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I here found a beautiful orchideous plant, with 

 the habit of BUtia Tanhervillice, flowering- in the 

 same manner, with flower-stems about three feet 

 hig-h, and from twelve to twenty floAvers on each 

 stem. The sepals were much larger than those 

 of Bletia^ and of a rich purple colour ; the column 

 yellow, with a spur at the base of the flower 

 about three-fourths of an inch long". I packed 

 some of its thick fleshy roots in a tin case. I also 

 here obtained specimens of a beautiful Hovea, with 

 long- lanceolate leaves, — a much finer shrub than H. 

 Celsii. Also a species of Hibiscus, with roug'h 

 palmate leaves, larg-e brig-ht sulphur-coloured flowers, 

 with a rich purple spot at the base of each petal, the 

 stamens and stig'ma brig-ht red, the blossoms when 

 fully expanded eig-ht inches in circumference; the 

 plant has a very erect habit. Also another Hihiscus, 

 with obcordate tomentose leaves, and pink flowers ; 

 both these last were very handsome shrubs. The 

 trees on the open g-round were casuarinas and 

 flooded-g-ums, with a few Balfourias. Althoug'h we 

 had a very diflicult task before us— the ascent of the 

 hills — our spirits did not fail us; but the horses 

 beg-an to look very poor and weak, althoug'h they 

 had alwa^^s had plenty of g-rass. 



July ^Ist. — Early this morning- Mr. Kennedy, 

 Jackey, and four others left the camp, and beg-an 

 clearing- a way up the mountain. They remained 

 out the whole of the day. 



Aug. 1st. — Mr. Kennedy and his party returned 



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