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banks of the Russell consists of brown and yellow | Sugar-cane and of other tropical productions ; there is | It is to be ee that there is hr means of 
loams. $ Aas quality. Po principal trees, &c., are | also a large quantity of or land, and I "fee l con- | serving Cocoa-nut trees from destruction in this is way, 
Cardwellea, Grevillea, Aleurites, Bambusa, Calamus, | vinced that from this river will be fo und the best and | for there is no raed for cutting them down in order 
Musa, Hellenia, fe. “The ranges are Pies well | easiest route o the newly discovered mineral region | to obtain the fru 
covered with trees, &c., the vegetation being similar | beyond the ranges from which its head waters flow. The Barnard Blendi are geam with a a rocky 
to that found on the Moresby Range, and the soil of | Timber suitable for building purposes is almost every- | shore, with the exception o mall tract of sandy 
the same character. ral fresh-water creeks and | where to be obtained, and stone, as well as clay for | ground on the western side of the South Island, and a 
rings were found ike the river and at the foot of | bricks, &c., is oaiiy procurable, small coral beach on the north-western side of the north 
ranges. . The river w water can at abou At the TER RENH ide of he entrance of the Annan | island. _We found fresh water on both, The 
8 miles from Co the land is high, apparently everywhere above flood- | ground is well covered with Myristica, Gyrocarpus, 
int. 
The agricultural land EE an o appeared to 
mar t is a sandy forest ground, cen covered | Cryptocarya, Timonius, &c.; whilst the trees and 
above flood mark, and was studded with Cale with trees, the more predominant which are | shrubs on the margin of the lower ground consist of 
mus Cardwelli, . The Banana and wild Ginger Eucalypti, Grevillee, &c, The grasses Si Anthistiria | Panax, Exocarpus, Canthium, Ixora, &c. 
plants, which are plentiful on the Russell River, are ciliata, is di ricata, Cenchrus aust is, ji B rook’s Island is situated about 20 miles south 
is The soil | whi w somewhat sparse yond the | Cardwell ; it a mile in 
is similar in character to that of the Russell. The | highest point we hed the country had every ap- | quarter of a mile in breadth. With the exception of 
ranges on each resemble the Moresby ê, as | pearance (as bed as it could be judged of from a | a narrow patch of coral beach on the north-western 
regards soil and vegetation. We followed up two | distance) of con Mtag a better ae of land | side, the shore is rocky. It is well studded with 
creeks that run into the left band,—the first about | than that of the lower part of the ri trees and shrubs, amongst which are Premna acumi- 
4 miles from Cowrie Point. The land on both was The Endeavour River was Seiad fi for a distance | nata, Vitex glabrata, Clerodendron lanceolatum, Dio- 
unsuitable for cultivation, being low and swampy. of 10 miles from its mouth. On the northern side the | spyros rugosula, Sersalisia sericea, &c. The 
pa creek opposite Cowrie Point | land is too low to admit of being successfully culti- | consists of a posed vege- 
for about 6 miles, which led to a low marine plain vated, and both banks are fringed with Mangroves. | table matter, but of no great depth. ' Fresh water 
covered with P; uati the south side is Mount Cook, a steep elevation | was found, but it was Hot plentifal The Megapodius _ 
The next place wey visited was “Trinity Inlet, which | covered with trees, which grow down to the edge of | Tumalus (a des scription of scrub turkey) and five 
extends inland for some 7 or 8 miles. On either side | the rocky shore. Farther up, extending for about 5 | species of pigeons were seen, together with several 
e entrance is a sandy beach, which, at a short | miles in length, and back inland to the ridge that | other kinds of birds. 
distance, is closed in by the coast range. The inlet | divides the Annan from the Endeavour, the soil is of In mr opinion it would be expedient to reserve some 
had the appearance at first of a river much broader | a poor sandy nature, the vegetation consisting of | of these islands for acclimatisation purposes. - For 
than the Brisbane. We expected to make some use- | Eucalyptus, Parinarium, &c. instance, the Fitzroy Island would be very suitable for 
ful retains pen from the promising look of the On our return trip we examined ee Maria mid such animals as Angora goats, the different varieties 
surroundi ntry, but met with complete dis- | which is about ech mee north of Tam o’ Sha of the deer tribes, &c.; whilst Brook’s Island would 
appointmen Ri Point. On the n side is a fine aig peach find food and good shelter for game birds that it might 
To the porth of tani. Inlet is the Mossman River, | extending some ni p= T miles, immediately behind | be considered advisable to introduce o main! 
which was examined for a distance of 5 miles. On | which there is a narrow belt about 200 feet in | I purchased in Brisbane a pair of Guinea fowls, and 
either side “of th akini is a sandy beach | breadth. . The soil is of a sandy nature, with a | Mr. Sheridan, the police magistrate at Cardwell, who 
a along the coast for about a mile; and | little admixture of vegetable matter. The trees | displayed a interest in introducing an 
: ch, on the south side, there is a narrow ete? of rea, igor, Ei m, Terminalia | buting plants and animals to be acclimatised, has 
belt of sandy forest nd leading to some gı Hernandia grandis, | also added to the stock (two females), and put them 
ridges of easy ascent, which ap to be thinly fe. They grow so renter; have the | onshore along with the pair I took on Brook’s Island. 
covered with Eucalypti. For about a mile up the | appearance of planted, ed n to lace the | W. Hill. 
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river the land is y low, and lined with Man- | aspect of a well laid out park. At Dank Island, the 
pera, but from that distance to the furthest point to oigregten surpasses all other trees for shade, but 
which we proceeded there are several patches of high | here the Eugenia takes the lead. The trunk is taller i i 2 
: ground showing no signs of being flooded, and closely | and stouter = any that can be compared with it, its Florists’ Flowers. 
_ covered with vegetation. The soil isa strong yellow | branches extend a greater site, the foliage is much THE production of aan HYACINTHS is by no means 
loam ; the trees consisting of Alstonia, Cedrela, Card- | closer, the loans give a better effect at a distance, | on the wane. The granting of Certificates to some of 
w i hidendron, &c. | and it it which is often as a relish. In | the of these ea i by the Floral 
Bey di of 5 miles to isin our explora- | the study and practice of my profession I have visited | Committee of the Royal Horticultural Society appears 
tion extended, the country had appearance of a | the royal he most celebrated of tho b ing as a ng incentive to Continental 
ne valley, reaching a long distance into the ranges, | belonging to the nobility and landed gentry of the | raisers, and lists of new varieties are bei 
densely clothed with trees and shrubs, mother country; but the n 3 
atural E oves of Maria | some bulb catalogues. Thus Messrs 
Inlet, to my taste, produced a hee te i Sor 
o 
. F water was found | could go, and to our great disappointment we stopped | been made.” It would appear and for 
in native wells in several places, where fy theres at in the midst of an extensive Mangrove swamp. The | new Hyacinths hats a i is so > great that efforts 
Leucodendron, grew in ps. banks of the inlet generally are low and composed of | have to be made to poly it, and it is to meet this 
side there is also a fine beach, pianie ps "thE fos foot of of | a sandy soil, the vegetation consisting chiefly of | demand that aan H. Krela age & Son are 
a rocky range, which terminates at the coast. Here, | Eucalyptus, Barringtonia, Wormia, Casuarina, &c. putting sem the new list, 
In addition to Dunk Island, above described, As is usual the new omer are pee te mainly 
several other islands were inspected, the more impor- | of single flowers, but s w doubles are offered 
tant being Fitzroy, No. 4; Frankland; North and also, and it would seem that attention is being — 
South Barnard; and the largest of Brook’s group. es class. 
Fitzroy Island iei to a considerable height ; it is terse. new double blue flowers, viz., Bl 
ut 5 miles in circumference, and thinly wooded, very double, the flow ight blue, the segments 
with the exception of the banks of two or three streams oes with dark lines ; President Grant, dark blue, 
ies on the western side, which fall | with dark, almost black lines along the segments; 
into the sea near a small bay, where the vessels visiting | and President MacMahon, dark blue, pale towards 
the island anchor. — trees are principally | the ed; S, with violet stripes, 
very doubl eneral Verspijck is one of 
istiria ciliata, Cynodon polys . double reds of which Koh-i-noor is such a con- 
e poke vegetation consists | spicuous example ; the e pale rose coloured, 
usops, Gardenia, Crypto &c. | with dark stripes on the segments. Willem II. is & 
is of fair quality, but ‘the greater partioi of | new double yellow variety—a class that is open to very — 
us, it is better adapted for grazing than agriculture. Some | great improvement, the varieties in it being of inferior — 
shrubs, &c., peculiar to nase districts, | eleven years ago I visited this island, and was much | character generally—the bells large, loosely hung 08 
the trees and their luxuriant growt struck by the appearance of the shade nea par- the spike, and much wanting in colour. The new 
the natural richness of the soil. eat Calophyllum Inophyllum, &c., and which, in | form is of a dark yellow shade, striped with 
pea weet ad been I spoken of to me by the very double ; the price put against it 
river and th -A S from a quarte rofar , i Parag ake of Miet trees to indicate that it is really first-class, 
to several miles in breadth. At the farthest point we re all been cut down, my no traces of them are to The following new va 
Tr the right bank, and examined a | be found. But this is not all 
Giles Back fomi frond their Bas many er for yards | within: Huysum, bri ‘sly dak Sint 
low grassy ridges thinly clad with | test aid elevated | ofthe sea spray. PEF SNEEN ONAA A. aaeain aea en ith doul 
plains or plateaus seen about the heads of some | thirteen of them were ing, and the others will | included in the list; but there are three new 
the wa werna Nart uis, our farthest point, the | bear inthe ee years. Three orfour | yellows, Alma Tadema, bright yellow, 
Palmer Range mbps near the river, and cite of them were about 5o feet in height. The trunks, in | dark lines: General Kohler, clear bright yellow 5 
‘to join on to another r: to the west h cut beight The tras, ia | der lines: Gs s baiati yellow ekai amser 
D d. | some cases, were much cut ; es had been | C Doré, bri ' ith 
-There is abundance of iat Sie thee felled, t for th f obtaining the nuts. | late-flowering variety. 
