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June 15th. — We proceeded inland two or three 

 miles to the 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 m3"self went out collecting- specimens. 



I found a beautiful species of Loranthus, gTowing" 

 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 limb, and the plant has lanceolate, g'lossy leaves. 

 This most interesting- parasite — covering- the acacia 

 trees — when in flower forms a most g'org-eous sig'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 Nymplicca (water lily), growing- in 

 the water holes and small creeks, producing' large 

 purple flowers, and peltate leaves ] besides a number 

 of other new and interesting plants. Mr. Wall 

 succeeded in obtaining a specimen of a beautiful 

 little marsupial animal, resembling an oj)ossum in 

 form, but not larger 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. 



June lGf/<. — Mr. Kennedy and part}^ proceeded 

 again this morning- to enter the swamps, but in a 

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



