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destroyed every esculent plant thus raised. A Salicornia 

 and a Mesemhryanthemum, perhaps M. glance scens, Haworth, 

 with purple heptagynous flowers, prevailed on its shores as 

 they do in some parts of the mainland. Of the genus 

 Xanthorrhcea, I noticed three or four species hut none in 

 flower." 



They continued at King George's Sound until the 1st of 

 February, on which day the wind enabled them to prosecute 

 their voyage. From the 15th of February to the 6th of 

 March, the Mermaid was engaged in the examination of 

 Exmouth Gulf, Curlew River, and the islands of Dampier's 

 Archipelago, on one of which, Malus Island, Mr Cunningham 

 discovered a third species of that very beautiful genus CU- 

 anthus* (C. Dampieri, A. Cunn.) The plant was also found 

 by Captain King at Curlew River. The sterile character, 

 both of the mainland, as well as of the islands, produced but 

 a very indifferent collection to cur botanist. The plant from 

 which Dampier called one of these islands " Rosemary 

 island," was found very abundant: it is the Eurybia Dampi- 

 eri, Dec. [Conyza Dampieri, A. Cunn.) 



The next point the voyagers landed at was the Goulburn 

 Islands, on the north coast ; and from this time (the latter 

 end of March), to die end of May, the party were busily 

 employed in their various duties. Mr Cunningham reaped 

 a rich harvest from these luxuriant shores. Among the 

 many interesting plants discovered, may be mentioned some 

 remarkably striking species of Grevillea and Acacia, in addi* 

 tion to a very fine general collection. Shortness of provi- 

 sions now compelled them to leave the coast of Australia for 



* The type of the genus, Clianthus puniceus, Sol. {JDonia, Don), was 

 discovered by Sir J. Banks in New Zealand, 1769. A second species C. 

 Oxleyi, A. Cunn., was found near Regent Lake, Lachlan River, New 

 South Wales, in 1817, by Mr Cunningham. A fourth species, C. Baueri, 

 A. Cunn., {Streblorrhizn speciosa, End. Clianthus carneus. Lind. i« 

 Bot. Reg. 1841.) is a native of Phillip Island in the vicinity of Norfolk 

 Island. It was discovered by Ferd. Bauer in 1804, and afterwards 

 found by Cunningham in 1830. 



