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Australian Association to the Alps, H. Stirlwfjii, is 

 restricted to 4000 ft. elevations round Mt. Hotham. 



At lower levels, 2000 to 3000 ft., along the courses 

 of some of the principal streams, the shrubby species //. 

 rosmar'inifolium is met with, a var. tJtyrsoides ascending 

 to 5 000 ft., which, when drying, emits a delightful 

 fragrance. 



Hcliptcrmii anfhemoidcs flourishes l^est at the higher 

 elevations, and an alpine variety of H. icanum, var. 

 <(uriceps. 



The remarkable variation in the alpine form of 

 Craspcdia Richea is noteworthy, the alpine variety being 

 very distinct from the lowland form. 



Cotula alpina and Ahrotanella nivigena, together with 

 Senecio pedinatus, flourish at the higher elevations. S. Bcd- 

 fordii grows as a tree at the sub-alpine habitats up to 

 ^4500 ft. 



CampanulacE/E. — Only two genera are represented at 

 the higher levels by herbaceous species, Lobelia gelida, and 

 the ubiquitous Waldenbergia gracilis, up to 6000 ft.; the 

 latter has more violet-blue coloured flowers than the low- 

 land form, the leaves are more tomentose, and the stem 

 shorter. 



CandolleacE/E. — Two very marked species of Stylidin.m 

 occur, one, /S". graminifolia, is very luxuriant at 4000 to 

 5000 ft., and the other, S. serrulata, up to 6000 ft. The 

 sensitive stigma of these species is very characteristic. 



Goodeniace^. — 5 Genera. 11 Species. Mostlg sidxdpinc. 

 — This order is only represented at the higher levels by 

 two species of the genus Vrllega, viz. V. paradoxa and V. 

 montana, which ascend to 6000 ft. elevation. 



The var. cordifolia of (ioodcnia hcderacea does not 

 ascend above 3500 ft., while the species G. ovata, plentiful 

 and gregarious at the lower sub-alpine areas of 2000 ft., 

 only ascends to an elevation of 3000 ft. 



Gentiane/E is also represented by two genera, the bright 

 pink-fiowered Erythrcea ai(stralis and the white-flowered 

 Gentiana saxosa, up to 6000 ft., the latter a very prominent 

 feature in the summer pasturages on the tablelands. 



