ARE NATURALLY EXPOSED IN NEW HOLLAND. 289 



X. Latitude about Tropic of Capricorn. — Elevation between 

 1201 and 1098 feet. 



July 25 to July 27. 



Observations. — July 26. In the river-bed plenty of water ; 

 green shoots of grass springing, the product of recent rain. — 

 July 27. Plains of good grass, containing ponds filled with water. 



Plants observed in Jloiver or full vegetation. — Rosewood 

 Acacia, Callitris, Casuarina, a singular Euphorbiaceous plant 

 with great woolly leaves, Dodonaea teuuifolia. 



XI. Latitude about 23° S. — Elevation between 539 and 1075 

 feet. 



July 28 to August 7. 



Sunrise 

 Noon . 



4 P.M. . 

 9 P.M. . 



Humidity 



44, 38, 54, 52, 23, 29, 21, 23, 39, 30. 



82, 80, 82, 7D, 65, 61, 59, 58, 64, 78. 



88, 85, 83, 69, C9, 69, 64, 63, 61, 77. 



58, 51, 45, 43, 44, 40, 37, 29, 36, 55. 



•457, •010, '487, •707. 



Observations. — July 29. Trees much affected by unseasonable 

 drought, or past heat.^ — Aug. 5. Great scarcity of water. — 

 Aug. 7. Found large ponds full of pure water. 



Plants observed injiower or full vegetation. — Loranthus sub- 

 falcatus, Triodia pungens. Cassia heteroloba, Geijera pendula, 

 Stenochilus salicinus, Mj^oporum, Callitris, Casuarina, Alter- 

 nanthera, Acacia Farnesiana, holosericea and Simsii, Loranthus 

 nutans, Eurybia subspicata, Capparis umbonata. Acacia delibrata 

 and leucadendron, Trichodesma sericeum, Velleya macrocalyx, 

 vStenochilus curvipes, Jacksonia ramosissima. Hibiscus, Cassia 

 coronilloides, Monenteles redolens, Melaleuca tamariscina, Gre- 

 villea Mitchelli, Stenochilus piibiflorus, Euphorbia hypericifolia, 

 Dodonaea vestita. 



XXL Latitude about 22— 21^' S.— Elevation 629 feet. 



August 8 to August IL 

 o o 

 Sunrise , 59, 36. 

 Noon . . 82, 71. 

 4 P.M. . . 81, 70. 

 9 P.M. . . 62, 35. 



Humidity . -843, -641. 



