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Alsophila and Dicksonia, the Doryanthes along the borders of 

 the creek, and the recently laid out special collection of native 

 plants near the Government House grounds, all of which do well 

 under cultivation. 



The botanical arrangement grounds, occupying a considerable 

 space on the flat in the low^er garden, are highly educational, and 

 comprise a large collection of certain natural orders, such as 

 Leguminosae, Proteaceae, and Rutacese. Close at hand is situated 

 a monument containing the remains of the late Allan Cunning- 

 ham, the famous botanist, which were originally interred in the 

 Devonshire-street Cemetery in July, 1839, and from which, on 

 the 25th of May, 1901, they were reverently removed and placed 

 beneath the obelisk. Occupying a prominent position on the 

 central walk is the well-known " wishing tree," a large Araucaria 

 excelsa, greatly reverenced by the superstitious of the younger 

 generation, who believe that after walking round the trunk three 

 tim.es they will secure the object of their desire. Handsome 

 ornamental plants of the order Sapindaceae, such as Nephelium, 

 Harpullia, Diploglottis, and Cupania, do well, and other hand- 

 some ones are the Bean Tree, C astanospermuyn australe, Eugenia 

 Luehmanni, and E. Ventenatii, Benth. 



I journeyed to Botany Bay on a botanizing expedition, and, 

 although early in the season, I was pleased to find that a great 

 many wild flowers were already in bloom, and the following are 

 a few of the rarer plants secured during the outing : — Actinotus 

 Helianthi, Labill., Boronia pinnata, Sm., Bossicea scolopendria^ 

 Sm., Epacris microphylla, R. Br., Grevillea punicea, R. Br., 

 G. huxifolia, R. Br., Isopogon anethifolius, R. Br., Lencopogon 

 microphylla, Spreng., Lysinema 2)U7igens, R. Br., Styphelia 

 longifolia, R. Br., S. trijlora, Andr,, S. viridis, Andr., Sy7n- 

 phyonema paludosum, R. Br. Next morning I set out on another 

 expedition to Brookvale, situated 5 miles inland from Manly, 

 where an excellent idea of the bush country near Sydney can be 

 obtained. On this occasion I obtained many plants, a few of the 

 less common being — Boronia ledifolia, J. Gay, Clematis glycin- 

 oides, D. C, Chloanthes stcechadis, R. Br., Gompholohium 

 latifolium, Labill., Hemigenia purpurea, R. Br., Patersonia 

 seWcea, R. Br., Persoonia lanceolata, Andr., Phehaliuiyi squamu- 

 losum, Vent., Pultencea stipularis, Sm., Ridingia her mannice folia, 

 Steetz, Sowerhcea juncea, Sm., Zieria pilosa, Rudge. From 

 these two trips I reaped the rich harvest of 75 species, which, on 

 my return, I donated to the National Herbarium, Melbourne. 



After a visit to Mr. Carter, a well-known entomologist, at 

 Darling Harbour (for the pleasure of which I am also indebted to 

 Mr. French), my sojourn in Sydney came to an end, and 

 boarding our vessel I was soon landed safely in Melbourne, after 

 an absence of just four weeks. 



