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Hereabouts grew Prostanthera debilis and Baiiera sessiliflora, 

 both peculiar to the Grampians ; the latter is a very handsome 

 shrub, with spikes of magenta-coloured flowers, sometimes 

 fully three feet in length. Just below the Turret Falls, which 

 are quite close to the jinker track, beneath some overhanging 

 rocks, some fine bushes of Prostanthera hirtella were found. 

 It was too late for blossoms, it having passed that period. 

 Here was seen a fine pair of Black Cockatoos, Calyptorhynchus 

 funereits, which had a nest in the hollow of an adjacent tree. 

 The birds were loth to leave their nest, and allowed us to pass 

 within twenty or thirty yards of them. Along the track some 

 good specimens of Pultencea styphelioides, P. mollis, Pimelea 

 ligustrina, Caiistis pentandra, Phyllanthiis thymoides, Grevillea 

 aquifoliiim, Hakea rostrata, Br achy come midtifida, Stylidium 

 graminifolium, Podolepis acuminata, Brunonia australis, and 

 Viola hetonici folia were gathered. 



Arriving at Stony Creek diggings at mid-day, we boiled the 

 billy and enjoyed our sandwiches. After a short rest, and 

 before leaving, we collected P-idtenaa suhumbellata, Goodia 

 lotifolia (locally known as Clover-bush), Epacris obtusifolia, 

 Samhucus Gaudichaiidiana, Calytrix tetragona, Daviesia tdicina, 

 Sphcerolohium vimineiim, Pimelea /lava, P. curviflora, Stack- 

 housia flava, and Olearia speciosa, the latter peculiar to these 

 parts. Proceeding on our journey, we travelled in a southerly 

 direction for a couple of miles, gradually working round till 

 we reached the back of Mount Rosea. Having ascended to 

 the top, we were rewarded with a fine view of the Victoria 

 Valley on the one side and Hall's Gap on the other. As the 

 country began to dip towards the Victoria Valley a fine patch 

 of Melaleuca sqnamea in full bloom was met with, and in the 

 gullies below Batter a sessiliflora was a magnificent sight. 

 Grevillea rosmarinifolia, with its pretty rose-coloured blooms, 

 and Trymalium Daltoni were also growing in the gullies ; the 

 latter is a very early blooming shrub, and is at its best in July. 

 The four Brachylomas native to Victoria were also found 

 growing in this locality ; they were B. ericoides, B. daphnoides, 

 B. ciliatum, and B. dcpressttm. Following the creek which 

 flows towards the Victoria Valley, we passed large patches of 

 Pidtencea Benthami, also P. rosea, both of which are peculiar 

 to the Grampians. Some of the latter shrubs were especially 

 fine here, growing to the height of fully eight feet, which is 

 most unusual, as this plant is usually low-growing. Still 

 keeping to the creek, we passed a peculiar rock known as 

 " The Monument," adjacent to which were some fine patches 

 of Lhotzkya genetylloides , Sprengelia incarnata, Thryptomene 

 Mitchelliana, Melaleuca decussata, Calythrix Sidlivani, Correa 

 speciosa, and Epacris impressa ; the latter was a magnificent 



