112 Plants in Mower during May and Juiie, 



Banksm integrifolia and spinulosa, Hakea gibb^sa, E'pacris grau- 

 diflora, Ricinocarpus joinifolius, a narrow-leaved Loranthus, anil 

 several other plants, in blossom. 



June 1. — In addition to the shrubs noticed on the 28th ult^ 

 the following were in flower: Banksm ^ricifolia and australis, 

 Conospermum ^icif51ium, Crowea maligna, Eriostemon linearifo- 

 lius; E'pacris pulchella, raicrophylla, and heteronema; Styphelia 

 tubifl5ra, and Zierm laevigata. 



June 2. — In our walk, the following plants were seen in blos- 

 som, in addition to those already noticed at this season. Acacia 

 plagiophylla, /inifolia, and ?;zyrtif61ia; Banksm oblongifoiia, ^gi- 

 ceras fragrans, Lambertza formosa, Grevillea iuxifolia and line- 

 aris, Lobelm gracilis, Bossias^a heterophylla, Acacia pungens^ 

 Dillwynm e-ricoides, and Melichrus ureeolatus. 



June 3.— We met with Corrse^^ speciosa, Stenanthera ^ini- 

 folia, Boronm tetrathecoides, Grevillea sericea, Isopogon ane- 

 monifolius, Leucopogon microphyllus and CTicsefolins, Pimel^a 

 Zinifolia, Hibbertm linearis, and Eriostemon ^alicifolius, in blos^ 

 Eom, in our walk. 



June 9. — At an early hour,, we set out for the residence of ai 

 friend, on Cook's River, at about seven miles distant from Sydney,* 

 The road is well tracked ; and, in some places, it is formed by 

 the edges being cut, and the earth levelled : portions of it are 

 also bounded by post and rail fencing. Some of the land through 

 which it passes is of a stronger quality than most of that in the 

 vicinity of Sydney. It is cultivated, and has cottages or farm- 

 steads upon it; but the greatest part of the way is through bush, 

 or forest, of eucalyptus, casuarina, and acacia, with underwood 

 of various shrubs, intermingled, in the more open places, with 

 the singular Zamia spiralis. From some parts of the road there 

 is a fine view of the waters of Botany Bay, of which Cook's. 

 River forms an arm, which is crossed by boats, at about five miles. 

 from Sydney, to the residences of a few settlers. The river here 

 has a low sandstone cliff on the west side, and patches of low 

 level land, backed by sandstone I'ocks, on the east side. The 

 muddy margins, like those of Port Jackson and other similar 

 places washed with salt water, are covered with iEgiceras fra- 

 grans, and another arborescent shrub, both of which go here 

 promiscuously under the name of mangroves, and are burnt for 

 the sake of their ashes. A man was waiting for us, who con- 

 ducted us along a narrow path under the cliff to a large boat, 

 used for bringing shells from Botany Bay to burn for hme, in 

 which his fellow- prisoner servant and himself conveyed us about 

 a mile further up the river to his raaster^s bouse, which is built 

 in the style of many of those of persons of the middle class in 

 the West Riding of Yorkshire, and which is commodious, but 

 by no means elegant. Our friend has a wife and four children j 



