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Andromeda Jamaicensis, Vaccinium meridionale, and Myrica 
Mexicana: Atropa arborea, a singular dicecious plant, and Vi- 
burnum villosum were abundant, with a number of Ferns I had 
not before seen. The day was oppressively hot; in the even- 
ing I returned to Resource. 
18th.—Accompanied by Mr. Brooks, we started early for 
Moorce's Gap, in the central range of the Blue Mountains, 
a distance of about seven miles, and separating St. George's 
from St. Andrew's parish. Ascending by a narrow pass, I 
observed growing on marly banks, Lisianthus exsertus, 
flowering profusely, also a species of Rubus, quite distinct 
from R. Jamaicensis, also common in this district ; this put 
me much in mind of the common Blackberry of England, but 
the fruit is not so good. I gathered plants, seeds, and speci- 
mens of Lisianthus longifolius and exsertus, the latter a beau- 
tiful shrub, about 10 feet in height; three species of 
Gleichenia, with numerous Ferns of the families of Tricho- 
manes and Hymenophyllum, adorn the banks and trees 
with their delicate fronds. On reaching the summit of 
the range, the vegetation suddenly changes, and is very 
luxuriant. Here I obtained specimens of a singular dicecious 
tree, which Mr. Brooks informed me bore a fruit with very 
much the flavour of the Strawberry. Fragaria vesca is 
now perfectly naturalized in all the higher mountains. 
Several species of Lycopodium are here common ; Lycopo- 
dium Jussieui, a singular species, I found rare, but it was not 
in fructification. Podocarpus coriacea grew abundantly, and 
formed the largest trees in the woods, with several beautiful 
species of Melastoma, their stems covered with Tillandsias, a 
Species of Pothos, and several scandent Ferns and Mosses. 
Two species of arborescent Ferns were plentiful, their foliage, 
particularly that of Alsophila aspera, very rich. As we went 
down on the north side, the woods became dense, and com- 
pletely interwoven with Bambusa verticillata. Here, on moist 
banks, I noticed the singular Fudyena in plenty, an interest- 
ing Fern, also a pretty Gesneria, with delicate white flowers. 
Yacca becomes less common, and is succeeded by the Hi- 
