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The botanical name of Eucalyptus rubida, often a White Gum, 

 was suggested by the presence of patclies of plum-coloured bark 

 which are often to be seen just before the outer layers are shed. 

 The colouring is evidently caused by exposure to the sun, and in 

 February the feature was most interesting in the open forest 

 near Nimit3^belle, for on approaching the trees from the south 

 they were seen to be white, while the trunks presented a red 

 surface to the north or sunny side. The distinctive colouring was 

 so pronounced that an observant bushnian would be able to 

 utilize it as a compass, and on a snowy or dull day the assistance 

 which could be obtained from noting the feature would be invalu- 

 able in determining the cardinal points, and thus directing the 

 traveller on a straight course. The red colour indicated the 

 north as accurately as the moss (Lichens) on an old fence or tree- 

 trunk defines the south. 



Nimityhelle to Kyhean River and Kydra Mountain, 



Between Niraitybelle and Mowitt's Swamp near the Kybean 

 River, thence to Kydra Mountain, the following plants were 

 noticed : — 



RANUNCULACEiE : Ranuncidus lappaceus Sm. (Buttercup), R. 

 rivularis Banks & Sol., R. hirtus Banks & Sol. 



DiLLENiACE^ : Hibbertia linearis R.Br., var. obtusifolia, H. 

 pediinculata R.Br. 



MAGNOLiACEiE : Drlmys aromatica F v.M. 



CRUCiFERiEj: Gardamine tenuifolia Hk., Capsella bursa-pastoris 

 L. (Shepherd's Purse). 



ViOLAKiE.E : Viola betoniccefolia Sm., V , hederacea Labill., 

 Hyinenanthera dentata R.Br., var. angustifolia Benth.,(H. angus- 

 ti folia R.Br.). 



PiTTOSPORKiE : Bursaria sptJiosa Cav., Marianthus ^yrociwibens 

 Benth., Billardiera scandens Sm.(Rolypoly vine). 



PoLYGALEiE : Goinesperma defoliatum F.v.M. 



CaryophyllEjE : Stellaria pungens Brongn. 



PoRTULACE^: Clay t07iiaaustralasiGali.k. {white flowers, thickh' 

 sprinkled in places along the river-bank). 



