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has been erected oil an island, aronnd wliich the varions creek 

 and falls waters flow. The buildin.t; is snpported by the trnnks 

 of Blackwood and HecM-h trees, the crowns of which had been 

 cnt off and a shingled roof htted on to their tops. Tracks 

 leading np at the side of the Keppei Falls have been made, 

 and footbridges at about 50 and 100 feet up are stretched 

 across the waters, to give visitors further views of the beauties 

 of the place. At the time of our visit the t-'ack had not been 

 cleared up for the season's traffic, and one of the bridges had 

 been broken down by a recent storm. As high as we could 

 reach in comfort, the falls were fairly continuous. A par- 

 ticularly noticeable feature was the extraordinary growth of 

 bright green moss, which covered the large boulders in the 

 midst of the surging waters. We enjoyed luncheon in the pa- 

 vilion, and spent some three hours amid these wonderfully grand 

 surroundings. We would have liked to have gone on for 

 another ih miles and ascended Lake Mountain, but, as the 

 track was much overgrown and the ascent stated to be very 

 steep, we decided to leave it for a future occasion. The return 

 journey was as delightfully enjoyable as the going, and speci- 

 mens of the following plants found in bloom were collected C7i 

 route, viz. : — Forest Bitter Cress, Cardamyne dictosperma. Soft 

 Senecio, 5. vagus, Mudwort, Limosella aquatica. Soft Millotia. 

 M. teniiifolia, Cymbanotus, C. Lawsonianus, Small-leaved 

 Poranthera, P. microphylla. Limp Starwort, Stellaria fiaccida. 

 Tall Sundew% Drosera auriculata. The Crowded Woodruff, 

 Asperula conferta. Dwarf Pimelea or Rice-flower, P. humilis. 

 We reached Marysville soon after 6 p.m. 



During our journeyings we observed several kinds of lizards, 

 and, in addition to the birds already mentioned, noted various 

 Parrots, Wrens, Magpies, Robins, Honey-eaters, and Magpie- 

 Larks. 



The morning of the following day, the final one of our outing, 

 as it was not necessary to leave for Melbourne till the afternoon, 

 was spent in a third visit to the Steavenson Falls, when, as the 

 weather was bright and glorious, they were seen at their best. 

 On the way an echidna was seen crossing tha path. Very little 

 standing water was met with in our rambles, hence there were 

 few opportunities of searching for pond-life, but in a little pool 

 not far from the Steavenson we found specimens of a rather 

 uncommon protozoon, probably a member of the genus Oxy- 

 bricha. A few more plant specimens were collected before 

 retracing our steps. At three o'clock we commenced the return 

 journey by motor to Healesville, which was reached in time for 

 the evening train to town. 



The week had proved so enjoyable that we thought a brief 

 description of some of the beauty spots we had managed to 



