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across to the sea rollers. From appearances within this bar, and from 

 the general absence of marine shells on the shores of the estuary, it 

 seemed likely that the sea seldom, if ever, broke into it, but rapidly 

 closed up again any opening which occasionally might be made across 

 the bar by the accumulation of water within, after heavy rains. The 

 small bay outside was sandy, and apparently clear of rocks, but was 

 somewhat shoal near the beach, and could afford no shelter to shipping 

 from the strong S.E. winds of summer. From all northerly and S.W. 

 wmds it seemed perfectly secure ; and boats would find the best landing 

 at nearly all times where the high rocky shore commences at the south 

 end of the bay. The water there is smoother than in other parts of the 

 bay more exposed to the S.E : and good landing might be secured by 

 means of a very short jetty. From the bar. Middle Mount Barren bore 

 N. 47^^ E., three miles distant. 



{To be continued!) 



BOTANICAL INFORMATION. 



Oxford Herbarium, 



Appended to an excellent and very useful popular guide to the Bo- 

 tanic Garden of Oxford (second edition), by Dr. Daubeny, that gen- 

 tleman has given a very interesting catalogue of the several collections 

 which now constitute the Hortus Siccus of this celebrated University. 

 For above a century Oxford had been famous in the possession of the 

 herbaria of our older botanists of the highest eminence, viz. of Morison, 

 Sherard, Dillenius, etc.; and now that the Fielding Herbarium has been 

 added, Oxford will probably rank second to no University in the world 

 for the extent and value of its herbarium. The Heads of the University 

 have done themselves much credit by the manner in which they have 

 recently made provision for these several collections, and for the liberal 

 manner in which they are made 'available to the public; but we know 

 too, that, but for the disinterested and generous exertions of the present 

 Professor of Botany, these measures would never have been carried. 



We are happy to record in our pages the enumeration given by Dr. 

 Daubeny, 



