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THE VICTORIAN NATURALIST. 



After a few hours' stay in this charming locality, it can be 



imagined witli what regret we returned homewards. In order to 

 pass the Silverband Falls we took a short cut from the south end 

 of the " Goat Rock " through the so-called Dairy Creek, which 

 proved rather an unpleasant walk, owing to the steepness of the 

 descent. The Silverband Falls were reached about five o'clock in 

 the afternoon, but the advanced time did not allow along stay there. 

 Crossing the Fyans Creek at the same spot where the day before 

 we turned towards " Glen Bower," we reached " Pomona," via 

 the tunnel, about eight p.m., and were there entertained by the 

 ladies of the house, the whole party enjoying a most delightful 

 evening. 



As it was necessary to start for Stawell at two o'clock in the 

 morning, we did not turn in for the few hours left for rest, but 

 busied ourselves with the collected specimens. Stawell was 

 reached at four a.m., and our trip to the Grampians terminated 

 with the journey to Melbourne in the Adelaide express. 



In conclusion, I would like to point out that Christmas time 

 was rather too far advanced in the season for collecting flowering 

 specimens. The greater part of our collection consisted of seed 

 specimens, which, however, bear for the botanical student as much 

 importance as flowers. From the geographical point of view, I 

 am under the impression that the flora of the Grampians forms 

 the westerly out-runner of our south-eastern Australian forest flora, 

 constituting there the transition area from the latter to the so-called 

 Mallee flora in the north-west of our State and the Euronotian 

 region of South Australia. My investigations on this subject, 

 however, will appear in a later paper. 



I must here take the opportunity of expressing the sincerest 

 gratitude of our party to Mr. Roland Wettenhall for the great 

 kindness we experienced at his hands, first for inviting us to stay 

 at his charming residence, " Pomona," and secondly for the 

 courtesy he extended towards us during our stay, which will long 

 be remembered in connection with our trip to the Grampians. 



The following is a list of the plants collected. Those without 

 any indication being found in bloom ; those marked * were found 

 in both bloom and fruit, while those marked t were found in 

 fruit only : — 



*Clematis aristata 

 Ranunculus lappaceus 

 Hibbertia densiflora 



stricta 



fasciculata 

 Cassytha glabella 



* pubescens 



* nielantha 

 Viola hederacea 

 Marianthus bignoniaceus 



*Billardiera scandens 



tBillardiera cyniosa 

 Comesperma ericinum 

 calymega 

 *Coirea temula 



* speciosa 



* lawrenciana 

 Boronia pilosa 



polygalifolia 

 +Linum maiginale 

 *Geianium pilosum 

 Pelargonium australe 



