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hills. The party left the city at 1.10 p.m. in a special tramcar, 

 and, on arriving at Magill, started to walk up the Norton's 

 Summit road, under the guidance of Professor Tate, F.Gr.S., 

 P.L.S. They had not gone far when attention was called to a 

 bed of conglomerates on the right-hand side of the cutting. 

 These were resting on the upturned edges of slates, and prob- 

 ably indicated the recession of a former watercourse, the 

 present channel not being far away, but at a considerably 

 lower level. Eesuming the walk the first flower gathered was 

 soon afterwards found, viz., SccBvola microcarpa, one specimen 

 of which possessed additional interest on account of having a 

 gall a.ttached to its stem — a phenomenon somewhat rare on 

 this plant. Attention was next called to the silver wattle 

 (Acacia retinodes)^ which was in fruit, and on the leaves of 

 which tree numerous galls were also seen. After w^alking 

 a little farther, the road branching off to the right and leading 

 to Horsnell's Gully was taken. Flowers here were very 

 numerous, one of the first to attract notice being the pretty 

 white Logania longifolia, while the beautiful iight-yellow 

 clusters of Clematis microphylla divided the honours with the 

 first-named. Glycine clandestina and Sherardia arvensis were 

 also collected here, and one or two flowers were already 

 noticeable on the JBanlcsia marginata. Attention was called 

 to the poisonous Swainsonia less ertii folia, which has acquired 

 some notoriety on account of having caused the death of sheep 

 in the South-East. The delicate white and spotted flowers of 

 Myojporum mscosum, with its rich dark-green foliage, had a 

 great many admirers. After considerable search a few 

 specimens of GorysantTies pruinosa were discovered, but none 

 in flower. Attracting notice from its brilliant yellow flowers, 

 I*ultencea daphnoides was soon added to the collection. After 

 passing a bank thickly covered with Cape Broom in bloom 

 (Genista canariensis) the party arrived opposite a very fine 

 and somewhat pyramidal-shaped bluff of rock composed of 

 sandstones and grits, and near here in a pleasant shady spot 

 a short rest was indulged in. A few of the party scaled the 

 hillsides, and found three kinds of orchids, namely — Fterosfylis 

 nana, Diuris maculata, and D. pedunctdata, there being a little 

 doubt, however, as to whether the last of these was correctly 

 named or not. Two other orchids gathered during the after- 

 noon were Pterostylis curta, with its curious hooded appearance 

 and green flower, and Caladenia Fatersoni. JS'ear the resting 

 place was observed Kennedya prostrata. Kennedya monopJiylla 

 (native lilac) was also abundant. Their energies sufficiently 

 recruited, the party continued the walk in the same direction, 

 amidst picturesque scenery. Soon were observed the myrtle- 

 leaved wattle {Acacia myrtifolia) in bloom, and the sweet- 



