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June l^th. — We proceeded inland two or three 

 miles to tlie edg-e of the fresh water swamps^ and 

 camped there. Mr. Kennedy went with a party 

 into the swamps to ascertain if it were possible to 

 make a road for the carts to pass through. Wall 

 and myself went out collecting* specimens. 



I found a beautiful species of Lorantlms, g-rowing* 

 on acacia trees^ and producing* on its long" pendulous 

 shoots abundance of beautiful scarlet flowers j the 

 tube of the corolla was two inches long"^ with a very 

 short hmb^ and the plant has lanceolate^ g^lossy leaves. 

 This most interesting* parasite — covering* the acacia 

 trees — when in flower forms a most o-orofeous sio-ht, 

 presenting* a beautiful contrast to the dull foliag-e of 

 the surrounding* trees. I also found a scarlet passion- 

 flower^* very beautiful^ with three-lobed g'laucous 

 leaves ; and a. Nymplioia (water lily)^ g*rowing- in 

 the water holes and small creeks, producing* larg*e 

 purple flowers, and peltate leaves j besides a number 

 of other new and interesting* plants. Mr. Wall 

 succeeded in obtaining* a specimen of a beautiful 

 little marsupial animal, resembling* an opossum in 

 form, but not larg-er than the common rat, the colour 

 pure white, with very small black spots. 



Mr. Kennedy and party returned in the evening*, 

 after having* been in the water up to their knees all 

 day. He reported that it was altog*ether impossible 

 to make a road. 



J\uie IQtth. — Mr. Kennedy and party proceeded 

 ag'ain this morning* to enter the swamps, but in a 



* Disemma coccinea. — See Vol. I. p. 92. 



