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cephala, Ficus, Acacia conferta, Xanthorrhoea, Triodia pungens, 

 Panicnni laevinode, Acacia stenopliylla and decora, Sporobolus 

 pallidas, Dodonaea hirtella. 



VII. Latitude about 26' S. — Elevation between 1190 and 



2783 feet. 



June 8 to June 29. 



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Sunrise . 36, 56, 30, 38, 20, 49, 52, 30, 43, 36, 56, 50, 54, 27, 



26, 21, 12, 14, 20, 25, 25. 



Noon . . 74, 57, 55, 69, 69, 52, 54, 51, 50, 48, 



4 P.M. . . 85, 70, 75, 73, 54, 57, 58, 63, 65, 67, 55, 50, 49, 51, 



47, 55, 68. 



9 P.M. . . 70, 50, 39, 38, 60, 48, 38, 46, 54, 61, 55, 61, 57, 59, 



40, 29, 22, 37, 29, 25, 53. 



Observations. — June 11. A chain of ponds, and plenty of 

 water ; country consisted of open forest, and contained grass in 

 great abundance. — June 13. Water-courses dry. — June 16. 

 Scarcity of water. — June 17. Sutfering excessively with thirst, 

 having found no water for two days.— June 18. Drizzling rain. 

 June 19. Heavy dews falling at night refreshed the grass : found 

 sufficient water in a deep hole in a rock. — June 20-21. Great 

 scarcity of water. — June 24. Very cold and extreme drought. 

 — June 26. Ponds containing plenty of water. — June 27. A 

 quantity of water-springs. 



Plants observed in flower or full vegetation. — Acacia pendula, 

 Callitris, Delabechea, Geijera parviflora, Rosewood acacia, Tris- 

 tania angustifolia, Acacia holosericea, Teucrium argutum, Xer- 

 otes leucocepliala, Phebalium glandulosum, Alphitonia excelsa, 

 Adiantum hispidulum and assiraile, Acacia ixiophylla and Cun- 

 ninghamii, Exocarpus, Eucalyptus populifolia, Zamias, Notho- 

 chlsena distans, Grammitis rutasfolia, Hovea lanceolata, Sphae- 

 ranthus hirtus, Grevillea floribunda, Doodia caudata, Solanum 

 furfuraceum, Dodonaea mollis, Sida, Myoporum Cunninghamii, 

 Solanum ellipticum. 



VIII. Latitude about 25^ S. — Elevation between 2041 and 

 908 feet. 



June 30 to July 20. 



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 Sunrise . 44, 14, 43, 16, 16, 23, 18, 14, 23, 18, 11, 23, 19, 21, 



25, 29, 31, 34, 40. 

 Noon . . 68, 60, 50, 50, 58, 67, 65, 65, 68, 66. 

 4 P.M. . . 65, 61, 49, 49, 49, 58, 54, 62, 65, 65, 68, 66, 65, 69, 



61, 73. 

 9 P.M. . . 38, 38, 26, 38, 38, 38, 25, 25, 48, 29, 30, 35, 40, 49, 



44, 41, 43, 44, 47, 62. 



