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a man having a kangaroo dog with him. The 

 hound immediately set upon the dingo, but 

 four more coming to the assistance of their 

 comrade, they tore the kangaroo dog very 

 severely ; but the man, by aid of shouting and 

 sticks, drove them away, after much difficulty. 

 On the 26th of November I returned from 

 " Gudarigby" to Yas Plains, by a longer but 

 better road than that by which I came ; passing 

 through a fine open forest and luxuriant pasture 

 land, the distance being eight or nine miles 

 further than by scrambling over the ranges. The 

 Ruhus australis, or Australian raspberry, (char, 

 mutli, mut'h of the Yas natives,) was abundant. 

 The fruit is small, devoid of flavour, but might, 

 perhaps, be improved by cultivation. It may 

 also be an interesting experiment to ascertain 

 how far the Exocarpus cupressiforme, or native 

 cherry-tree, may be made to produce a good 

 edible fruit by grafting or culture. The greatest 

 elevation I have seen this tree attain has been 

 thirty to forty feet, and a diameter of a foot 

 to a foot and a half : the fruit is insignificant, 

 and almost tasteless. There is another species 

 of Exocarpus abundant about Goulburn Plains, 

 and other parts of the colony, shrubby, seldom 

 attaining more than five or six feet elevation ; 

 bearing a white, instead of a red fruit, as in the 



