130 Kennedy's expedition. 



yellow flowers. There also grew the genera ^an- 

 tJwrrhoea, JCerotes, and Mestio (rope-grass.) 



There were a great many wallabies near the beach 

 but they were very wild. While returning to the 

 camp in the evening*, I met several natives who had 

 been out fishing. Most of the fish the}^ had taken 

 had been speared, only a few having been caught 

 Avith hooks. I remained with them some time, and 

 learned some of their expressions. Fresh water 

 they call " hammoo/'* salt water, " mocull 5" their 

 dogs — the same species as the native dog'S found 

 near Sydney — they call " taa-taa." We had not as 

 yet seen any of their women, as they were encamped 

 at some distance from us. 



Near the beach, by the side of the salt water 

 creek, I saw a beautiful species of Huellia with ter- 

 minal spikes of blue flowers, and spin^-toothed 

 leaves, and a bushy shrub eight or ten feet high — 

 with alternate exstipulate, simple, oval leaves — bear- 

 ing' a solitary, axillary, round fruit, resembling* a 

 greengage plum ; the flesh}^ pulp covering- the hard 

 round stone has rather a bitter taste, but it is not dis- 

 agreeable when ripe. It acts as a laxative if eaten 

 in any quantit}^, and is probably 3Iaba laurina. 



On the following morning, May 27th, when the 

 horses were watered and fed, I commenced digging* 

 a piece of ground, in which I sowed seeds of cab- 

 bage, turnip, leek, pumpkin, rock and water melons, 



* Kamo, at Goold Island, onlv a few miles distant. 



