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tlement. Among these were TJntnbergiafragrans, Sanstviera 

 Zeylanica^ Grislea tomcntoso^ which afforded me ripe seeds, 

 Amyris sp., {acukata,) Cordia, sp. {monoicaf), a shrub 

 bearing white flowers, and also in fruit, Ccesalpinea (alata), 

 allied to C. Sappan, Cathartocarpus Fistula, and C.javaniciis, 

 were particularly ornamental, bearing racemes of flowers 

 with fruit, the former of the prevailing yellow colour, com- 

 mon to Cassia; while the latter were of a pale-purple lint in 

 long pendulous clusters. A shrub, with the habit of Phyl- 

 lanthiis [Fluggia? JVilld.,) gathered last year, again yielded a 

 few ripe seeds. TabertiKemonlana coro7iaria, Helicteres Isora, 

 Gtvrtnera racemosa, Jasmimim hirsidum, Calotropis gigantea^ 

 (a plant of Asclepiadiecr, having corrosive acrid juices,) are fre- 

 quent on the rocky hills near the town. Upon low lands, 

 that had been formerly Paddy grounds, and subjected to irri- 

 gation, I observed sparingly Torenia asiatica, some minute 

 Justicice, and a dead Jussieua. After gathering some duplicate 

 seeds of the last year, I returned to Coepang by a circuitous 

 route of eight miles." 



In the month of March, two Russian vessels arrived at 

 Sydney; the naturalist, M. Stein, and painter, M. Karney- 

 eck, attached to the expedition, having obtained permission 

 to cross the Blue Mountains, Mr Cunningham proffered his 

 services to accompany them on their tour. They were ab- 

 sent ten days, and returiied on board their ships, much 

 gratified with their excursion, and with the attention they had 

 received from Lieutenant Lawson and Mr Cunningham, who 

 accompanied, and pointed out to them the various remark- 

 able features of that portion of the country which their limit- 

 ed time enabled them to investigate- 



The third voyage of the Mermaid commenced on the 15th 

 of June, under rather inauspicious circumstances ; for they 

 left Port Jackson with foul weather, which eventually in- 

 creased to such a degree that, by the cutter's plunging into a 

 head-sea, she carried away her bowsprit, and was compelled 

 to return to refit. On the 13th of July, they took their 

 second departure, under the more favourable omens of a fair 



