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wrought upon them, seem to be still very numerous in this 

 locality. Passing through part of the range known as Green's 

 Gap, flowers again became numerous, and a most charming 

 picture was produced by the golden blooms of Piiltencca mollis, 

 the red of Dillwynia hispida, and th(^ white and blue of Calytrix 

 Sullivani and Stypandra glauca. Blending in perfect luirmony, 

 they showed up beautifully against the dull-coloured sandstone 

 rocks around. Darkness was descending, with the thick, im- 

 penetrable blackness of the bush, and we had just time to cross 

 the saddle tiack and strike the head waters of the Wannon 

 River. The banks of this stream are covered with great quan- 

 tities of Coral Fern, Gleichenia dicarpa, on which we spread our 

 blankets and slept comfortably for the night. 



Dawn revealed to us that we had camped in a lovely and 

 secluded spot, far from the haunts of man, where beautiful, 

 untarnished nature reigned supreme. This valley is a con- 

 tinuation of Hall's Gap, and only about a mile in width. The 

 Mount William Range towers up on one side, while the Serra 

 Range almost overshadows the other. Here, near its source, 

 the Wannon is practically a creek, flowing silently through a 

 great natural forest, almost ^mothered from sight at times by 

 masses of Coral Fern, Gleichenia dicarpa, Umbrella Fern, G. 

 flabellata. Snow Myrtle, Lhotzkya genetylloides, Fringed Heath- 

 Myrtle, Micromyrtus microphylla. Showy Bauera, B. sessili- 

 flora. Soft Bush-Pea, PiiUencea mollis, and Mountain Club Moss, 

 Lycopodimn densum . 



Along the Wannon G-orge, near the foot of Mount William, 

 some fine specimens ot King Fern, Todea barbara, and Soft 

 Tree-Fern, Dicksonia antarctica, were met with, also the 

 following, not previously collected by us, viz. : — Boronia parvi- 

 flora, Dampiera lanceolata, Dodoncea procumbens, Lepyrodia 

 scariosa, Centrolepis glabra, Oreomyrrhis andicola, Hydrocotyle 

 medicagnoides , Myriophylhim integri folium, J uncus capitatus, 

 Lepidospora tenuissima, Scirpus fltiitans, Chorizandra enodis, 

 Epacris lanuginosa, Carex breviculmis, Cladium articulatum, 

 C. schccnoides, C. Gunnii, Lepidosperma carphoides, Schizcea 

 fisinlosa, Stipa Muelleri, ' and Asplenium prcemorsum. Pro- 

 ceeding homeward, we rode through a fine forest of stringy- 

 bark and messmate timber which sawmillers had not apparently 

 touched for twenty years. At one spot there is the site of 

 an old sawmill which had apparently been destroyed by 

 bush-fires, as the remains of engine, &c., are still lying 

 about among the long grass. This locality is known as 

 " Burnt Boiler " by stockmen and rare tourists who 

 occasionally pass that way. Near by is a large morass known 

 as the " Upper Swamp " ; it is situated just over the saddle 

 which divides the waters of the Wannon, flowing south to the 



