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Microseris Forsteri, Diuris pedunculata, Brachycoine decipiens, 

 and other native plants. Journeying south for two miles further 

 across the plain, we at length reached our destination — the 

 residence of Mr. H. Cameron, where we were cordially welcomed. 

 It had been our intention to journey to Steiglitz, about eight 

 miles to the south-west, the following day, stay there that night, 

 and make an early start on Sunday for Parwan, vid Anakie and 

 Staughton Vale, to enable us to catch the 7 p.m. train from 

 Bacchus Marsh, while the magnitude of this task was to be 

 further increased by our proposal to ascend one of the mammaloid 

 points of eruption situated between the granite outcrop at Anakie 

 and the You Yangs ; but, yieldmg to the generous desire of our 

 host, we decided to forego our purpose, and to make his residence 

 the base of our investigations on the following day. 



About half-past eight on Saturday morning, accompanied by 

 Mr. Cameron, who is a keen observer of nature, we struck south, 

 and, again crossing the sharply defined junction of the Basalt and 

 Silurian formations, entered a dense forest of Messmate and 

 Stringy-bark, U. ohliqua and E. tnacrorrhyncha. Passing along an 

 anticline, from whose eastern slope an affluent of the Little River 

 starts, we were soon in interesting country. Here, as on the 

 range further north the previous day, the honey-eaters were to be 

 seen and heard on every side amid the blossom-bedecked foliage 

 of Eucalyptus polyanthemos, E. ohliqua, E. sideroxyloii, and E. 

 macTorrhynclia. 



Following the Little River, which has eroded its channel across 

 the basalt edge of the Silurian strata, we approached within a 

 mile of the plains at Staughton Vale, collecting, among other 

 specimens, Myoporwn viscosicm, M. deserti, Bursaria spinosa, 

 Leptospermum lanigerum, Caladenia carnea, Clematis niicrophylla, 

 and Exocarpus cupressiformis. 



The strata hereabouts are vertical, the strike being, as is usually 

 the case with the primary or Palaeozoic formation in Victoria, 

 north, or a little to the east or west of north. The anticlinal and 

 synclinal undulations were sharp and numerous, and served to 

 demonstrate the enormous plication to which these ancient sedi- 

 mentary deposits had been subjected. Outcrops of quartz were 

 often encountered, but no auriferous specimens rewarded repeated 

 search. The trend of the gullies coincided with the strike of the 

 strata, the eastern slope being invariably clothed with luxuriant 

 grass and plants, whilst the western was noticeably barren, the 

 cause being probably due to the sun's rays striking more directly . 

 and with greater power on the latter than on the former. 



Quitting the river, we bore south-west through grass-tree country 

 towards the Geelong Reservoir reserve. On entering the reserve 

 Grevillea floribunda was found in abundance, and again the red 

 variety of Correa speciosa. The contrast of the vegetation within 

 the reserve and that on the adjacent land was very marked. 



