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some cases the old leaves and flowers sheathed the trunk for 
12 to 15 feet! the growth, I should presume, of at least fifty 
years! The ends were all worn off, and the whole formed so 
complete a covering to the stems, in that windy region—(it 
was the lee sìde of the mountain we ascended), that neither 
wind nòr rain could have any effect upon them. On arriving 
at the sandstone formation we found water running from 
under the basaltic rocks. Its témperature, by careful trial, 
was 39° of Fahr. I omit our adventures until we again 
reached our boat, all safe. 
January 6th.—Went to the north end of the lake. Along 
the whole western shore, Athrotaxis cupressoides and Micro- z 
cachrys tetragona skirted the edge of the lake; but I could — 
not find a single plant 5 yards inland, except of the latter, 
in a prostrate form, (if it be the same) at the very top of | y 
the mountains. The Narcissus River offered nothing wv; — 
and the vegetation of the eastern shore was composed of — 
Eucalyptus only, as a tree, and shrubs of Leptospermum, — 
Coprosma nitida, Banksia, dwarf Casuarina stricta? und 
other rather common plants; but the two sides of the lake 
were as different as possible. No Fagus, Carpodontus, We em 
mannia, Cenarrhenes, Conifere, Richea, or the numerous other. 
plants which rendered the western side so interesting, 10 
which I therefore returned. ines 
January 7th.—We rowed along the western shore to the 
Cuvier River, and thence to the southern end. a : 
. January 8th.—Again got to the source of the Derwent, 
. where it discharges itself from the lake. I found here 
. cutions var. of the common Séylidium, being an approach | 
. peduncles; and the flowers were more regular. I picked up 
dozen or two other things, but very little new, compared 2 
what I expeeted ; and there was no use loading myself wi 
. well-known plants, So that the new Fagus, cruciferous 
. and fern must satisfy you as the result of the trip. I gathe 
. Some of the resin of the Microcachrys for you, an! 
. more woods. ta RM CC dei cp 
~ Lake St. Clair has no fish or living creatures inhabi 
