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were out of reach, though from a plant growing over a fence a 

 few flowers were obtained. The Sassafras, Atherosperma moschata, 

 and Native Mulberry, Hedycarya cunninghnim, were, of course, 

 fairly plentiful, the latter being in bloom. The flowers of Viola 

 hederacea were very common. BiUardiera scand^ns (Pittosporese) 

 with its pale green bell-like flowers, was fairly plentilul, while the 

 Native Fuschia, Correct, speciosa, was still in bloom. The red variety 

 is said to grow in the district, but was not noticed. The singular 

 plant Ampercea spartioides, with its inconspicuous flowers, was 

 very common. A distinctly Australian order (Stackhousieae) was 

 represented by Stackhoiisia Imarifolia, bearing spikes of creamy- 

 white tubular flowers. The white star-like flowers of Stellaria 

 pungens (Caryophyllege) were plentiful. The Proteaceas were 

 represented by Hokea nodosa and Banksia. The Native Elder, 

 Samhucus yandichaudiaiia, seemed to prefer places recently 

 burnt to send up its soft stems, bearing creamy-white 

 globular flowers. Senecio vagus displayed its large yellow 

 flowers in the densest parts of the scrub, but of the almost- 

 universal Blue-bell, Wahlenhergia gracilis, only very poor specimens 

 were noticed, while of the next order, Candollacese, only one 

 plant of the Trigger Plant, CandoUea serrulata., was seen, and 

 that from the train. Coming to the orchids, the palm must be given 

 to Thelymitra a?-/s^ato,of which fine specimens were obtained on the 

 Sunday, just the sort of day it delights in — a fairly warm wind and 

 bright sun. T. longifolia and Gatadenia carnea, the normal pink, 

 and two varieties, the white and musky-smelling, were also collected. 

 Xerotes Brovjnii, Dianella longifolia, with Burchardia itmbellata, 

 represented the Liliaceae. That singular plant Drosera hinata 

 grew in a swampy part of the creek. Lycopods were represented 

 by two species having very different appearances— the one, Tnies- 

 ipteris, hanging from the stems of the Tree Ferns in the thick 

 gullies, while Lycopodium densuni was found in the scrub on a 

 dry hillside. Of ferns about twenty species were noted, though 

 none were of special importance. Lindsaya linearis was perhaps 

 the one one would least expect to find in the district, while the 

 King Fern, Osmunda harhara, Lomaria caj)ensis, var. procera^ 

 and the Coral Fern, GleicJienia circinata, were the ones exhibit- 

 ing the most luxuriant growth, though Bracken between six and 

 seven feet high was passed. The full list is : — Hymenophyllum 

 nitens (Filmy Fern), Gleichenia circinata (Coral Fern), Osmunda 

 barbara (King Fernj, Alsophila Australis (Hill Tree Fern), Dick- 

 sonia billardieri (Valley Tree Fern), Davallia dubia, Lindsaya 

 linearis, Adiantum aethiopicum, Pteris aquilina, P. incisa (Bats- 

 wing), Lomaria discolor, L. capensis, L. capensis, var. procera, 

 Blechnum cartilagineuro, Asplenium flabellifolium, A. bulbiferum, 

 Aspidium aculeatum, Polypodium australe, P. pustulatum, P. punc- 

 tatum. Comparing the botany of this outing with that of the 



