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important particulars, — are seen, often close together,witli their 

 leaves, dark green and glossy above, and covered with densely- 

 packed hairs beneath, — the flower-heads (daisy-like flowers so- 

 called) of the former being several together on long slender 

 stalks, while the latter bears single, larger heads of flowers, 

 on short, stout stalks ; Boronia rhomhoidea and B. pilosa, 

 with their pretty, pinkish, four-petalled flowers, and 

 leaves smelling like Eue ; the little Mountain Sun- 

 dew {Brosera Arcturi), found also in Australia, New- 

 Zealand, Europe, Africa, &c., with its largish, white flower, — 

 and the tiny Claijtonia australasica, of the Purslane 

 Tribe, found also in New Zealand and America, — Nertera 

 depressa, a very small plant of the Madder Tribe, found in 

 Victoria on the Bau-Bau Mountains, and on the banks of the 

 Snowy Eiver, — Liparophyllum Gunnii, a little plant of the 

 Gentian Tribe, which occurs in Europe, &c., — Oarisia integri- 

 folia, of iJie Foxglove Tribe, a small plant, found likewise in 

 New Zealand, — the little ^Va>MQX-woxt (JJtricularia lateriflora), 

 — and some other small plants are to be found in wet places ; 

 Cryptandra aJpina, of the Buckthorn Tribe, — the curious little 

 Stackhousia pulvinaris, with its stamens, abnormally, of nearly 

 equal height, — the handsome great mountain Daisy (Celmisia 

 longifolia), the large mountain Bachelor's Button (Craspedia 

 monocepliala), — avarietyof C. Ricliea, iouwd alsoin south-eastern 

 Australia, — Craspedia aIpina,io\ind on Mount BuUer in Victoria, 

 — Baoulia catipes, of the Daisy-flowered Tribe, in whitish tufts, 

 — the mountain GnapJialium (G. coUinum, variety ononocepha- 

 lune,) — the minute Mitrasacme Archeri, the singular little 

 iPimelea pyqmoea, the remarkable little Rib-grass {Blantago 

 Archeri,) with its minute flowers and its leaves closely appressed 

 to the ground, and hairy on both surfaces, — all these occur, 

 here and there, with numerous other plants, over the area 

 between Cummings's Head and Ironstone Mountain. There is 

 also the extraordinary little Eyebright {Euphrasia citspidata)^ 

 together with two other herbs of the same genus (C. alpina 

 and C. striata) — to be found on the little plain below the 

 summit of Cummings's Hd. to the southward. We noticed also, 

 between and among the rocky rises farther back, plants o^ Bis- 

 elma Archeri, and Microcachrys tetragona, together with Bodo- 

 carpus alpina, — all belonging to the Coniferous or Pine Tribe. 

 We returned to the summit of Cummings's Head, passing 

 through a wood of dwarfed Beeches, called Myrtle Trees, 

 {Fagus Cunninghamii), a little after noon ; and having eat n 

 our dinner and refreshed ourselves with bush-tea, and enjoyed 

 again the extensive view over the low country lying to the west- 

 ward, northward, and eastward, we descended the mountain, 

 and thus terminated a pleasant and most interesting excursion. 



