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XV. Latitude about 24^ S. — Elevation between 1225 and 



1316 feet. 



August 25 to September 4. 



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 Sunrise . 48, 37, 41, 40, 39, 59, 25, 28, 31, 26. 

 Noon . . 76, 80, 79, 81, 70, 83, 67, 73, 74, 67. 

 4 P.M. . . 77, 81, 82, 76, 82, 81, 73, 78, 75, 65. 

 9 P.M. . . 52, 44, 48, 49, 56, 62, 44, 47, 52, 39. 

 Humidity . -709, -739, '516, 'SGO, -706, '632, '739, '696, -468, 

 •535. 



Ohservatiotis. — Aug. 27. Scarcity of water. — Aug. 31. Heavy 

 showers of rain. — Sept. 4. Verdant pastures springing. 



Plants observed in jioioer or full vegetation. — Cassia zygo- 

 phylla, Acacia pendula, doratoxylon, conferta, macradenia, de- 

 cora, and triptera, Hovea leiocarpa, Podolepis acuminata, Bos- 

 sisea carinalis, Bertya oleaefolia, Prostanthera odoratissima, Dodo- 

 naea nobilis and vestita, Myoporum Cunninghami, Pittosporum 

 lanceolatum, Tecoma Oxleyi, Anthistiria, Panicum laevinode, 

 Eriostemon rhombeum, Eurybia subspicata, Bossisea rhombifolia, 

 Loranthus subfalcatus. 



XVI. Latitude about 25" S. — Elevation between 618 and 



2523 feet. 



September 5 to October 10. 



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SUNKISE . 33, 33, 53, 39, 60, 58. 



Noon . . 68, 68, 55, 77, 87, 90, 94, 75. 



4 P.M. . . 64, 64, 57, 70, 76, 82. 



9 P.M. . . 40, 40, 50, 52, 64, 62. 



HUJIIDITT . -495, -495, -759, '616, 1-000, '843. 



Observations. — Sept. 10. Scarcity of water, but good grass. — 

 Sept. 13. Suffering with thirst and intense heat. — Sept. 14. Large 

 ponds of water, surrounded with verdant pasture. — Sept. 15. In- 

 tense heat. — Sept. 16. Fine downs and plains covered with the 

 finest grass. — Sept. 17. The grass surpassed any I had seen in 

 the colony in quality and abundance. — Sept. 19. Verdant pas- 

 ture, little water, and intense heat. — Sept. 21. Sufficient water, 

 air sultry. — Sept. 22. Boundless plains covered with luxuriant 

 herbage, forming the finest region I had ever seen in Australia. 

 Sept. 23. Intense heat. — Sept. 25. Excessive heat. — Oct. 1. 

 Scarcity of water, intense heat. — Oct. 7. Intense heat. — Oct. 9. 

 Thunder and heavy rain. 



Plants observed in flower or full vegetatiofi.—Chloanthes 

 staechadis. Acacia Cunninghamii, Cryptandra propinqua, Cal- 

 lytrix, Boronia eriantha, Leptospermum sericatum, Aotus mollis. 



