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S.A. NAT.. 
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EUPHORBIACEAE. 
Pbyllanthus lamnarius F.v.M. ^'Clover” a local name for 
the plant but not one of the clovers that generally go under that 
name. Found in sandy soil and is a small undershrub. 
CONVOLVULACEAE. 
Convolvulus eruhescens Sims. “Creeper’' and growing in 
sand, A plant widel}' spread throughout the State and common 
in the drier parts. 
SOLAXACEAE. 
Solamim oligacajithtnn F.v.M. “Grows in sand or clay and 
reaches a height of 2 to 3 feet.” There is a specimen in the 
Tate Herbarium, Adelaide University, which has small leaves 
matching the one from Ooroowilanie but they are not cordate 
although the calyx and corolla arc similar. 
COMPOSITAE. 
Minuria denticulata (DC) Benth. Small daisy growing in 
clay soil. The flowers make a w'ondenful carpet of white or 
pink , during a good season. 
Helipterum moschatum (A. Cuun.) Benth. Called “Mignon- 
ette” at Ooroowilanie but it is really one of the smaller ever- 
lastings with yellow flowers and small heads. 
Calocephalus multijlorus (Turcz.) Benth. “Yellowtop” 
growing in sand and clay and about one foot in height. In places 
this plant ca,n give a yellow surface to the earth through the 
profusion of its blooms. It is a typical everlasting of the dry 
north country. 
PLANTS FOUND AT NORTHFIELD. 
On the 19th February, a party of members visited Mr. W. 
A. Tough’s property and observed the effect of the mealy bug 
on a hedge of prickly pear (reported elsewhere in this issue). 
Ihe following plants were noted growing chiefly along the small 
creek which comes down from the hills to the east. 
CHEXOPODIACEAE. 
Chevopodium pumi/io. Growing in the fields. 
NYCTAGINACEAE. 
Boerhavia diffusa. Flowering and growing on the flats. 
