BY R. H. CAMBAGE. 693 



rubida, E. amygdalina^ E. coriacea, E. camphora, Cassinia acule- 

 ata, Daviesia lati/olia, Acacia implexa, Benth., A. dealbata, A. 

 melanoxylon, Exocarpus cupressiformisy E. stricta, Leptospermuvi 

 lanigerum^ L. scopariumj Flatylobiuni formosum, Indigo/era sp., 

 Cassytha sp., Loranthus sp., Bedfordia salicina, and Prostanthera 

 lasianthos. 



Undoubtedly this last-named shrub is well worthy of cultiva- 

 tion in a cool climate, for towards midsummer it becomes covered 

 with a profusion of beautiful flowers of a whitish hue often tinged 

 with blue. It blooms luxuriantly in Tasmania and the cooler 

 parts of Victoria, coming up along the south coast and highlands 

 of this State. At Ulladulla it is sometimes called White 

 Christmas-bush, to differentiate it from Geratopetalum guinmi- 

 feriun, Sm., the well known Pink Christmas-bush. 



Between Batlow and Adelong the country falls considerably, 

 and it may be noticed that the same zone of trees is passed 

 through that was found away to the south-west when ascending 

 to Tumbarumba from Kyamba, and which exists along the 

 greater part of the western slopes, forming a connecting link 

 between the flora of the lowlands and that of the mountain 

 ranges. The Eucalypts noticed were : — E. camphora^ E. amyg- 

 dalina, E. rubida, E. viminalis (these were seen only on the 

 higher part of the road near Batlow), E. Bridgesia7ia, E. macror- 

 rhyncha, E. Cambagei, E. coriacea (a few trees only, at a compara- 

 tively low level for this species), E. dives, E. tereticornis and var. 

 dealbata, E. hemiphloia var. albens, and E. meUiodo7'a, the last two 

 being only noticed towards Adelong. 



E. polyanthemos was not seen along this road, although it is 

 common in similar situations to the north and south. Possibly 

 its absence may be accounted for by the fact that the geological 

 formation between Batlow and Adelong is granitic, while this 

 species usually prefers a formation of sedimentar}'^ origin. It 

 occurs considerably, however, below Adelong near Mount Horeb, 

 and scarcely differs from the Red Box of Bathurst. 



Various shrub^s and small trees growing by the roadside are: — 

 Ececkea sp., Hibbertia imeai'is, Acacia melanoxylon, A. dealbata, 



