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Here TeAratheca ciliata showed everywhere in large blotches of 

 colour, as did the red and white Epacris and various acacias. 



Returning to Mr. Cameron's about noon, after dinner we again 

 set out in the direction of the reservoir, noting on the way a fine 

 specimen of the Victorian Hemp-bush, Plagianthns pulchellus, 

 in full bloom. On entering the reserve in the neighbourhood of 

 several large swamps, the ground was found to be simply carpeted 

 with Tetratheca. So dense and tall was the growth of this plant 

 that it could have been mown in swathes, and when the mass of 

 blossom billowed under the breeze the effect presented can be 

 easier imagined than described. Nodding plumes of Dillwynia 

 cinerascens were also in evidence, whilst in and along the margin 

 of the swamps thousands of the large white flowers of the Aus- 

 tralian Daisy, Brachycome cardiocarpa added their tribute of 

 beauty to the scene. The contrast of mauve, green, yellow, and 

 white was very attractive. Later in the spring, when the Brachy- 

 come has passed away, the Marsh Buttercup, Limnanthemtim 

 exaltatum (Gentianeae), will unfold its chrome-yellow flowers to 

 the traveller's gaze. 



Amid these delectable surroundings, with but a small mound 

 and a rough weather-beaten slab to mark the spot, lies the 

 mouldering remains of " somebody's darling," whose name even 

 to the oldest inhabitant is a matter of speculation. 



Following up the valley, down which the overflow from the 

 reservoir runs, we 'found it invested with Leptospermum lan- 

 igerum and Acacia verticillata. Pterostylis nutans and curta 

 were plentiful hereabouts, while Indigojera australis was occa- 

 sionally met with. On reaching the reservoir, which is pic- 

 turesquely situated, we found it filled to its utmost capacity, the 

 gauge at the tower registering a depth of 57 feet. 



As there were palpable indications of a " dirty " afternoon we 

 did not deem it advisable to wander further afield. Bearing 

 north-east we hastened homewards, discovering on the way the 

 nests of the Brown Kingfisher, Crimson Lory, and the Scarlet- 

 breasted Robin. 



We were early astir on Sunday morning, and as the driving 

 rain swept past our bedroom window we speculated on our con- 

 dition if the weather failed to moderate ere the score of miles 

 that separated us from the Parwan station were traversed. 

 Shortly before 9 a.m. the weather cleared sufficiently for us to 

 begin the " home stretch." Accompanied by our host, we struck 

 due east across a clear and wind-swept basaltic plain, and, 

 descending a steep slope, found ourselves in the shelter of the 

 timber growing on the Silurian formation. Here, as on other 

 parts of the range, the ravages of the larvae of the Cup or Slug 

 Moth, Doratijera vulnerans, on the foliage of the dwarf gums 

 were very noticeable. About 10 o'clock we reluctantly bade 

 adieu to Mr. Cameron, and hastened on, in the midst of driving 



