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seemed to be a favourite diet of the wallabies, although it belongs 

 to a poisonous order, the Euphorbiacese. The other vegetation 

 included much tall bracken, Hedycarya Cunninghami, Olearia 

 (Aster) argophylla, and Cassinia aculeata ; and during the 

 whole day's arduous search we only found one new plant — 

 Acacia longifolia, var. floribimda. 



Next day we were much more fortunate. On this occasion 

 we travelled along the coast track to Darby River, passing 

 en route over the western portion of Mt. Oberon (1,568 feet in 

 height), coming again upon our former acquaintance. Growler's 

 Creek, near the foot of High Peak. In this vicinity we were 

 fortunate in securing new addition? — Agrostis venusta, Xanthosia 

 dissecta, Gratiola Peruviana, var. pumila, and Gnaphalimn 

 candidissiinum, while comprising the other vegetation were 

 Eucalyptus globulus, Myopormn insulare, Helichrysum fer- 

 rugineum, Atriplex cinerea, and Correa alba, the smaller plants 

 being Isotoma fiuviatilis, Ajuga aitstralis, Colobanthus Billardieri, 

 Cyrtostylis renijormis, Sagina apetala, TillcBa macrantha, and 

 Centrolepis strigosa. From thence on for a considerable distance 

 we passed over open heathy rises, and noted Helichrysum apicula- 

 tum, H. Baxteri, H. hicidum, and Thomasia petalocalyx, and were 

 greatly pleased to find Grevillea lavandulacea growing abun- 

 dantly. Passing thence over part of the track known as 

 " Pinchgut," we were soon in sight of the Darby River again, 

 whose flats, with Acacia verticillata in full bloom, were a glorious 

 sight viewed from Leonard Range. On these flats we gathered 

 the following new additions : — Lycium horridiim, Fumaria 

 officinalis, Trijoliiwi arvense, and Spergularia rubra. 



The next day was devoted to scouring all the flats in the 

 vicinity of Mt. Vereker in search of aquatic plants. Here and 

 there were clumps of taller vegetation — Eucalyptus viminalis, 

 E. Gunnii, var. acenula, Leptospermtim pubescens, Acacia 

 melanoxylon, Leucopogon Richea, usually a coastal plant, and 

 Melaleuca ericijolia, whose masses of white flowers could be 

 seen from afar off. The lagoons visited revealed a luxuriant 

 growth of Myriophylluni variifoliuni, Potamogcton natans, 

 Ranunculus aquatilis, Triglochin procera, the rush-like Eleocharis 

 acuta, and near the margins the principal plants were the sedge 

 Cyperus lucidus, with Craspedia Richea, Epilobium glabellum. 

 Slum latijolium, Claytonia australasica, and the pretty intro- 

 duced daisy, Bellis perennis. 



Near the edge of a flowing stream we found a small creeping 

 plant, Myriophylluni amphibium, belonging to the Halorageae, 

 which was a new record for the south, this species being, only 

 previously found in Victoria at Curdie's River, in the south- 

 western district. 



An erect, slender annual, of one or two inches in height — 



