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of water that run most of the summer, and this is extremely 

 rich in plants ; so much so that I think one thousand species 

 may be found here which do not grow at the Swan. In the 

 Genus Banksia, for example, five or six of our Swan River 

 species are found here, but there are ten growing here which 

 are unknown at the Swan ; and there are several of Mr Bax- 

 ter's that I have not yet met with. I sent you, by Mr Taylor, 

 some seed-vessels and an account of three new Banksias, 

 which I discovered between Mount Bachu and the Beaufort; 

 and I have now to add another, one of the finest of the 

 whole genus, a scarlet-flowering species, which is common 

 on the banks of swampy brooks, first appearing about five 

 miles to the north of the Sound, and continuing in all the 

 similar valleys for twelve or fourteen miles. It grows eight 

 or ten feet high. The leaves are exactly like those of Dry- 

 andra senecifolia of Baxter. Of Dryandra I have met with 

 eight species which I do not recollect to have seen at the 

 Swan. I formerly sent you some account of a stemless spe- 

 cies with very large leaves, which grows to the north of the 

 William on the top of some iron-stone hills to the south of 

 the Beaufort; and now again I have discovered another fine 

 Dryafidra, nearly allied to D. hipinnata of Fraser ; but the 

 leaves are smoother, and only a few of the largest divisions 

 are again divided- But the flowers are very different ; the 

 scales which are broad and long in D. bipinnata, are in this 

 very narrow and recurved ; the seeds I have not seen. 

 There is likewise a small species near to the D. squarrosa of 

 Baxter, which I think is new, and I am in doubt about some 

 of the other species. Most of the specimens I collected were 

 left at the Sound, and I do not expect them to arrive here 

 till the end of January. I have been very unfortunate since 

 niy return here; for on going into the river to bathe, I got 

 entangled among mud and weeds, and while endeavouring to 

 extricate myself, I got one of my feet so much cut with a 

 broken bottle, that I do not know when I shall be able to 

 walk again. I have received orders for about £ 1 00 worth of 

 native seeds, but by this accident I shall not be able to supply 



