PLANTS WHICH IN DRYING STAIN PAPER. 43 
RHAMNACEA. 
Alphitonia excelsa, Reissek. A well marked brown 
Stain is observable in specimens from the Kurrajong, N.S. 
Wales. I donot notice it in specimens from other localities. 
This may be connected with the colouring matter surround- 
ing the seeds, but the pigment which has made such a 
marked photographic representation of the included plant 
must be somewhat volatile. 
SAMYDACEA. 
Homalium rufescens, Benth., a Natal plant, exhibits a 
grey, not abundant, stain. 
SANTALACEA. 
Fusanus persicarius, R. Br., and F. acuminatus, DC. 
(Quandong), both Australian plants, show a profuse brown 
stain, Fusanus is, according to some botanists, congeneric 
with Santalum. Ido not notice the stains in any species 
of Santalum (as recognised by Bentham). 
SCROPHULARIACEA. 
The Veronicas are very interesting in this connection, 
affording a dark purplish stain. This is seen in Australian 
species including V. formosa, R. Br., V.nivea, Lindl., V. 
arenaria, Cunn. Amongst New Zealand species we have 
V.vernicosa, Hook. f.,V. loganioides, Armstrong, V. Lyalli, 
Hook. f., and V. Traversi, Hook. f. In Huropean species 
I have noticed it in V. fruticulosa, Linn. (very abundant); 
V. alpina, Linn.; V. serpyllifolia, Linn. (England); V. 
saxatilis, Jacq. (Switzerland). 7 
VERBENACEA. 
Lippia nodiflora, Linn. I noticea stain in one specimen 
from Byron Bay, N.S. Wales, but not in specimens from 
other parts of the world. 
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