148 
The his/i Naturalist. 
June, 
Name. 
1904. 
1905- 
Amarantus retroflexus, L., 
3 plauts. 
I plant. 
Chenopodiuni leptophyllum ^ 
several plauts. 
I or 2 plants. 
Nutt. 
C. opttlifolium , Sched., . 
several plants. 
several plants. 
i C. polyspermnm, L. 
several plants. 
several plants. 
C ambrosiotdes, L., 
2 plauts. 
none. 
C. TnU7'(llt ? ly.j . . 
I plant. 
none. 
Salsola Tragus, I/., 
I plant. 
none. 
Polygofium Raii, Bab., 
I large plant. 
— 
Rum ex Hyd rola path u ni , 
L. 
several plants. 
several plants. 
Asphodeltis fistulosus, I/., 
3 or 4 small plants on 
none. 
cinders. 
Agropyron caninum, 
plentiful. 
plentiful. 
Beauv, 
^gilops comosa, Sibth., . 
— 
I plant. 
Avena fatua, Iv., . 
I or 2 plants. 
I or 2 plants. 
Bromus secalimis, L-, 
2 plants. 
none. 
B. covimutatttSy Schrad., 
I plant. 
none. 
B. tec tor urn, 
I plant. 
none. 
Eragrostis major. Host. , 
2 plants. 
none. 
Elymus canadensis ^ L., . 
several plants. 
several plants. 
Hordeum jubatum, Iv , . 
plentiful. 
decreasing, though 
still plentiful. 
Panicum iniliaceum, L-, . 
I plant. 
none. 
P. capillare, L/., . 
I or 2 plants. 
none. 
Phaiaris paradoxa, L., . 
several plants. 
several plants. 
Set aria viridis, Beauv., . 
several plauts. 
decreasing. 
S. glauca, Beauv., 
2 plants. 
several plants. 
As was to be expected, most of the plants on the above list 
are cornfield weeds. With the help of ' Index Kewensis ' and 
Mr. Dunn's * Alien Flora of Britain ' I have arranged them 
below under the countries of which they are native. Among 
them are plants from nearly all the countries mentioned in 
Mr. Shackleton's letter. The greater number are from S-E. 
Europe and West Asia, which bears out his statement that the 
Caspian grain is the dirtiest. There is no plant that can be 
identified as peculiarly Australian on the list, which also 
