284 TEMPEBATUKE TO WHICH PLANTS 



II. Latitude about 31° S. — Elevation under 580 feet. 



February \A. to March 4. 



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 Sdnbise . 54, 59, 54, 48, 53, 59, 60, 70, 59, 75, 59, 53, 



60, 62, 61, 64, 72, 72, 70. 

 Noon . . 91, 87, 86, 85, 93, 102, 105, 110, 105, 80, 90, 94, 



94, 101, 100, 101, 99. 

 4 p.m. . . 82, 89, 84, 88, 96,104,103,107, 94, 85, 94,101, 



97, 100, 101, 100, 97, 98. 

 9 P.M. . . 72, 73, 61, 60, 67, 77, 78, 83, 89, 73, 64, 79, 

 72, 70, 76, 81, 78, 72, 72. 



HuMiMXy . 0-551, 0*710, 0-668, -710, -653, '556, -614, -276, -442, 

 •581, -753, -432, -610, '522, -501, -373, -454, '710, 

 •580. 



Observations. — Feb. 21. Great scarcity of water; the ponds 

 as dry as a market-place. — Feb. 22. Intense heat and excessive 

 drought ; so great as to cause the bull-dog to perisjj. 



Plants obser-ved in fiower or in full vegetation. — Imperata 

 arundinacea, Panicum laevinode, Bromus australis, Andropogon 

 sericeus, Erianthus, Lythrum salicaria, Morgania floribunda, 

 Senecio brachylaenus, Brachycome, Lotus laevigatas, Ethulia 

 Cunninghami, Nicotiana suaveolens, Minuria heterophylla, Fu- 

 gosia, Atriplex nummularia, Kochia brevifolia, Keraudrenia 

 integrifolia, Sclerolsena, Goodenia geniculata, Calotis scapigera, 

 Capparis Mitchellii, Rutidosis helichrysoides, Helichrysum 

 bracteatum. 



III. Latitude about 31° S. — Elevation under 634 feet. 



March 5 to March 26. 



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SrNRiSE . 61, 68, 47, 66, 75, 77, 55, 51, 71, 70, 73, 43, 



47, 53, 57, 55, 56, 53, 51, 48, 72, 47. 



Noon . . 100, 96, 97, 98, 99, 102, 105, 95, 100, 103, 84, 86, 



87, 90, 100, 97, 95, 95, 89, 90. 



4 p.m. . . 102,102, 97,102,105,107,102,107,100,102, 86, 87, 



91, 96, 96, 101, 101, 98, 99, 101, 91, 95. 



9 P.M. . . 79, 83, 69, 81, 83, 76, 75, 70, 71, 81, 65, 62, 



62, 69, 71, 70, 72, 72, 70, 74, 60, 69. 



Humidity . '503, ^482, -527, •713, -681, -784, -452, -640, '744, 

 •750, -765, -670, -563, -657, '640, •781, '745, 

 •745, -708, -552, '668, -621. 



Observations. — March 6. One bullock killed, and the others 

 nearly exhausted, with intense heat and consequent drought. — 

 March 8. Cattle much exhausted by thirst. — March 14. Abun- 

 dance of grass and water. — March 15. The sand amongst the 

 scrubs so .soft and yielding that the draught animals were much 

 .exhausted, and one died. — March 17. The plains evidently 



