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.name of Silver-water creek, hut whether this elegant and humble 

 name has shared the fate of many otlier.^ of late years, and has been 

 changed to perpetuate the name of a " Mr. Somebody" we know not. 

 Leaving this romantic spot, and its old a>iSociations, we steered our 

 course N.E. and presently came on a patch of very scrubby 

 country in which we found growing several plants out (-f flower, of 

 Euphrasia Brownii , Hakea semiplana , Persoonia jimiperina, and tlie 

 other pretty and well-known f avc^ites, lout as the day was short, and the 

 sun was getting low in the horizon, we had not sufficient time to 

 make any proper attempt to explore the district, which by former 

 experience is known to be rich in botanical specimens, as it was 

 near this place where the first specimen of Thelymitra McMillani^ 

 (then new to science) was discovered 20 years since. A very 

 •curious excrescene on the foliage of the common "l^ative Fuchsia," 

 Correa sijeciosa, was here found, and specimens secured for exaniin- 

 ation as to probable cause &c., and in the bottom of a small gully 

 near a very handsome Vermillion Red Fungus, Clavaria, was also 

 found. Continuing our course towards the Kaihvay Station, another 

 very deep gully was crossed, in which was s<ien a solitary specimen 

 ■of Lomaria capensis , and not far from this spot a specimen of the 

 Spine-bill, Acantlwrhynchus tenuirostris, and also one of the 

 Harmonious Shrike Thrush, ■Colluricincla harmonica, were shot. 

 Steering a "bje line" a fine moist flat was crossed, in which w\as 

 found a quantity of the singular little Lycopod, Phylloglossum 

 Druimnondi._ and these were were dug up for calturaFpurp^tses, as 

 Baron von Mueller has stated that there are some interesting facts 

 worthy of observation concerning their organs of reproduction. 

 Leaving this " likely-looking" flat, we commence to ascend the sancl- 

 hills which flank the township, and here were found specimens of a 

 minute species of Prasophiillum, which is much like 7^. intricatum , 

 but whether it is the latter species or not, has not as ye't been deter- 

 mined by the Baron. Traces of the rare and beautiful Orchid 

 Orthoceras strictum , were also found, and as it was upon this hill 

 where it was discovered on a former excursion, we took the liberty to 

 •christen it Orthoceras Hill . As we draw near to the reserve (which 

 is fenced) we came upon some patches of the elegant Coral Fern, 

 Gleichenia circinata^ but as some " Vandal" had previously destroyed 

 the greater part of it, since the occasion of a former visit, we were 

 unable to procure a respectable specimen. It is hereabouts that on 

 the same occasion was found the rare Orchid S yiranthes australis , 

 the singular Drosera, D. binata, Schizaeajistulasa . and several other 

 scarce specimens of the botany of tlie district, fully bearing out our 

 opinion as to the plant resources of this favoured locality. The 

 Epacris. in this neighbourhood are worth seeing, being well in flower, 

 more particularly the pink and dark rose varieties, and by way of a 

 change a large loouquet, composed of Epacri s, Acacia suaveolc"iis_^ 



