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I here found a beautiful orchideous plant, with 

 the habit of Bletia Tankervilliw, flowering- in the 

 'same manner, with flower-stems about three feet 

 high, and from twelve to twenty flowers on each 

 stem. The sepals were much larger than those 

 of Bletia, and of a rich purple colour ; the column 

 yeUow, with a spur at the base of the flower 

 about three-fourths of an inch long. I packed 

 some of its thick fleshy roots in a tin case. I also 

 here obtained specimens of a beautiful Hovea, with 

 long lanceolate leaves, — a much finer shrub than H. 

 Celsii. Also a species of Hibiscus, with rough 

 palmate leaves, large bright sulphur-coloured flowers, 

 with a rich- purple spot at the base of each petal, the 

 stamens and stigma bright red, the blossoms when 

 fully expanded eight inches in cu'cumference ; the 

 plant has a very erect habit. Also another Hibiscus, 

 with obcordate tomentose leaves, and pink flowers ; 

 both these last were very handsome shrubs. The 

 trees on the open g'round were casuarinas and 

 flooded-g'ums, with a few Balfourias. Although we 

 had a very difiicult task before us — the ascent of the 

 hills — our spirits did not fail us; but the horses 

 began to look ^ery poor and weak, although they 

 had always had plenty of grass. 



July Slst. — Early this morning Mr. Kennedy, 

 Jackey, and four others left the camp, and began 

 clearing a ^YaJ up the mountain. They remained 

 out the whole of the day. 



Aug. 1st. — Mr. Kennedy and his party returned 



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