140 SCENERY. 



tints ; among which were the Gnapthalium, with 

 yellow, white, and pink blossoms ; Emu flowers, 

 (Richea glauca,) and a great number of the 

 Orchidece family ; their blue, pink, and yellow 

 flowers rising a short distance above the surface 

 of the ground, — all afforded a pleasing variety 

 to the many natural beauties of this place. 



As we ascended this road, the sloping declivities 

 of the hills in the vicinity, clothed with rich pas- 

 turage, sufficiently wooded to give variety, with an 

 occasional glimpse of the " Abercrombie," wind- 

 ing its course between the lofty, smiling hills, in- 

 creased, as we proceeded, the beauty of the 

 prospect. Even the climate was changed : in- 

 stead of the damp, frosty, wintry climate we 

 had left only in the morning, we were suddenly 

 transported (a word obsolete in the colony) to 

 another region, — the weather fine — clear and 

 serene sky — the sun shining brilliantly vipon the 

 smiling scene ; birds carolling, seemed to sym- 

 pathize in our feelings ; butterffies and other 

 brilliant insects sported over the gay flowers that 

 strewed our path, and the whole formed a scene 

 doubly felt by comparison with the uninteresting- 

 country we had left. 



After we attained the summit of this hilly ascent, 

 the road led through a more swampy and thickly - 

 wooded country ; but that character did not £on- 



