53 . lO'Ol 1853 . VICTORIA. FIRST GET^ERAL REPORT OF THK GOVERNMENT BOTANIST ON THK VEGETATION OF THE COLONY I Bated September, 1853. LAID UPOX THE COUXCIL TABLE, BY THE COLONIAL SECRETARY, BY COMMAND OP HIS EXCELLENCY THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, AND ORDERED BY THE COUNCIL TO BE PRINTED, SOtli October, 1S53- iS}} a.utljoritj) : JOHN FERRES, GOVERNMENT PRINTER, MELBOURNE. A. — No, 2G. a. 1853. REPORT OF THE GOVERNMENT BOTANIST. Sir, Botanic Gardens, Melbourne, 5th September, 1853. In obedience to His Excellency’s command, I have the honor to transmit to you my General Report, partly compiled from those documents which I forwarded on several occasions during my journey, from February until June last, and partly resting on the subsequent examination of the specimens Avhich I brought home. Before I enter into any details on the classification of our indigenous vegetable world, on its relation in comparison with the plants of the adjacent countries, and on the practical uses to which we might possibly apply many of its productions, it may be considered necessary to delineate the route which I pursued during my last expedition. I proceeded, at first, with deviations from the usual road wherever it appeared favourable for my pursuits, to Putter’s Range, which rears, like some other granitic mountains in its vicinity, a host of very peculiar plants. Thence I directed my course to May Day Hills, from which place I advanced, after a brief stay, to the Buffalo Ranges, where I ascended Mount Aberdeen and another peak more than 4,000 feet high, and examined the rich, almost tropical, vegetation which borders the rivers rising in these mountains. It was in this locality that our exertions were rewarded with the discovery of the high, majestic Grevillea Victoria, and other rarities. Indications of gold have been observed here, as well as in some parts of Gipps’ Land whicli I subsequently visited. The Superintendent of the Melbourne Botanic Gardens, who was engaged during this paid of the journey in collecting seeds, here parted from me, being obliged to return homeward to resume his duties at the Botanic Gardens. As Mount Aberdeen offered hardly any plants of a true Alpine character, I resolved to ascend Mount B idler, whose summits, at an elevation of more than 5,000 feet, are covered throughout the greater part of the year with snow. Travelling quite alone since leaving the Buffalo Ranges, the ascent was not accomplished without considerable danger. But I was delight ed to observe here, for th e fir st time, this continent’s Alpine ve getation, which in some degree presented itself as analagous with the Alpine flora of Tasmania (Ranunculus Gunuianus, Euryomyrtus alpina, Celmisia asielifolia, Gentiana Diemensis, Podocarpus montana, Trisetum antarcticum, &c.), and wdiich was also by no means destitute of its own peculiar species (Phebalium podo- carpoides, Goodenia cordifolia, Hovea gelida, Oxylobium alpestre, Brachjmome nivalis, Anisotome glacialis, &c.) Remarkably enough, only one of these exhibits any similarity to the singular subalpine forms discovered by Sir Thomas Mitchell on the Australian Grampians. Mount Bulle r had before been scientifically explored ; and Mount Aberdeen, up to this time, had not even been ascended. After some other less elevated mountains in the neighbourhood had been also botanically examined, I resumed my journey along the Goulburii River and some of its tributaries to the King Parrot Creek, where I crossed the Yarra Ranges. The unusually heavy rainfall in the autumn wmuld have frustrated any attempt to reach, as I then contemplated, the Alpine mountains of Gipps’ Laud, and I considered it therefore more advisable, at the aheady advanced season, to devote my time rather to the examination of the maritime plants which are in an almost equal state of development throughout the ycai. hfw ii? sc/ence M 4 1 went, accordingly, for some distance along the La Trobe River, to the south-eastern coast of Uipps’ Land, passing some rich ravines, luxuriantly filled with two species of fern tree, Alsophila Australis and Dicksonia antarctica ; the former of which seemingly never accompanies the Dicksonia far inland, but remains in those vallies which slope towards the sea. Notwith- standing these geographical limits, the Alsojdiila, occupying generally the drier localities on the hills, recommends itself better for transplanting. After several weeks’ travelling in the neighbourhood of Port Albert, and many excursions through Wilson’s Promontory, I quitted Gipps’ Land, returning homeward along the coast. This journey, the lines of which extended over more than 1,500 miles, enriched my collections formed during the spring so far that they comprise probably now more than half the indigenous vegetation of this Colony, For, according to the Index which I have annexed, including also several plants discovered previously by Sir Thomas Mitchell and by His Excellency the Li('utenant Governor, there are known to me now already 715 species of Dicotyledonea^, belonging to 286 genera and 83 natural orders; 201 species of Monocotyledonea?, comprehending 100 genera and 21 natural orders ; and 47 herns, containing 27 genera. About fifty other species, however, which I have not included in this general account, are not yet so exactly examined as to receive their true systematic position, and are consequently not enumerated in the list ; while fifty others, not indigenous, but introduced" species (marked with *), are likewise not taken into account, although they are not only naturalized beyond the possibility of extirpation, but even overpower the more tender indigenous plants. I regret that I was also obliged to omit fi-om this Index all the loAA^cr Acotyledonese (Mosses, Lichenastra, Lichens, Algm, and hungi), to the amount of at least 200 species, of which I coidd examine this wintt'r too fcAv to disj)lay them in a systematic arrangement. The full amount of species, therefore, considei-ably exceeds 1,100, belonging, with exclusion of the above-mentioned Acotyledonem and the foreign plants, to no less than 430 genera and 108 natural orders — proportions which far surpass those of Western Australia, where more than twice this number of species (accordino- to the collections of Dr. Preiss) are only divided into exactly the same nmnber of genera already discovered here (430), and onl}’ into 91 families. Hie Index might have been increased Avithout difficulty to a two-fold number of names ; but through a long-continued examination of the Australian plants in a living state, I had the advantage of learning hoAV great is the uncertainty of many characteristics, Avhich are deemed, even by our oreatest authorities in science, sufficient for distinction. According to the mmexed enumeration, the proportion of the Dicotyledoneae to the Monocotyledoneai will be found, for that jiart of the country over which my investigations tins year extended, nearly as sev^en to tAvo, and corresponds, therefore, exactly with t le position Avhich these great divisions of the vegetable kingdom hold to each qttier m boutli Australia up to the thirty-fourth degree south latitude (as shown m my observations on the South Australian Flora, lately read before the aiinean Society ni London), and holds, likeAvise, the mean between the pro- ascertmiuirl by Robert BroAvn for Van Diemen’s Land and NeAV South ales ; while m Western Australia, as well as in South Australia, includimr to the thirty-first degree south latitude, the number of the “tjSoilor «f ■■i'-e to t,vo tl.a. of the Mo„o- I . Uto Cij|itogiiiiiic plants, however, favourial by a more liiiinid atntos- p leie, arc twice as mimerous in our province as in tile lust-mentioned Colonics beini; about e,|nal to a tliirj of the Dicotyledone®. 'colonies, I .1 “P Cryptoganiic plants, not less than 200 species, as tostifiid by the Index, arc proved to he as yet tindescribed. Some of'these ocenSed to me in .South Aastraiia ; and the descriptions of several others wiirrhably hnd a place an Dr. J. Hooker's forthcoming “ Fcomt op Vax D,E„p:»'i u™?: 5 These novelties enabled me already to establish seven new genera (Pseudo- morns, Basileopbyta, Phseoleuca, Tetracliaeta, Minuranthus, Psoraleopsis, and Rliytidosporum) . The descriptions, not only of almost all the new plants, l)at also critical notes and observations on the phytogeographicul range of the species already known, will be forwarded to Sir William Hooker before my departure for the interior, and will afterwards constitute, together with the scientific elucidations of such plants as may be added during the ensuing season from the yet botanically unexplored districts, the foundation of “ The Flora of Victoria.” That the vegetation of the southern parts of our province accords greatly with the Tasmanian Flora may be demonstrated by the fact that more than half of all the enumerated species are known to inhabit Van Diemen’s Land, amongst them many of great interest, wdiich had been considered as belonging exclusively to that island, some adding even new genera to the Flora of New Holland (Fagus Cunninghami, Bauera Billardierii, Tasmania aromatica, Weinmannia biglandulosa, Pleurandra monadeljihia. Ranunculus Gunnianus, Capsella Australis, Pittospoiuin bicolor, Rhytidosporuni pro- cumbens, Rhytidosporuni Stiiartianiim, Boronia dentigera, Eriosteinon verru- cosus, Corraea Backhousiana, Meionectes Browmii, Bossiaea horizontalis, Brachycome decipiens, Celmisia astelilolia, Scaevola Hookeri, Monotoca lineata, Lissanthe montana, Lissanthe ciliata, Prostanthera rotundifolia, Myosotis suaveolens, Wilsonia Backhousii, Gentiana Dieniensis, Sebaea albidiflora, Hakea microcarpa, Podocarpus montana, Phyllanthus Gunnii, Micranthea hexandra, Diplarrhena Moreea, Uncinia tenella, Triodontium Tasmanicum, and a great number of ferns. No numerical comparison with the Flora of South Australia and New South Wales has been instituted, as those localities are, not sufficiently exaniined which bear, perhaps, in this respect, as great a resemblance to the adjacent Colonies as the southern tract of this prov ince bears to Van Diemen’s Land. Still, there remains yet a considerable number of plants which impress on our vegetation a tyyie of peculiarity ; and I may be permitted, for this reason, to call attention to our remarkable syiecies ol Panax, resembling mainly those of the Molluccas ; to Trigoiutlla suavissima, as the only Australian clover ; to the species of Psoralea and to Crantzia, as connecting links with the American Flora ; to Pseudomorus Australasica, the indigenous mulberry tree ; to Myrsine Howittiana, nearer connected with the New Zealand species than with those of New South Wales ; and to the Alpine Anisotome glacialis, as a genus from Auckland and Campbell’s Islands. With regard to the Phytogeographia ot this country, it may be deemed worthy of notice that, in the arid steppes beyond the Glenelg River, the vegetation undergoes a remarkable change, and a large number of such plants as are common to Victoria, New South V ales, and Van Diemen s Laud, cease to exist, not even re-appearing farther to the westward, where the yihysical character of the country assumes once more equality or siimlanty to the eastern provinces. Others, again, extend the geograjihical limits ol certain o'enera or species which we thought to belong entirely to Western Australia, thus, for instance, Thomasia petalocalyx and Coleostylis Preissii range to fire 148th meridian. . It may also be worthy of remark, that the order of Legummosaj prevails decidedly here, as in Western Australia, over all others ; and that the Com- positaj, far exceeding in South Australia, and almost throughout the world, any other groups, rank here as the second order. Both, taken together, show sucli eminent richness as to comprise nearly a fourth of all Dicotyledonar plants. The most predominant natural orders exhibit here, with regard to their number of species, the following series :—Le.guminosEe, Compositae, Myrtaceai, A gae, Filices, Cyperoideae, Gramineae, Musci, Proteacem, Orchidcm, Lpacridcce, Funo-i, Umbelliferm, Diosmeae, Liliaceae, Lichencs, Labiatae, Goodeniaceas, Scrophularin-cE, and Salsolacese. A.— No. 26. 6. 6 Finally, and perhaps as to the most important point of my researches, I have to reflect upon the practical usefulness of our vegetable creation, either with regard to medicine, manufactures, or in a domestic point of view. The inestimable ti’uth, that we may sahdy deduct the closest affinities of the medicinal properties of plants from their natural alliances — a truth which achieved the most complete trium])h of tlie natural system over all artificial classifications — has generally guided me in tracing out which plants might be administered in medicine. amara, in those qualities for which that ])lant has been administered in "con- sumption, but also participates in the medicinal virtue of Polygala senega, from North America. Gratiola latifolia and Gratiola pubescens. Convolvulus erubescens, and the various kinds of Mentha, are not inferior to similar European species. The bark of Tasmania aromatica appears to me to possess the JTiedicinal power of the ‘Wintera bark, gathered from a similar tree in Tierra del Fuego ; and its fruit is allied to that of the North American Alagnolim used in cases of rheumatism and intermittent fever. The whole natural order of Goodeniacea?, with the exception, ])erhaps, of a few species, contains a tonic bitterness never recognised before, and discernible in mau}'^ plants in so high a degree, that I was induced, for this reason, to bestow upon a nerv genus from the interior the name of Picrophyta ; this property, which indicates a certain alliance to Gentianem, deserves the more consideration, as the true Gentianem are so sparingly distributed through Australia, while the Goodenicem form everywhere here a prominent feature in the vegetation. Our Alps, however, euiich us also with a thick-i'ooted Gentian (G. Diemensis), certainly as valuable as the officinal Gentiana lutea; and in the spring, Sabma ovata, Sabma albidi- flora, and Lrythrma Australis, might also be collected on account of their bitterness. Ihe bark of the Australian Sassafras tree (Atherospermum mos- chatum) has already obtained some celebrity as a substitute for tea ; — adminis- tered in a greater concentration, it is diaphoretic, as well as diuretic, and has for this reason already been practically introduced into medicine by one of our eminent physicians. Isotoma axillaris surpasses all other indigenous Lobe- lacem in Its intense acridity, and can be therefore only cautiously employed 11 of Malva Behriaria scarcely differs from Uiat of Althaea officinalis, and the Salep root might be collected from many rciK cae. ew may be aware that the Cajepiit oil of India is obtained from roes very similar to our common Melaleucm ; and that CA^cn from tlie leaves of fmm Ih " r r?” TV ‘ of equal utility. The Sandarac, exuding vT t ! i'"' r’ ^ of the grass trees, and, more- 'ind could be gathered in boundless quantities, kiim or o s^pev^ede ihe use of , vill piobably at a future period form articles of export. for the abirnffl. are of essential service, either for their durable wood, or uJffu oi f h tl^cm alre;dy bilitv 'bv that obTd latter is even excelled in clearness and solu- manUthel nlantrn^^^ P^ttosporum acacioides. This species, as well as rently IiarniLs bittmmeL-Tqiri tv tint w "" surin-ising yet appa- over a great part of the i!4‘tem hemSphorr'’”’'”’ ehieftv bv'th^eicudes'iro^o^-iT saccharine secretion, condensed diHercntl^ constitued to the Omuf Ena nS^muclS'’'" aomicaily very splendid Diosmete-a real ornament rri.eeo"n,trv A, T their medicinal effect to the South African Bucco-bushes!'^^^^^ 7 Baeckea utilis, from Mount Aberdeen, might serve travellers in those desolate localities as tea, for the volatile oil of its leaves resembles oreatlv in taste and odour that of lemons — not without a pleasant, peculiar aroma. Trigonella suavissima proved valuable as an antiscorbutic spinage in Sir Thomas Mitchell’s expedition ; and the Tetragonella implexicoma, the various Carda- mines, Nasturtium terrestre, or Lawrencia spicata, may likewise be used for the same purpose. The root of Scorzonera Lawrencii— a favourite food of the natives — would form, if enlarged by culture, an agreeable substitute for Scorzonera Ilispanica, or Asparagus ; and Anistorae glacialis — a large-rooted umbelliferous plant, from the snowy top of Mount Duller — will be added, perhaps, hereafter, to the culinary vegetables of the colder climates, ^eeds of the latter plants, amongst many others, have been procured for the Botanic (Jardens. Santalum lanceolatum, Mesembryanthernum aequilaterale, Lepto- meria pungens, and Leptomeria acerba, deserve notice for their agreeable fruit. It would lead too far to enumerate the numerous modest, but lovely, or even the more attractive ornamental plants, which will no doubt hereafter con- tribute to adorn the gardens here and at home. Still, in a general sketch of our vegetation, I ought not to pass unmentioned, in this regard, the magnificent (irevillea Victoria} ; the splendid parasite of the Fern tree, Basileophyta Friderici Augusti, on which the name of the royal botanist has been bestowed ; and the grand Cornea Latrobeana, — three of the most gorgeous plants discovered (luring my last expedition. In accordance with His Excellency’s instructions, a collection of dried specimens of jfiants has been commenced for the Govei’ument. This Herbarium will be at all times accessible to tlie public, and will hereafter contribute, I trust, to diffuse, more and more, knowledge of our vegetable world, and excite lovers of natural science to assist in my investigations. I began to form, at the same time, a similar collection for the Royal Gardens at Kew. I am happy to report that the Botanic Gardens are in a very prosperous state, and that the establishment does great honour to the able management of its Superintendent. The addition of a large greenhouse, which His Excellency has been pleased to sanction, upon the recommendation of the Committee, will be most useful as a receptacle for tropical productions ; and a considerable piece of ground has been prepared, this year, to rear all the seeds which have lately been collected for the garden, or which were liberally presented. The Committee deemed it also desirable that an iron foot-bridge for crossing the Yarra should be procured from home, to afford an easier access to the Garden for the inhabitants of the eastern part of Melbourne ; and by this means the number of visitors — ah’eady (chiefly on Sundays) very con- siderable — will, doubtless, greatly increase. I trust, therefore, that the Botanic Gardens, as an establishment so desirable for the diffusion of knowledge, for the experimental introduction of foreign plants into our adopted country, or for multiplying the treasures which our own Idora offers, and as a healthy locality for recreation, will continue to receive the support of the Government and the Legislature ; and 1 hope that, by still further extending the communications of this establishment with the Botanical Gardens of other countries, we shall succeed in keeping pace with the general advance of this great and flourishing countr}". I have the honor to be. Sir, Your most obedient and humble Servant, DR. FERDINAND MUELLER, Government Botanist. The Honorable The Colonial Secretary. \ ( Co py SYSTEMATIC INDEX OF THE PLANTS OF VICTORIA, WHICH WERE COLLECTED AND EXAMINED BETWEEN SEPTEMBER, 1852, AND AUGUST, 1853, BY DR. FERDINAND MUELLER, Government Botanist. Dicotyledoneae. TIIALAMIFLOR.^, CANDOLLE. RANtlNCULACEiB, JuSSIEU, Clematis, Linne C. microphylla Candolle C. appendiculata Ferd. Mueller Capsella, Medicus C. Australasica C. pilosula *C. Rursa pastoris lianmuvlm, Linn6 R. paucistamiiieus R. Gunnianus R. lappaceus R. glabrifolius R, plebejus R. rivularis R. sessilidorus Tausch Hooker (Smith Hooker R. Brown Banks h Solander R. Brown Sisymbrium, Allioni *S. officinale Stenopetalum, Brown S. gratulatorium Senebiera, Persoon *S. didyma Ferd. Mueller Ferd. Mueller Moeuch Scopoli Ferd. Mueller Persoon Dilleniace.^j Candolle. Pleurandra, Labillardi^re P. acicularis P. stricta P. gmnitica P. seiicea P. parvihora P. monadelpha Labillardi^re Candolle Ferd. Mueller R. Brown R. Brown Ferd. Mueller llibhertia, Andrews H. pultenajiformis H. virgata H. an^ustifolia U. fasciculata II. iniuutifolia Ferd. MueUer R. Brown Salisbury R. Brown Ferd. Mueller Magnoliace^, Candolle. Tasmania, R. Brown T. aromatica R. Brown Crucifers, Jussieu. Nasturtium, R. Brown N. teiTestre R. Brown Cardamlne, Linne C. stylosa 0. dictyospcrma C. laciniata C. debilis C. intermedia C. tenuifolia Candolle Hooker Ferd, Mueller Banks & Solander Hooker Hooker Lepidium, Linne L. hyssopifolium Desvaux *L. ruderale Linn6 IIypericine^j , Candolle. Hypericum, Linne H. involutum Candolle Droserace^, Candolle. Brosera, Linne D. binata Labillardieie D. pygmeea Candolle D. anagallidiflora Ferd. Mueller D, Wliittakerii Planchon D. pehata Smith D. foliosa J. Hooker D. Pluuchonii J. Hooker VlOLARIN^, Candolle. Hymenanthera, Banks and Solander H. Bauksii Ferd. Mueller Erpetion, Candolle E. hederaceum ‘ CSii,dolle E. Cymbalaria Candolle E. spathulatum ^ Candolle ( 'T '■ Viola, Linne V. betonicifolia Smith Piaea, Candolle P. doribunda Lindley A. — No. 2G. c. 10 PoiiTGALEiE, JtTSSIETJ. Cmnesperma^ Labillardi^re C. volubile C. liiiariaefolium C. retusum C. calymcgum Labillai’diere AIL Cunningham Labillardi^re Labillardi^re Bfettneriace-e, R. Brown, Thomasia, Gay T. petalocalyx Ferd. Mueller Lasio'petalumy Smith L. Baueri Steetz L. dasyphyllum Sieber Poli/galay Linn6 P. veronicea Ferd. Mueller Rulingia^ R. Brown R, rugosa Steetz PiTTOBPORE^, R. Brown, Pitto^orum^ Solander P. acacioides AIL Cunningham P. bicolor Hooker Malvace^, R, Brown, Lawrencia, Hooker L. spicata Hooker Bursaria^ Cavauilles B. spinosa Cavauilles Linne S, corrugata S. pulchella Bindley Bonpland Rhytidosjwuni^ Ferd, Mueller R, procumbens Ferd. Mueller R. Stuai'tianum Ferd. Mueller BiUardiera^ Smith B. longiflora ]L brachyantha B. finitima B. cymosa Labillardi^re Ferd. Mueller Ferd. Mueller Ferd. MueUcr Cheirantkeray AIL Cunningham C, linearis All. Cunningham SAPiNDACEiE, Jussieu. Malva, Linne M. Belu’iana *M. vulgaris *M. borealis Schlechtendal Fries Wallmann Geraniace^, Candolle, Geranium^ Linne G. potentilloides L’Heritier G. pilosum Forster Erodium^ L’Heritier E, cygnorum Nees *E. moschatum L’Heritier Lodoncea, Linn6 B. confei’ta B. salsolifolia B. hirtella Bon All. Cunningham Miquel Pelargonium, L’Heritier P, Australe P. Rodneyanum Willdenow Mitchell ZTGOPnYLLE.E, JUSSIEU. Zygo^yhyllum, Linne Z. glaucum Ferd, Mueller B10SME.E, Jussieu, Zieria, Smith Z. lanceolata R. Brown Boronia, Smith B. dentigera B. pilonema B. tetmthecoides Ferd, Mueller Labillardi5re Candolle E/iebalium , V entenat P. bilobum P, podocarpoides P. astcriscophorum Bindley Ferd. Mueller Ferd. Mueller Eriostemon, Smith E. pungens E, verrucosus Bindley Ach. Richard CoTToea, Smith C. alba C. Latrobeana C. ochi’oleuca C. virons €. glabra C. pulchella C. cordifolia C. Backhousiana C. c'lUdinaUi C. vMttltlSk Andrews Ferd. Mueller Ferd. Mueller Smith Bindley Mackay Bindley Hooker Ferd. Mueller Ferd. Mueller • 'TRfiMiWaEi!, R. Brown. fTetrathfca, Smith! T. ciliata T. bauei-ajfoliJi T, pilosa T. glandulosa Bindley Ferd. Mueller Labillardi^re Labillardi^re LiKEiE, Candolle. Linum, Linne L. marginale All. Cunningham OxALiDEiBj Candolle. Oxalis, Linn6 0. microphylla Poiret Stackhousiace^, R, Brown, Stachhousia, Smith S. monogyna Labillardike Trtpterococcus, Endlicher T. spathiilatus Ferd. Mueller Frankeniace^j St. Hilaire. Franl'enia. Linne F. paucihoia Candolle CARTOPHYLLEiB, 1 Jussieu. Silene. Linn6 *S. Gallica Linne BichoqloUis, Fischer and Meyer B. Australis Schlechtendal Stellaria. Linn6 S. pungens Buperrey S. multiflora Hooker S. pulvinaris Ferd. Mueller S. Australasica Ferd. Mueller s', flaccida Hooker *S, media Villa rs Cerastium, Linn6 *C. gloineratum Thuillier Molluqo, Linne M. Novo-Hollandica Ferd. Mueller 11 'ktgi'na^ Linne *S. apetala Linne Spergvlaria^ Persoon S. marginata Kittel Polycarpon^ Looffling P. alsinifolium Candolle Spergida^ Linne *S. arvensis Linne ELATINEiE, CaMBESSBDES. Elatine^ Linn6 E. gratioloides All. Cunningham CALYCIFLOR^, CANDOLLE. CRASSULACEiE, CaNDOLLE. TiUcea, Micheli T. verticillaris T. purpufata T. macrantha T. Stuartii Candolle J. Hooker J, Hooker Ferd. Mueller PoRTULACE^, Jussieu. Claytoniay Linn6 C. Australasica J. Hooker Calamhiniaj Humboldt C. calyptrata C. pygmsea Tetragoiielh^ IVIiquel T, iinplexicoma J. Hooker Ferd. Mueller Miquel Mesembryanthemeje, Fenzl. MeBmxhnianihemum^ Linne aiquilatei’ale Haworth M. Australe Aiton M. sermeutosum Haworth Halorage^, Ilaloragis^ Forster H. tetragyna II. teuciioides H. dimorpha H. elata 11. muricata H. rotuudifolia Meionectes^ Brown _ M. Browiiii Mgriopfiytlum.^ Linn6 M. variifolium M. heteromorphum R. Brown. R. Brown Schlechtendal Ferd. Mueller All. Cunningham Ferd. Mueller Ferd. Mueller J. Hooker J. Hooker Ferd. Mueller Ceratophylle^, Gray. CeTdiophyllum ^ Linne C. chargefoime Ferd. Mueller Onagbea:, Jussieu. Epilobiuniy Linn6 E. Billardierianum Seringe Jussicea^ Lamark J. Australasica Ferd. Mueller Lytiirarie/E, Jussieu. Lythrum^ Linne L. Salicaria Linne Cunoniace^, R. Brown. Weinrmnnia^ Linn6 W. biglandulosa All. Cunningham Bauera^ Kennedy B. Billardierii Don Euphorbiace^, Jussieu. Euphorbia^ Linne E. chama3sycoides Ferd. Mueller Ricinocarp^ts^ Desfontaines R. sidseformis Ferd. Mueller Trachycaryon^ Klotzsch T. Klotzschii Ferd. Mueller Beyera, Miquel B. ledifolia Klotzsch Amperea, Adr. Jussieu A. cuneifolia Ferd. Mueller Phyllmvthns, Swartz P. Gunnii P. hirtellus P. Fuernrohrii J. Hooker Ferd. Mueller Ferd. Mueller Micranthea, Desfontaines M. hexandra J. Hooker Porantkera^ Rudge P. microphylla Brongniart RlIAMNACEiE, R. Brown. Pomaderrisy Labillardi^re P. oraiia P. apetala P, elliptica P. suluepanda P. philyrsefolia Ferd. Mueller Labillardi&re Labiliardi^re Ferd. MueUer Fenzl Tryrmlinm^ Fenzl T. brevifolium T. parvifolium Reisseck Ferd. Mueller Ctyptn^^dm . SrnUB C. lomeiitosa C. divaricata C. spinescens liinuicy Reisseck Sieber Discaria, Hooker D. Australis Hooker MYRTACEiE, R. Brown. Oenetliyllis, Candolle G, alpestiis Lindley Paryphantka^ Schauer P. Mitchelliana Schauer Calycothrix, Labillardi^re C. glabra C. scabra R. Brown Candolle ScMdiomyrtus^ Schauer S. micrantha Schauer Baeckea^ Liim6 B, crassifolia B. utilis Lindley Ferd. Mueller EnryoinyrtxtSy Schauer E. alpina Schauer Camphoromyrtus^ Schauer C. crenulata Ferd. Mueller 12 Fahricia^ Gaertner F. Ia3vigata Gaertner Leptospernium^ Smith B. graudiflorum Loddiges B, tiavescens Smith B, grandifolium Smith L. lanigerum Aiton B. juniperinum Smith B. myrsinoides Schlechtendal B. brevipes Ferd. Mueller Kimzea, Reichenbach K. leptospermoides Ferd. Mueller K. peduncularis Fei'd. Mueller K, pelagia Ferd. Mueller K. pomifei'a Ferd. Mueller EuccdvptiLSy B'Heritier E. globulus Babillardi^re E. acervula Sieber E, phleboi>hylla Ferd. Mueller E. rostrata Schlechtendal E. sacchariflua Ferd. Mueller E. amygdaliua Babillardi^re E. Gunnii J. Hooker E. piperita Smith E. odorata Behr and Schlech- tendal E. macrorrhyncha Ferd. Mueller E. pallens Candolle E. polyanthemos Schauer E. goniocarpus Ferd. Mueller E. fal}rorum Schlechtendal E. Behriana Ferd. Mueller E. alpina Bindley Callistemoiiy Brown C. salignus Candolle Melaleuca. Binne M. squarrosa Smith M. squamea Babillardiere M. paludosa Brown M. curvifolia Schlechtendal j\I. Gunniana Schauer M. pithyoides Ferd, Mueller Rosace.®, Jussieu. Rom. Touimefort *R. rubiginosa Binne Ruhus, Binne R. macropodus Seringe PoteMilla. Binne P. auserinoides Raoul Geum. Binne G. Australise Ferd, Mueller Alcheniilla. Binn6 *A. avvensis Scopoli Accena, Binne A. sanguisorba3 Vahl A. ovina All. Cunningham Leguminos®, Jussieu. Acacia, Willdenow A. armata A. Vepres A. Gunnii A. cuspidata A. teuuifolia A. junipei’iua A. iliceaim A. verticillata A. Oxycedrus A. sertiformis A. Latrobei A. pravissima A. alampra A. niyrtifolia R. Brown Ferd. Mueller Bentham All. Cunningham Ferd, Mueller AVilldenow Ilenslow Willdeuow Sieber All. Cumiiugham Mcisner Ferd. IVIueller Ferd. Mueller Willdeuow Acacia^ A. A. A. A. A. A. A, A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. suaveolens rivularis cephalobotiya retinodes pycnantha semipinnata saliciiia acinacea densifolia aspera exsudans vernicitiua reclinata stricta sclerophylla farinosa pendula stenophylla Melanoxylon brevipes linearilblia mucronata longifolia Sophorse phlebophylla maritima mollissima dealbata paucijuga 3Iitchelli Cassia^ Linnd C. eremophila C. beteroloba Gompholohiumy Smith G. latifolium G. Huegelii Sph(Brolohmni^ Smith S. vimineum Ymiinaria^ Smith V. denudata Daviesia, Smith I), pectinata D. brevifolia D. umbellulata ]). ruscifolia D- vii-gata 1>. latifolia Billwpiia^ Smith B. glaberrima D. ciuerascens 1>. hispida I), sericea J>, parvifolia D. spiuesceus iScle7'othanmiis, R, Browm S. spiuulosus S. diffusus Aotus, Smith A. villosa Eutaxia^ R, Brown E. pungens OxylohiurUy Andrews O, al2:)estre Podolohiumy R. Brown P. procumbcns Bpadostylis^ Bentham S. ternata S. pimeloides PulteiicEa, Smith P, obcordata P, largitiorens P. montana P. oreophila Willdenow Ferd. Mueller Ferd. Mueller Schlechtendal Bentham Ferd. Mueller Bindley Bindley Bentham Bindley Bindley AR. Cunningham Ferd. Mueller Willdeuow Bindley Bindley All. Cunningham All. Cunningham R. Brown All. Cunningham Ferd. Mueller Willdeuow Willdeuow R. Brown Ferd. Mueller Bentham Willdeuow Bink Ferd. Mueller Bentham All, Cunningham Bindley Smith Bentham Smith Smith Bindley Bindley Smith All. Cunningham All. Cunningham R. Brown Smith R. Brown Bindley All. Cunningham R. Brown Ferd. Mueller Ferd. Mueller Ferd. Mueller Smith Sweet Ferd. Mueller Ferd, Mueller Ferd. Mueller Ferd. Mueller Andrews Ferd. Mueller Bindley Ferd, Mueller 13 P, brachypoda P. Guimii P. stricta P. Benthami P, mucrouata P. epaeiudea P. cui’vifolia P. peduuculata P. mollis P. aiigustifolia P. teimifolia P. foliosa Ferd. Mueller Bentham Sims Ferd. Mueller Ferd. Mueller Ferd, Mueller Ferd. Mueller Hooker Bindley Ferd. Mueller R. Brown AIL Cunningham Bo8sia Ferd, Mueller Ckoretruniy R. Brown C. lateriflorum ^rUalumy Linn6 S. persicarium S. Preissianum R. Brown Ferd. Mueller Miquel. Parietaria, Linn4 P. squalida J. Hooker More^, Endlicher. Pseudomorusy Ferd. Mueller P. Australasica Ferd. Mueller Atherosperme^, R. Brown. Atherospev'niay Forster A. moschatum Forster Casuarinb^, Mirbel. Casmrinay Rumph C. leptoclada C. quadrivalvis C. rigida C. pumila Miquel Labillardi^re Miquel Otto and Dietrich Castanet, Adanson. FaguSy Linn6 F. Cunningbami Hooker Conifers, Jussieu. CallitriSy Ventenat C. pyranudalis Sweet C. Preifisii Miquel Taxine^, Richard. PodocarpTiSy L’Heritier P. montana Hooker Monocotyledoneee. ORCHIDEiB, Jussieu, Thdymitray Forster T. grandis T. paucidora Ferd. Mueller R. Brown Diurisy Smith D. maculata D. aurea D. sulphurea Smith Smith R. Brown OrtkoceraSy R. Brown 0, strictum R. Brown Cryptostylisy R. Brown C. longifolia R. Brown Prasophyllumy R. Brown P. patens P. nigricans R. Brown R. Brown CahekiheSy R. Brown C. campestris R. Brown MicrotiSy R. Brown M. rara M. media R. Brown R. Brown Cyrtostylis, R. Brown C. reniformis R. Brown Chiloglottisy R. Brown C. diphylla R. Brown Eriochilusy R. Brown E. autumnalis R. Brown LeptoceraSy R. Brown L. Menziesii Lindley 19 CcXodetiia^ R. Brown C. coerulea C. camea C. alata C. pulchenima R, Brown R. Brown R. Brown Ferd. Mueller Lyperantku^y Brown L. nigricans R. Brown Glossodia, R. Brown G. major G. minor R, Brown R. Brown Pterostplis, R. Brown P. coucinna P. cucullata P. pedunculata R. Brown R. Brown R. Brown Macdonoldia, Gunn M, antennifera Bindley Dipodium^ R. Brown D. punctatum R, Brown Iride^j Jussieu. Patersonia^ R. Brown P. aspera Ferd. Mueller Diplarrheym^ Labillardi^re . B. Mor00a Labillardiere Amartllide^, R. Brown. Crinum, Linn6 C. coi-ynorrhizum Ferd. Mueller Htpoxide^, Endliches. Ilypoxisy Linne H. glabella H. vaginata n. hjgrometrica R. Brown Schlechtendal Labillardiere Liliace^, Candolue. Bvlhhie^ Linn6 B. bulbosa B, semibarbata B. suavis Haworih Haworth Bindley Dichopoyon^ Kunth 1>. humilis B. leimonophilua Kunth Ferd. Mueller Caesia, R. Bi*own C. corymbosa C. vittata C. parviflora R. Brown R. Brown R. Brown Thymnoiasy R. Brown T. tubei*osus T. Patersoni R. Brown R. Brown Tricoryney R. Brown T. elatior R. Brown Stypandra, R. Brown S. umbellata S. csespitosa R. Brown R. Brown Diamllay Lamark B. coerulea B. revoluta Sims R. Brown Xanthorrkaay Smith X. minor X. Australis R, Brown R. Brown MelanthacEvE, R. Brown. Burchardla, R, Brown B. umbellata R, Brown AnguiUaricty R. Brown A. dioica R. Brown ApHYLLANTHACEiE, EnDLICHER, Laxmannia^ R. Brown L. Tasmanica Ford. Mueller Xtridea?, Endlicher. Xyris, Linn6 X. operculata Labillardiere Xerotide^, Endlicher. XeroteSy R. Brown X. effusa Bindley X. longifolia R. Brown X. collina R. Brown X. laxa R. Brown X, gracilis R. Brown JuNCBAc, Candolle. JuTtcus, Linne J. maritimus Lamark J. vaginatus R. Brown J. efFusus Linn6 J. pauciflorus R. Brown J. Brownii Ferd. Mueller J. homalocaulia Ferd. Mueller J. bufonius Linne J. prismatocarpus R. Brown J. csespititius E. Meyer Lazulay Candolle L. campestris Candolle JUNCAGINEiE, Richard. Trighchiny Binn6 T. nanum Ferd, Mueller T. decipiens R. Brown T. tuberosum Ferd. Mueller T, mucronatum R. Brown Cycnogeton, Endlicher C. Huegelii Endlicher Alismace-e, Richard, Almmy Linn6 A. Plantago Linnd Dazmsoniuviy Jussieu D. Australe Salisbury Htdrocharide^, Jussieu. Ottdiay Persoon 0. ovalifolia Bindley Bemnacejej , Link. Lem/my Linne L. minor Linne L. trisulca Linne TtMPHACE/E, Jussieu. Typha, Toumefort T. Shuttleworthii Koch and Sond Najadeje, Link. Posidoniay Koenig P. Caulini Koenig AmphiholiSy Agardh A. zosterifolia Agardh Zosteray Linn6 Z. uninervis Forskael PoTAME^, Jussieu. Riippiay Linne R. maritima Linne 20 Totamogetony Liim6 Linne P. 'natans P. obtusifolius Mertens and Kocb P. manuus Linne ZannicheUia. Micheli Z, Preissii Lebmann Desvauxiejej Bartling. Desvauxia, R. Brown D. aristata R. Brown D. tenuior R. Brown Akpyrunu R. Brown A, polygyimm R. Brown Aphelia, R, Brown A. cyperoides R. Brown A. Pumilo Ford. Mueller RESTIACEiE, R. Browx. llupolo’m, R. Brown H. fastigiata R. Brown liestio. Liiin6 R. lateriflorus R. Brown R. tetraphyllus Labillardi^re Lepfocarpus, R. Brown L. simplex R. Bromi L. tenax R. Brown CyPEROIDE*! Jussieu. Cyperus. Linne C. lajyis R. Brown C. lepidus Ferd. Mueller C. lucidus R. Brown C, veuustus R, Brown Kyllinga^ Rottboell ■ ' K. intermedia R. Brown Chorizandrai R. Brown C, cyinbaria , R. Brown C. enodis Nees IsoUpiSy R. Brown I. nodosa R. Brown I. cartilagiuea R. Brown I. Magellanica Gaudicbaud I, multi caulis Schiechtendal ' ' I. prolifera R. Brown 1. iluitaus R. Brown Fmhristylis^ Vahl F. bi-achytricha Ferd, Mueller Scirpus^ Lhme S. leptocarpus Ferd. Mueller S. validus Vahl S. inaritimus Linne Ileleocharisy R. Brown H. spacclata R. Brown H. palustris R. Brown 11. gracilis R. Brown 11. pusilla R. Brown Cladhim. R. Browm C. Mariscus R. Brown. C., Filum R. Brown Chapelliera^ Nees C. glomerata Nees C. juncea Nees C. articulata Nees Lepidofpennn, Labillardik’e L. gladiatum Labillardi^re L. elatius Labillardifere L, lungitudiiifde Labillardibre L. exiutatum Labiliardifere L. sqiiumatum Lalullardilre L. lineare R. Brown L. canaliculatum Ferd. Mueller L. filiforme Labillardi&rc L. tcnuissimum Ferd. Mueller Chcctospora, R. Brown C. axillaiis C. nitens R. Brown R. Brown Schcenv^fij R. Brown S. pogonolepis Ferd. Mueller Gahnia, Forster G. sulcata G. trigrammocarpa Ferd. Mueller Ferd. Mueller Psittacoschcenus, Nees P. melanocarpus P. erythrocarpus P. phajocarpus Nees Nees Ferd. Mueller Uncinia, Persoon U. tenella R, Brown Carex^ Linne C. inversa 0. chlorantha C. appressa C. vulgaris C. breviculmis 0. longifolia C. Pseudocyperus R. Brown R. Brown R, Brown Flies R. Brown R. Brown Liun6 GaAMINEiE, Jussieu. SpoToholus, R. Brown S. Indicus S, Matrella R. Brown Nees Agrostu^ Linn6 A. parvifiora A. scabra A. sDinula A. nivalis A. frigida A. lobata A. quadriseta R. Brown R. Brown R. Brown Ferd. Mueller Ferd. IMuellei* R. Brown R. Brown Dichelachnej Endlicher D. crinita Ferd. Mueller Cimmy Linn6 C. ovata Kunth Polgpogony Dcsfontaines P. imitans Ferd. Mueller Stlpay Linne S. mici'antha S. flavescens S. semibarbata Cavanilles Labillardi^re R. Brown Panthoniay Candolle 1). pilosa D, robusta D. silvestris R, Brown Ferd. Mueller Ferd. Mueller Trisetum, Persoon T. antarcticum \ Trinius A ve^ia, Linne A. hydrophila *A. fatua Ferd. Mueller Liim6 BroymiSy Linn6 B. arenarius Labillardi^re Vuljyia, Gmelin V. rectiseta V. scabra Nees Nees Festuca, Linn6 F. litoralis Labillardiere GlgceHay Brown G. fluitans R. Brown Bactglisy Linn6 *1). glomerata Linne EragrostUy Beauvois E. parvifiora E. lacunaria E. Brownii Trinius Ferd. Mueller Kunth 21 Poa^ Linn6 P. Austi-alis P. Behriana P. tenera *P. annua P. distichophylla R. Brown Ferd. Mueller Ferd. Mueller Linn6 R. Brown Briza^ Linne *B. minor Linne Pkragmites^ Trinius P. communis Trinius Chloris, Swartz C. tnincata R. Brown Cyiiodon, Richard C. Dactylon Richard Panicum^ Linne P, Iscvinode P. melananthum P. lacunarium P. marginatum P. spincscens f Lindley Ferd, Mueller Ferd. Mueller R. Brown R. Brown Setaria^ Beauvois S. glauca Beauvois Isackne^ R. Brown I. Australis R. Brown Phalarisy Linn6 *P. minor Retz Spinifex, Linne S. hirsutus Labillardi^re Alop€Curu% Linn6 *A. geniculatus Linne Anthistiria, Linne A. Australis R. Brown Erianthm^ Richard E. Mitchelli Ferd, Mueller Imperata, Cyrillo I. arundinacea Cyrillo Hemarthria^ R. Brown II. uncinata R. Brown Tetrarrhena^ R. Brown T. acuminata T. contcxta R. Brown Ferd, Mueller Microlcena^ Brown M. stipoides R. Brown Lolium, Linne *L. perenne *L. temulentum Linne Linne Ilordeum^ Linne *H. murinum Linne Acotyledoneae. Filices, Jussieu. Nothochlccna, R. Brown N. distans R. Brown Grammitis. Swartz G. Australis R. Brown Gymiwaramme, Desvaux G. rutsofolia Hooker it GreviUe Polypodium^ Linne P. Billardierii R. Brown P. Grammitidis R. Brown Asjndiumy Swartz A. proliferum R. Brown A. coiiaceum Swartz Asplenium. Linn6 A. obtusatum Forster A. flabellifoiium Cavanilles A. laxum R. Bi’owu Doodia, Brown D. caudata R. Brown Blechnum. Linn6 B. stiiatum Swartz Loimria. Willdenow L. Patersoni Sprengel L. fluviatilis Sprengel L, lanceolata Sprengel L, falcata Sprengel L. minor Sprengel L. procera Sprengel Pteris, Linn6 P. vespertilionis Labillardi5re P. falcata R. Brown P. esculenta Forster Adiantum^ Linn6 A. assimile Swartz Cheilanthes, Swai-tz G. tenuifolia Swartz Lindscecty Dryander L. linearis Swartz Davcdlia^ Smith B, dubia R. Brown Dlcksoniay L’Heritier D. antarctica Labillardi^re Ahophila, R. Browm A. Australis R. Brown Trichomam^^ Smith T. venosum R. Brown Hpnenophylluiny Smith H. flabellatum H. nitens II. cupressiforme Labillardi^re R. Brown Labillardi&re Gleichenitty Smith G. microphylla G, dicarpa G. tenera R. Brown R. Brown R. Brown Schizcea^ Smith S. fistulosa S. bifida Labillardi^re Swartz Osnmndd, Linne 0. barbara Thunberg Ophioglomcniy Linne 0. graminifolium AVilldenow Botrgchium, Swartz B. Austmle R, Brown A.— Xo. 20. /. 2*2 Lycopodine.e, Swartz. Psilotv/ni^ Swartz P. truncatuin R. Brown Lycopodium^ Linn6 L. densum Labillardi5re L. pleurostachyiim Eerd. Mueller L. uliginosum Labillardi^re L. musciforme Ferd. Mueller Marstleace^., AzoUag Lamark A. pinnata A, rubra Marsileag Linn6 M. quadrifolia By Authority OHS Ferues, Government Printer, Melbourne. .. Brown, R. Brown R. Brown Linne