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and Pultenseas were seen. Further on, at Woori Yallock, fine 

 specimens of the Black Wattle, Acacia mollissima, were just 

 bursting into the fullest glory of their flowering period. Some 

 pools here seemed to offer great possibilites to the pond-life 

 worker. Launching Place, the scene of two recent outings of the 

 Club, gave us our first glimpse of the Yarra, and hereabouts 

 Leptospermum lanigerum was greatly ia evidence. Traversing 

 the flat country towards West Warburton quantities of L. 

 scoparium were seen, which on a favourable day should afford 

 the beetle-hunter all he desired. Another turn and we 

 almost traverse the bank of the Yarra, the main road only 

 intervening, and in a few minutes we reach our destination. 

 Accommodation having been bespoken at the Alpine 

 Retreat Hotel, we wended our way thither and disposed 

 of our baggage, &c. After lunch we started off along the 

 only road of the district, which follows alongside the Yarra, at 

 times less than a stone's throw from the stream, sometimes more 

 distant. The vegetation of the Four-Mile Creek at its junction 

 with the Yarra attracted us, and among other specimens secured 

 here were Lyonsia straminea (almost in flower), Pultencea 

 viuelleri, and Hedycarya cimninghami (the Native Mulberry), 

 whilst Clematis aristata festooned the shrubs in great luxuriance 

 with its sprays of creamy-white flowers At Pheasant Creek the 

 flowers of the Sassafras, Atlierospfirma moschata, were added. 

 Further on the road rounded the end of a spur, which a few 

 days before must have presented a glorious sight, from the 

 quantities of Pultenaea blooms just over. Many pretty views of 

 mountain and river are obtained along the road, while its sides 

 are bordered by such flowers as Goodenia ovata, Billardiera scan- 

 dens, Plafyylobiicviformosum (very fine), Asterotricha ledifolia, Aster 

 stelhdatas, and Seneclo vagus. Some very fine gum trees along- 

 side the road attracted our attention, and near by the Uak Fern, 

 Pieris incisa, grew in great luxuriance. Our lapidopterian made 

 many attempts to secure the fine Mountain Brown Butterflies, 

 Epinejihile abeona, which flitted tantalizingly about, and finally 

 succeeded. After crossing the end of another spur we came 

 upon some swampy country, where the sweet-smelling Melaleuca 

 squarrosa was plentiful. Postman's Creek, and finally Big Pat's 

 Creek, about three miles from Warburton, is reached. Here the 

 ladies rest awhile in the shade of the overhanging trees, while 

 two of the gentlemen wander on for another mile in the hope of 

 securing sometliing more notable. Near the East Warburton 

 State School specimens of the rarer Star Fern, Gleichenia dicarpa, 

 are collected, while Bauera rubioides decks the roadside. There 

 being no other road, the same route had to be followed on the 

 return journey, during which a few more specimens are added. 

 A young gum sapling was remarked here covered with scale- 

 insec's busily secreting a substance having all the appearance 



