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Mt. Juliet is the centre of one of the largest areas of trap rocks 

 in Victoria. This includes Mt. Monda, but does not extend to 

 Mt. St. Leonard (only three miles further), which is in a granitic 

 area extending eastward along the Dividing Range to Mt. Arnold. 



Though within the ordinary winter snow limit, we were some- 

 what disappointed with the vegetation on the top of Mt. Juliet, 

 expecting to find something more Alpine than we did. Even 

 Grevillea alpina, so plentiful at Mt. Disappointment and Wallaby 

 Creek, and also at Mt. Corranwarrabul (Dandenong Ranges), was 

 not noticed at all during the three days' excursions. Some stunted 

 gum-trees, which may have been Eucalyptus gunnii, were noticed, 

 but few herbaceous plants were seen. Unfortunately, we could 

 not spend much time on the summit, and having been re- 

 invigorated by the charming atmosphere of the mount, we turned 

 our backs on the cairn and commenced the descent to the 

 marked tree, which was safely accomplished after numerous slips 

 and slides. It was now well on in the afternoon, but though our 

 appetites were keen, for want of water our luncheon seemed hard 

 to swallow, so we put it away until a better opportunity occurred. 

 Descending the mountain did not require so much exertion as 

 the ascent, and had the disadvantage of allowing less time to look 

 about; however, numerous specimens were picked, and duly 

 handed over to our botanist on return to camp. At last we 

 reached the Mosquito Creek, and were able to quench our thirst, 

 which fortunately had not been aggravated by a hot wind, the 

 weather having been delightful all day. Returning to the main 

 road, we set off in the direction of what was once Fernshaw, 

 distant about a mile, and spent some little time on the bank of 

 the Watts, intending to make back to camp alongside the river ; 

 but the growth of bracken, blackberries, &c, proved so thick 

 that we had to take to the road again, and so back by our track 

 of the morning to the Maroondah weir and the camp close by. 

 The evening was again spent in setting butterflies, skinning birds, 

 or endeavouring to make out our botanical treasures by means of 

 the " Key," and so the time rapidly passed until bedtime. 



The early morning of Monday was rather cloudy, but after 

 breakfast the weather was all that could be desired. Parties 

 went off in various directions — one along the pipe-track or aque- 

 duct as far as the first tunnel, another to the Mathinna Falls, another 

 down the Watts Valley, and so on, re-assembling at mid-day for 

 our last meal at camp. After dinner each began to pack up his 

 belongings, and when the vehicle arrived and the luggage had 

 been placed on it the load seemed almost too much for the one 

 horse sent, especially after the camp equipments had been added 

 to it. Another hour, and we bade adieu to a spot where many 

 pleasant hours had been spent, all agreeing in considering it one 

 of the most enjoyable short camps yet held by the Club, and one 



