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three miles. Last year, diverging from the track, we obtained 

 from an isolated craggy hill an excellent view, reminding us, 

 with the outspread water and mountainous surroundings, of 

 Scott's lines on Loch Lomond, which 



" In all her length far winding lay, 

 With promontory, creek, and bay." 



The last mile or so had been swept by fire last year, and was 

 rather sombre-looking. Approaching the lake, the Spreading 

 Grevillea, G. repens, grew luxuriantly along the ground, whilst 

 moisture-loving plants, such as the Grass Daisy, Brachycome 

 graminea, the two Yellow Stars, Hypoxis, the Stackhousia 

 linarifolia, with creamy flower-spikes, the Murrnyong Yam, 

 Microseris Forsteri, Milkmaids, Burchardia umhellata, in bud, 

 and Craspedia Richei, were numerous. Amid the ordinary 

 Early Nancy flowers, Angiiillaria dioica, occurred quite a patch 

 which had purplish petals — an unusual circumstance, concerning 

 which inquiry was made at our September Club meeting. 



On arrival at the reservoir we went along the retaining bank, 

 which is about a mile in length, and near the other end (by the 

 courtesy of Mrs. Kimberley) we camped at the caretaker's 

 house, where we had arranged to stay for the night. After 

 tea the pony was turned into a paddock, and we repaired to 

 the swampy ground below the reservoir in quest of the lovely 

 sprays of Sprengelia which grow in great profusion in so suit- 

 able a habitat. One plant was found with pure white flowers. 

 We were also fortunate enough to obtain some specimens from 

 a few scattered plants of the Woolly Heath, Epacris lanuginosa, 

 another moisture-loving plant, whose white flowers I had only 

 once before seen in the Grampians. We also found a few fine 

 sprays of the Mealy Honey-Myrtle, Melaleuca squamea, with 

 its pink flowers. One of the most striking features of this 

 swamp vegetation is the prolific growth of the attractive Tassel 

 Cord-rush, Restio tetraphyllus, a highly decorative plant with 

 fine glossy-green foliage, growing from four to eight feet in 

 height. Another interesting plant which Mrs. Kimberley 

 brought under our notice was a variety of Daviesia corymbosa, 

 the Narrow-leaved Bitter Pea, the leaves of which are some- 

 what similar in appearance to those of a phyllodinous Acacia, 

 and make the term " narrow-leaved " appear a misnomer. 

 The variety is Daviesia corymbosa (mimosoides). It grows to 

 a height of three to five feet. The tonic bitter principle is 

 very evident in the leaves of this variety. 



We splashed about the swamp until darkness and a 

 threatening storm compelled us reluctantly to withdraw, each 

 laden with huge bunches or armfuls of the handsome Swamp 

 Heath, which ultimately was so much admired and in such 

 great demand at the recent wild-flower exhibition. 



