decoction 



of the bark, leaves, and flower of this plant. India. 



