AUSTRALIAN PLANTS. 
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BOTANICAL NAME. COMMON NAME AND DESCRIPTION. 
Howea Belmoreana “Earl Belmore’s Palm,” or “Curly Palm” (evergreen 
Beccari palm, 30 lo 40 ft.)—F. Palmae —Lord Howe’s 
Island. 
„ Forsteriana “Forster's Palm,” or “Flat-leaved Thatch Palm” (ever- 
Beccari green palm, 20 to 30 ft.)—Lord Howe’s Island. 
Howittia “Howitt’s Mallow Tree” (evergreen shrub, 8 to 15 ft.), 
trilocularis f. violet—F. Malvaceae —Vic., N.S.W., and S. 
F. v. Mueller Alist. 
Hoya australis 
R. Brown 
,, carnosa 
R. Brown 
,, carnosa 
R. Brown 
variegata 
Humea elegans 
Smith 
“New South Wales and Queensland Wax Flower” 
(evergreen climber, reputed poisonous and injuri¬ 
ous to stock), f. white and pink—F. Asclepiadeae 
—N.S.W., Q’land, Fiji, and Samoa. 
“Flesh-coloured Wax Flower” (evergreen climber), f. 
pinkish-white—Q’land and Asia. 
“Variegated Flesh-coloured Wax Flower” (evergreen 
climber), f. pinkish-white. 
“Elegant Humea,” “Amaranth Feather Plant,” or 
“Scented Plume Plant” (biennial), f. red—F. 
Compositae —Vic. and N.S.W. 
ozotliam- “Mountain Plume Bush” (evergreen shrub), f. pale 
noides yellowish—Vic. and N.S.W. 
F. v. Mueller 
Hydnophytum “Ant-house Plant” (epiphyte)—F. Rubiaceae —Q’land, 
formicarum N. Aust., Java, etc. 
Jack 
Hydriastele costata “Ribbed-leaf Palm” (evergreen palm, 80 to 90 ft.) — 
Bailey F. Palvnae —Q’land. 
,, Douglasiana “Douglas’s Palm” (evergreen palm, 20 to 30 ft.) — 
Bailey Q’land. 
,, Wendlandiana “Wendland’s Palm,” or “Liverpool River Palm” (ever- 
Wendland green palm, 20 ft.)—Q’land and N. Aust. 
and Drude 
Hydrilla verticillata “Whorled Hydrilla” (aquatic perennial)—F. Hyclro- 
Casp char idea e —Vic., N.S.W., Q’land, N. and S. Aust., 
Asia, and Africa. 
Hydrocharis “Frog-bit” (equatic perennial) f. white—F. Hydro - 
Morsus-ranas charideae —N.S.W., Q’land, Europe, and Asia. 
Linnaeus 
Hydrocotyle asiatica “Indian Pennywort,” or “Pegaga”* (perennial), f. 
Linnaeus pink—F. Umbelliferae —Vic. N.S.W., Q’land, S. 
and W. Aust., Tas., N.Z., Asia, etc. 
,, callicarpa “Beautiful-fruited Pennywort” (annual), f. pale 
Bunge greenish-white—Vic., N.S.W., S. and W. Aust., 
and Tas. 
,, geraniifolia 
F. v. Mueller 
“Geranium-leaved Pennywort” (perennial), f. white— 
Vic. and N.S.W. 
hirta “Hairy Pennywort” (perennial), f, greenish or yellow 
R. Brown —Vic., N.S.W., Q’land. S. and W. Aust., and Tas. 
