24 THE JOURNAL OF BOTANY 
vee one finds on the Riviera. There were also numerous speci- 
mens of nee tera alga Codium tomentosum, the largest about the 
size of a gol 
t was “please at Adelaide to find oneself the guest of 
Dr. R.S. Rogers, a iy student of the South Australian flora 
and a specialist in the Orchids, of which he has a beautifully 
prepared collection. "Adelaide | is a garden city, with roads broad 
and tree-planted ; Melia Azedarach, locally known as white cedar, 
is largely use for this purpose. Round the city are ‘“ park- 
different in species as the soil varies; with these the ee yellow 
of the acacias, now in full flower, forms a leasing contrast. The 
dense bushy growth between the trees shows considerable variety, 
ce 
last-named is specially characteristic of the lower shrubby oath, 
including Daviesia, Dillwynia, Platylobium, ee &c., and a 
remarkably pretty climber, Kennedya monophylla. Another aiinibes 
is Correa, the pretty tubular yellow-orange flowers of which do 
not at first sight suggest its family, Rutacez. Other low-growing 
plants are Tetratheca (Tremandrac “ons the so- carte reortaierri 
heath, Hibbertia (Dilleniacee), Epacris impressa with spikes 
of pink, crimson or white flowers, and Acrotriche S faeieulatons 
e ery 
Platylobium, and others, the leaves are still tough and leathery. 
Under the guidance of Prof. Osborn, recently appointed Professor 
of Botany at Adelaide Unererelsy 8 an rorsiiase pee = ep siesemier 
guide, we explored some typical gullies—a veritable botanica 
paradise. The steep sidesare dotted with Black-boy (Xanbhorrhaa); 
one species of which, X. quadrangulata, has a stem 6 ft. or more 
in height, the lance-like flowering spikes projecting from the 
centre of the head of leaves were just showing flower, a streak of 
ee blossom appearing on the sunny side facing north. In 
iat um, Lomaria, Lindsea, and, though now near termin- 
mene here, the coral-fern (Gletchenia), also small eigen fakines 
uch as species of Sierontalies and Caladenia, and the arkable 
little Corysanthes ; Ranunculus lappaceus and species of ‘Tole have 
a familiar look, but seem a of place. A species of Leptospermum (L. 
scoparium), known as tea-tree, forms dense thickets. The sundews 
are also conspicuous, especially Drosera Whitiakeri with a rosette 
of radical leaves and an attractive wie flower. D. auriculata and 
