39S XCVII. PLANTAGINE.E.— XCIX. ILLECEBRACE^. 



Anomalous Order. 

 Order XCVII.— PLANTAGINEiE. 



Plan (ago, Linn. 



*major, Linn. — Plantain of Europe. Seeds much in favour 

 for bird-seed, and both leaves and seeds said to be used 

 in India for dysentery. Our native kinds equally useful. 



*lanceolata, Linn. — Rib-grass of Europe. 



debilis, R. Br. 



varia, R.Br. (Fig. 373.) 



Subclass III— MONOCHLAMYDE^E. 

 Series L— CURVEMBRYEiE. 



Order XCVIIL— NYCTAGINEJE. 



Tribe I. — Mirabilie/E. 



*Mirabilis, Linn. — Fruit a Diclesium. 



jalapa, Linn. — Marvel of Peru or Four-o'clock. Tropical 

 America. 

 Boerhaavia, Linn. 



diffusa, Linn. — Hogweed. " Koo-joo" and " Goitcho" of 

 Cloncurry and " A-mi " of Batavia River natives. May 

 be used as an expectorant in cases of asthma, 

 repanda, Willd. (Fig. 374.) 



Tribe II. — Pisonie^e. 



Pisonia, Linn.- — The sticky fruits of plants of this genus often 

 catch and cause the death of a large number of small 

 birds, insects, &c, in a similar manner to bird-lime. 



aculeata, Linn. 



inermis, Forst. 



Brunoniana, Endl. — " Ahm-noo" of Dunk Island natives. 

 (Fig. 375.) 



Order XCIX.— ILLECEBRACEJE. 



Tribe I. — Pollichie.e. 

 Dysphania, R. Br. 



myriocephala, Benth. (Fig. 376.) 

 plantaginella, F.v.M. (Fig. 377.) 

 littoralis, R. Br. 



Tribe II. — Scleranthe.-e. 

 Scleranthus, Linn. 

 biflorus, Hook. 



