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Rubies roscefolius , Sm. ; Brisbane River ; Raspberry ; Rosaceae. 
Taber ncemontana orient alis. 11. Br., var. angusti folia, Bentli. ; 
Enoggera ; A poev naceae. 
Lant ana camara, Linn.; Enoggera ; Verbenaceas. 
Amaranlus paniculaius , Linn.; Brisbane ; the leaves yellow and 
green ; Amarantaceac. 
Trema aspera , Blume ; Kelvin Grove; has also been met with on 
the Johnstone River; the Peach-leaf Poison Bush ; TJrticaceae. 
Oudrania javanensis, Trecul, var. Bancroftii , Bail. ; Kelvin Grove 
and Deception Bay ; has also been met with on Johnstone River ; 
Cockspur Thorn ; TJrticaceae. 
G eitonoplesium cymosum , A. Cunn. ; Bank of Brisbane River ; 
Liliaceae. 
Cordyline terminalis , var. Bailey i, Bail. ; Pimpama ; Liliaceae. 
Commelyna cyanea, R. Br. ; Spiderwort ; Commelynaceae. 
Bollia macrophylla , Benth., var. crispata\ Eutnundi; Com- 
melynaceae. 
Bacularia monostacliya , E. v. M.; Eumundi; Midgeen, or Walking- 
stick Palm ; Palmge. 
drckontopTiamioc Cimninghamii , Wendl. ; Piccabeen of the natives ; 
Palmae. Borne young plants of this palm, which were received by 
Mr. Soutter from Eudlo, show upon making a fresh growth variegated 
leaves. 
Oplismenus composifus, Beauv. ; Gramineae. 
Ageratum conyzoides, Linn.; Brisbane; Billy goat weed; Compositae. 
Bidens pilosa, Linn. ; Brisbane; Blackfellows ; Compositae. 
Galinsoga parvijlora, Cav. ; Brisbane; Yellow weed ; Compositae. 
VIII —COLOUR SUPPOSED ABNORMAL. 
Under this heading I record some few instances, which have come 
under the observation of myself or of some fellow-worker, of plants 
found in the wild state to produce white flowers, whereas the species, 
from which they are but accidental sports, have, in the normal state, 
flowers of some dark colour. These unaccountable freaks of nature 
are frequently of value for garden culture, particularly as they are in 
some cases capable of being perpetuated by seed, cuttings, &c. I 
think it would be advantageous were botanists to make a rule, when- 
ever these sports are met with, to describe and name them as varieties ; 
this would be making a legitimate use of nomenclature, and would 
prove of great convenience and advantage to the horticulturist. In 
the Elora Australiensis instances several times occur of such plants 
being recorded as named varieties, as, for instance, Utricularia cyanea , 
var. alba. This, however, w'as not always carried out in that work, for 
we find many instances similar to this — “ Comesperma volubile ; 
flowers blue or rarely white.” In this place, as in the former, the blue 
and the white flowers are borne upon two distinct plants, so, in my 
opinion, it would have been better had the white-flowered plant been 
given as Comesperma volubile, var. album. With these few remarks I 
pass on to mention plants of this nature which have been observed in 
Queensland since the issue of the volumes of the Elora Australiensis. 
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