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C YC AS — continued. 



Normanbyana, F. v. M. ; tr. ; Burclekin. B. 

 revoluta, Thunb. ; tr. ; China and Japan. A.B. 

 Seemanni, Al. Brawn. ; tr. ; South Sea Islands. A.B. 



TrTBE EuCEPHALAETE.7E. 



DIOOJN", Lindl. 



edule, Lindl. ; nnd. shr. ; Mexico. A.B. 

 The seeds yield a large quantity of starch, which is used as arrowroot. 



MACEOZAMIA, Miq. 



The woolly substance found at the base of the petioles of some of the species of this genus is 

 one of the very best materials for stuffing beds, saddles, &c. 



Denisonii, Moore et F. v. M. ; tr. ; Sontli Queensland. B. 



Douglasii, W. Hill ; tr. ; Frazer's Island. B. 



Hopei, W. Sill ; tr. ; Tropical Queensland. 



Moorei, F. v. M. ; tr. ; Springsure. A.B. 



Paulo-Gulielmi, Hill et Muell. ; sii. ; South Queensland. A.B. 



spiralis, Miq. ; sh. ; South Queensland. A.B. 



EIICEPHALAETOS, Lehm.; Caffre Bread. 



Altensteinii, Lehm. ; sh. ; South Africa. A.B. 

 horridus, Lehm. ; sh. ; South Africa. A.B. 



STANGEEIA, T. Moore. 



paradoxa, T. Moore ; Fern-like Zamia ; nnd. shr. ; South Africa. B. 



BOWENIA, Hook. 



spectabilis, Hook. ; und. shr. ; Queensland. A.B. 

 var. serrata : und. shr. ; Queensland. A.B. 



Class II.— MONOCOTYLEDONS. 

 Seeies MICEOSPEEMJE. 



Order HYDROCHARIDEJ1. 



(Frog's-bit Family). 



TEIBE STEATIOTE2E. 



HYDEOCHAEIS, Linn. 



inorsus-ranse, Linn. ; aq. ; Europe, Asia, and Australia. A.B. 

 OTTELIA,Pers. 



ovalifolia, L. C. Rich. ; aq. ; Queensland. A.B. 



TEIBE VaLLISNEEIE^. 



VALLISNEEIA, Linn. ; Tape-grass or Eel-grass. 

 spiralis, Linn. ; aq. ; Australia. A. 

 ■ The leaves of this plant form an exceedingly beautiful object under the microscope, the 

 extreme tenuity and transparency of their cellular tissue allowing the observer to watch the move- 

 ment of the fluid contents of the cells. 



Teibe Hydeilleje. 

 HYDEILLA, Rich. 



verticillata, Gasp. ; aq. ; Queensland. A.B. 



Order BURMANNIACEiS. 



Teibe Eubuemannie^;. 

 BUEMAN^IA, Linn. 



disticha, Linn. ; her. per. ; East Australia. A. 



