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THE VICTORIAN NATURALIST. 



orange coloured. That pink flower, rising in a terminal spike 

 from grass-like tufts, is Candollea graminifolia. The stigma is 

 sensitive, and springs suddenly backward when touched. 

 Those fine, prolifically-flowering plants near it are Gentians 

 — Gentiana saxosa. You will observe that the delicate white 

 petals are marked with a bluish grey nervation. Among those 

 shrubs at lower levels, we will notice further endemic species. 

 The glossy-leaved shrub, with the brilliant red flowers,, 

 belongs to the Proteacese. It is Grevillea Miqueliana. The 

 densely foliaged sap-green shrub near it is Coprosma hirtella. 

 And those flax-like plants, with the blue flowers and large blue 

 berries, aie Liliaceae, the prolific Diatiella Tasmanica. 



Here are also some of the Epacrids or native heaths fStyphelia 

 montana, S. Jllacraei, and others), while that lovely shrub, 

 with such showy blossoms clinging to the rocks above us, is an 

 Epacris, jE. petrophila. Those yellow-flowering shrubs rising 

 above the beds of sphagnum belowusareCallistemons, the Alpine 

 C. salignus ; and the small yellow flowers on spike-like stems 

 are Richeas — R. Gumiii. The tali mosses on the rocks near us 

 are Polytrichums, P. conunune. Were we to follow the road 

 downward past Boustead's to Harrietville, other shrubs and 

 herbs would be brought constantly into view, many of which 

 are common to other parts of Victoria ; but the above species 

 we have together examined may incite your curiosity to examine 

 still closer this interesting area, and, it is hoped, lead to the 

 discovery of many new varieties of endemic forms. 



There are numerous other grasses and sedges, but I have 

 only given those previously collected by me on the mountain. 



DICOTYLEDONE.^. 



■ Ranunculace^. 

 Ranunculus 



Millani, F. v. M. 

 anemoneus, F. v. M. 

 Gunnianas, Hook. 

 lappaceus, S)n. 



Caltha 



Drimys 



inlroloba F. v M. 

 Magnoi.iace^. 



aromatica, F. v. M. 



Crucifer.'E. 

 Cakdamine 



dictyosperma, Hook. 



Erysimum 



capsellinum, F. v AI. 



Violack.4-:. 

 Viola 



Caleyana, C. Don. 



DICOTYLEDONE.E.— C-^;//y. 



Droserace^. 

 Drosera 



Arcturi, Hook. 



T'OLYGALEvB. 

 COMESPERMA 



letusum. Lab. 



RuTACEjE. 



Boronia 



algid a, F. v. M. 

 Eriostemon 



phylicifolius, F. v. M. 



niyoporoides, De Candolle 



CORREA 



Lawrenciana, Hook. 



Stackhousie/e. 

 Stackhousia 



pulvinaris, F. v AI. 



toktulace^. 

 Claytoma 



Australasica, Hook. 



