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soars. Our route was afterwards south and south-east, within 

 easy distance of the West Coast, througli the "Lighthouse 

 Reserve" (67 square miles) across Ravine Creek, West Bay 

 Creek, Breakneck River, and Rocky River to May's station. 

 From thence we made an unforgettable journey to Cape de 

 Couedic and back again. Thence by way of the South Coast 

 across the Sou'- West River, the Stun'sail Boom, the Harriet, 

 and the Eleanor to Mount Pleasant station. Skirting Lake 

 Ada, we travelled north-east across Timber Creek and re- 

 turned to Kingscote by way of Birchmore's and Retta's la- 

 goons. The other plants collected on this trip are now in the 

 hands of Mr. J. H. Maiden ; the census of orchids, together 

 with a few collected on other occasions, follows these introduc- 

 tory remarks. It includes 42 species, two of which are new. 

 Species found also in Tasmania are indicated by the letter 

 T : and those already recorded by the letter R : — 

 R, T. 1. Thelt/mitra J on gi folia (Forster) — Uncommon. 

 Dudley Peninsula. Blooms October, November. 

 2. T . iKiucA-fiora (R. Br.) — Kingscote, Ravine de Cas- 



oars Creek. Blooms September. 

 T. 3. T. aristata (Lindl.) — Hog Bay River (South 



Coast). Blooms September, October. 



4. T. grandifloni (Fitz) — Ironstone Hill, near West- 



ern River. Numerous in this locality with ex- 

 ceptioiiall}^ large leaves. In bud at end Septem- 

 ber. Bloomed early in October when transplanted 

 to Adelaide. 



5. T. leuteocUhtm (Fitz) — Kingscote, Birchmore 



Lagoon. A swamp form. Blooms September. 

 T. 6. T. flexuom (Endl.)— Widely distributed on the 

 tableland between Ravine Creek and Tin-hut 

 (Mr. Hubert Griffiths). Blooms October. 

 R, T. 7. T. antennifera (Hooker) — Widely distributed. 

 Stokes Bay, Stun'sail Boom. River, Western 

 River, Sou'-West River, Harriet River, Timber 

 Creek, Dudley Peninsula. Blooms September, 

 October. 



8. T. fusco'lntea (R. Br.) — Ironstone Hill, near 



Western River ; Cape Borda. Blooms November. 



9. Calochilus Rohertsoni (Bent) — Middle and West- 



ern Rivers, Cape Borda. Blooms November. 

 R, T. 10. Diuris longifolia (R. Br.) — The only representa- 

 tive of the genus which I have so far found on 

 the Island. It is extraordinarily prolific, and 

 is to be found in vast quantities from one end 

 of the Island to the other. Blooms September,. 

 October. 



