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flower on the island; and on the coast of the mainland, a fine 
_ white-flowering Mallow-like plant, resembling the tree Mallow, 
found on Garden Island and on Carnal. A Lasiopetalum, . 
with hoary Zinear leaves and lilac flowers, was in full bloom, 
- different from any I have seen on the mainland. I also met 
_with a splendid rose-coloured species in flower, on the tops 
of the ironstone hills near the Salt River, the leaves are in 
whorls of three to each set; and a pretty white-flowering one 
which is found on Guangan, has the leaves arranged in the 
_ Same way; we have got sixteen or seventeen species of this 
genus at Swan River, most of them beautiful plants. We 
Searched in vain on Rotnesst for the beautiful scarlet Chorizema, 
which still grows on Arthur’s head, but flowers in muchgreater 
perfection on the coast near the Clarence road, about four 
miles to the south of Freemantle. It is distinct from the 
holly-leaved Chorizema, found at the Rocky Pass, its leaves 
: being larger, more coriaceous and downy underneath, and 
the plant spreading more along the ground; these are two 
Of the finest plants belonging to this numerous and beauti- 
ful Order. I met with a curious monadelphous* plant in 
flower near the foot of the hills, it resembles Stachys 
a good deal, but bas the leaves closer set in a de- 
CUssated form; the flowers are in dense round downy — 
Spikes, the only part of the flower appearing above this 
downy mass being the anthers, five or six in number, and 
United together at their base by a membrane which some may 
Perhaps consider as the true corolla. I crossed the hills by 
the Toodjey road, and found a beautiful Hovea which I call H. 
 grandiftora, The only habitat I know for this plant is the 
Vest side of a hill, which the road crosses about a mile to the 
fast of the watering-place called Goolgoil, by the natives; the 
leaves are oval and very entire, the flowers varying from deep 
to light blue, allied to Æ. Celsii, but twice as large. Many 
leguminous plants are now in great perfection, belonging to — 
different Genera, the prevailing colour of their inflorescence — — 
.* Amaranthacem :nov.gen. ——— 
