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strong fibre, was also sent ; Cassytha melantha (the scrub vine of 
Victoria, with fibre similar to that of the Musacem) ; Dianellas elegans, 
revoluta, and ccertilea (the native Flax Lilies) ; D. ccerulea (being com- 
monly known as the Pnroo Lily) ; Doryanthes Palmeri (Queensland 
Spear Lily) ; Dasylirion glauoophyllum (a Mexican Bromeliad, quite 
hardy in these gardens) ; Juncus Maritima (sea coast rush); sea coast 
Mallows; Lavateras maritima and Olbia, yielding most beautiful fibres 
by a simple process of maceration, and plants to be highly recom- 
mended for cultivation as being of considerable commercial value) ; 
Lepidosperma gladiatum (sword-rush of the coast, now so favorably 
known and extensively used in the manufacture of paper); Morcect, 
Robinsoniana (Wedding Flower of Lord Ilowe’s Island) ; Pandanus 
Forsteri (Tent tree of same locality) ; Pandanus pendunculatus 
(Screw pine of Eastern Australia) ; Sanseviera fasciata (Banded Bow- 
string Hemp) ; Schcenus brevifolius (Victorian cord rush, a good fibre 
yielding plant, and very prolific along parts of the coast line) ; Xerotes 
longifolia (native tussock grass or Mat-rush); Tritoma uvaria, and 
Tritoma recurvata (Club-lilies)— the fibre of the latter equalling in 
strength and texture that of hemp. This plant is very easily cultivated, 
requiring no more attention than Phormium tenax. To show the 
rapidity with which its fibre can be prepared, leaves in full vigor on the 
plant at 10 a.m., were converted six hours afterwards into excellent 
fibre by a boiling process, at the laboratory. Some excellent castor oil 
has been made from seeds of Ricinus grown in the Gardens. Dyes 
were prepared from Dais cotinifolia (African button flower) ; Pipturus 
argenteus (Queensland grass cloth plant) ; Sterculia diversifolia (Vic- 
torian bottle tree) ; Sterculia acerifolia (Flame tree of N.S.W. and 
Queensland); IVikstrcemia indie a (Native Daphne); Baloghia lucida 
(Norfolk Island Bloodwood) ; and Araucaria Cunninghamii (Moreton 
Bay hoop pine). Oleo-resin, with a most fragrant odour, was obtained 
from seeds of Pittosporum undulatum. In addition to these, and many 
other specimens, the largest and most diversified collection of native 
woods yet exhibited on behalf of Victoria was forwarded to the Sydney 
Exhibition ; together with a collection of Papers, also prepared in my 
temporary laboratory. These exhibits were accompanied by an ex- 
haustive catalogue. 
dhe following is a list of Exhibitions to which I have sent collec- 
tions : Melbourne and Philadelphia ; Philadelphia International ; Warr- 
nambool ; Geelong Industrial ; Amsterdam International Horticultural ; 
Queensland, and Sydney. 
