BOTANICAL INFORMATION. 488 
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1 Launceston, V.D.L., January 21, 1847. 
“ When I last did myself the pleasure of writing to you, 
I was about to start for Lake St. Clair, and to ascend * Mount 
Olympus.’—Accordingly, Mr. John Jamieson, who was with 
you at Marlborough, and myself, drove ‘tandem’ to Hobart 
Town in a day and a half from Pinquite. I devoted an hour 
to Brown's River, for the purpose of gathering Alge; whilst 
Jamieson had some business to transact in Hobart Town; 
and I was fortunate enough to detect some new species :— 
one, especially curious, a green one, transparent, like strings 
of green glass beads (Conferva clavata); but whether, when 
you see them, you will think they are worth the expense of 
hiring a cab for five hours, at four shillings per hour, in order 
to reach Brown's River, is very questionable. I gathered a 
Specimen of Fucus potatorum on the rocks; but I was com- 
pelled to limit my collection of the larger sorts, as I had to 
send the whole over per coach to Mrs. Gunn to dry, which, 
having done, we drove up to Glen Leith. By the by, I found 
9n the rocks at Brown's River, animals very much like living 
Encrinites ! except that the upper portion did not expand. 
I may pass over my ride from Glen Leith to Marlborough, 
... for] saw no novelties. On the 4th of January I started from 
- Marlborough for Lake St. Clair. On the way I collected a 
few specimens of a Prasophyllum, and many of Botrychium | 
z Lunaria ! which was in vast abundance, but rather past its 
. Season. I had not met with it in the low country; yet at 
that elevation it occurs in some places at every yard. — 
= Having arrived at the Lake about half-past two, I imme- 
"lately commenced melting some pitch to pay the seams of- 
the boat, which was very leaky, the bottom having been inju- 
. Süfliced to enable us to make the boat water-tight, launch 
diciously exposed to the sun and wind. A very short time —— 
her, get all my various goods on board and pull off. Imay - : 
_ Mention that I sent two men with my pack-horses over the 
‘Mountains from Launceston, (by the same rout 
followed in 1845), to meet me at Marlborough, 
MY portable tent, Opossum-skin rugs, paper, 
= NRR ou 
