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have showy yellow or orange coloured flowers ; but perhaps the 

 most admired are the climbing Hardenbergia and Kenncdia, the 

 one with blue, and the other with crimson flowers. The Clematis 

 strongly reminds one of the " Traveller's Joy" of Europe, being 

 of the same genus, and very similar in appearance, whilst the 

 numerous Epacrids, which here supply the place of the Heaths 

 of other countries, give a tone and character to the vegetation 

 where they abound. Epacris purpurascens which is so common in 

 some of our scrubs, has been long known in Europe, and a double 

 variety has arisen from cultivation. I have been informed by Sir 

 "William Macarthur, that this sometimes occurs even in a wild 

 state, but I cannot say that I have ever noticed it. Some species 

 of StypJielia are very beautiful, as are also those of Leucopogon with 

 the bearded segments of their flowers, but Dr, F. Mueller regards 

 our ~Dracop~hyllwn sbcundum, with its wax-like tubular corolla, as 

 one of the most interesting shrubs of the district. The sweet- 

 scented Marsdenia (M. suaveolens), and the strong climbing 

 Lyonsia (L. straminea), are not to be despised, where plants of 

 such a nature are required for spreading over fences, or running 

 up the trunks of trees. Logania floribunda is remarkable for its 

 sweet-scented flowers, but can scarcely be regarded as ornamental, 

 but two species of Hibiscus (H. lieteropliyllus and H. divaricatus) 

 with their large showy flowers, have been collected in remote 

 parts of the district. One of these is sometimes called " the 

 native Hollyhock," and may be noticed in gardens. There are 

 many species of Hilibertia and Pleurandra here, but with the 

 exception of H. dentata and H. volubilis with their bright yellow 

 petals, I do not suppose that any could be regarded as suitable 

 for horticulturists, and even these owing to the fugitive nature of 

 the petals, which drop off" almost as soon as they arc gathered, 

 render them less desirable than other flowers which are more 

 enduring. The little Cilriobatus, or " Orange Thorn," is rare in 

 the district, and desirable as a garden shrub. 



3. The herbaceous plants of the district most suitable for 

 cultivation belong principally to the family of the Orchids and 

 Lilies, with a few species of Goodenia, Lobelia, Sfc. Of the 

 Orchids, Dipodium punctatum (or the " the Native Hyacinth"), 

 Dendrobium speciosum (or " the Rock Lily"), Cymlidium suave, 

 0. reflexiim, and Thclymitra ixioidcs would be the most likely 



