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PLANTS OFTEN GROWINQ NEAR RUNNING WATER. 



Sassafras (Atherosperma moschata, Lab.). 



Native Myrtle (Fagus Cunninghamii, Hook.) When 

 growing to a large size. 



Eucryphia (EucrypMa Billardieri, Spach.) A beautiful 

 tree, 20 to 60 feet high, or more, with shining oblong leaves, 

 li to 2 inches long, and large, white flowers, like those of the 

 Pear Tree. 



Celery-topped Pine (Phyllocladus rhomhoidalis, Rich.) 



Hairy Tea Tree, (Leptospermiin lanigerum, Sm.) 



Prickly Acacia (Acacia verticillata, Willd.) — This Acacia, 

 sometimes erroneously called " Prickly Mimosa," has pungent 

 leaves (phyllodia) arranged in whorls round the branches, and 

 is 8 to 16 feet high. 



Waratah (Telopea truncata, Br.) 



Fern Tree (Dichsonia antarctica, Br.) — This differs from the 

 " Prickly Pern Tree" {AlsopTiila Australis, Br.) in having the 

 trunk covered with matted rootlets, instead of the bases of the 

 fallen fronds. 



It may be stated, as a general rule, that the absence of rich 

 agricultural land is denoted by the luxuriant growth of plants 

 (with few exceptions) belonging to the following tribes, &c. : — 

 The Pea flower tribe (LeguminoscB). 

 Tea Tree (Leptospermum Melaleuca, &c.) 

 The Epacris tribe (Epacridece.) 

 Daisy-flowered shrubs (Euryhia, &c.) 

 Sedges (Cyperacce.) 



It will be seen that I have added to the list of plants character- 

 istic,respectively,ofagricultural,pasturable,andbadlands,alistof 

 thosefoundonswampyland,andof those found often near running 

 water. My object, in making the enumeration more complete, 

 is to call the attention of surveyors and explorers to the 

 subjects touched upon, and to point out to them plants that 

 would probably disclose the existence of streams which, other- 

 wise they might overlook, or would enable them to fix stations 

 for water-holes in tracts of country where streams do not occur. 



I do not, by any means, intend to assume that I have noted 

 the most characteristic plants under each head in every part 

 of the colony. I have only made a beginning. It will now 

 be the duty of those who are specially interested in this 

 investigation, to verify or correct and enlarge my Hsts. If I 

 have succeeded in giving prominence and interest to the 

 subject of the foregoing observations, so as to induce others 

 to follow in my track, or to strike out more important views 

 in connection with it, I shall consider myself amply repaid for 

 the trouble which I have taken. 



MORTALITY AMONGST THE TROUT IN THE 

 BREEDING PONDS OF THE PLENTY. 



In the early part of last month (September), several trout 

 were found dead in the box to which they were confined. 

 These fish were apparently subjected to the same circum- 



