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of the white-flowering form of Tetnitliecci ciliata. Flower 

 specimens were taken, and some plants noted for subsequent 

 transfer to Melbourne. 



On Friday we decided to visit the notable Keppel Falls, but, 

 after journeying along the route for about five miles, heavy 

 rain set in, and we were forced to seek shelter for a long time 

 under the beech myrtles, and afterwards to get back to our 

 lodgings as best we could. We reached Marysville about 

 5 p.m., soaked through by the rain, but fully cletermined to 

 venture on the trip another day. 



Although heavy rains had continued to fall the previous 

 night, Saturday morning broke fine. We decided to take a 

 walk along the Wood's Point road via Robley's Spur, leading 

 up Mount Grant. About 3 J miles out we came to a spot 

 indicated as " Nichol's Look-out." From here long-distance 

 views of ranges on the north and north-east are to be had. 

 Some of the highest ridges were fairly well covered with snow, 

 which, when the sun, at intervals, shone upon them, made 

 very picturesque scenes. The various cuttings on the road- 

 sides were well covered with nice young plants of the Spiny- 

 stemmed Tree-Fern, Ahophila aiistralis, with stems six to 

 twelve inches long ; these, being well fronded, considerably 

 added to the picturesqueness of the road. The Hickory Acacia, 

 A. penninervis, Mountain Pepper, Drimys aromatica. Kangaroo 

 Apple. Solanitm aviculare. Prickly Coprosma^, Coprosma hirtella, 

 with a number of the plants previously met with, were noted 

 in full bloom along the roadside. In the afternoon we searched 

 the country back along the Narbethong road for two or three 

 miles, but found nothing of particularly distinctive interest. 

 The Blue Pincushion, Britnonia aiistralis, and other small 

 flowering plants were noticed growing freely in the local 

 cemetery grounds, and remarkably abundant growths of young 

 seedlings of some of the English heaths ])lanted on some of the 

 graves were observed in this area. A beautiful spot within a 

 quarter of an hour's walk of Marysville is known as " Michael 

 Dene." It is close to the entrance to the Talbot Drive, 

 opposite to the " Kerami " boarding establishment. It is a 

 natural tree-fern grove and gully, well shaded by the forest 

 eucalypts, and for about a mile in length leading from the 

 Wood's Point road to the Taggerty River. Foot-tracks are 

 made tlirough the grove, and occasional rough seats i)rovided. 

 This spot is ])robably well patronized by visitors in the summer 

 season. The weather on Sunday was showery throughout, but 

 in the afternoon we were able to walk for the second time to 

 the Stcaveiison Falls, and again admire them, although the 

 rain was falling when there, and the forest vegetation around 

 the Falls and along the track was saturated with it. 



