
ABORIGINES OF THE SOUTH-EAST OF SouTH AUSTRALIA 495 
Blackwoods (Acacia melanoxylon), Kangaroo Apples (Solanum aviculare), and 
Native Box (Byrsaria spinosu), Somect the roots of the Black Tea-trees, exposed 
by the sand-drift, ran out horizontally for 25 feet at least. A few smaller plants 
were noted such as some Bracken (Ptertidinm aqutlinum), Brechthites prenan- 
thoides, Senecio luutus, Acoena Singuis-orbae (a burr), Goodta lotifelia (one 
pant), an introduced Mignonette (Reseda luieola) and the introduced Red Pim- 
pernel, 
Respy Cerse Sirps (RC.1,2and 3). The Reedy Creek Range, as seen near 
Furner, presents a still more fertile or perhaps mature and certainly older eon- 
dition of ths consolidated dunes, In places it appears as open serub with Pink 
Guns (Pucalyptus fascicalosa), Stringy-barks, Acaciag and other shrubs, and in 
other parts as more open country with two dwart species of Casuarina (C, palu- 
dosa aud C, mwellerzana), low Hakeas, Isopegon. cerotophyllis, Darwinia méoro- 
petale and heath-like plants. 
Anza Berwren tHE WoaKWINE Rance anp THE Mr, Burr-My. Momapap- 
Reepy Crerk Ranek System. The fiat country between the Woakwines and the 
Reedy Creek Range-Mt. Graham—Mt. Muirhead (the Millicent and Hather- 
leigh flats) has long been drained and its vegetation profoundly altered. Early 
desoriptions of it show that in winter much was under water and that in sommer 
it became in parts at least dry. The vegetation originally probably resembled 
that at present round Lake Frome on the west of the Woakwines. Tussocks of 
the Cutting Grass Gahmia trifida were sure to be abundant, the larger Cutting 
Grass (G, psittacorwm) with nearly black rather drooping flowering branches, 
broad serrated leaves aud reddish nuts being confined to place where the water 
was more permanent, Hers also would grow the silky Tea-tree (Leptospermum 
pubescens), Bulrushes and Triglochin procera. Sedges (Cladium, Lepidosperma 
and Chorizandra), and Rushes (Juncus maritimus var. oustraliensis and J. palle 
dus) formed colonies often very extensive, and low mat-like plants, as detailed 
previously, must have covered the ground in places when the waters receded. 
VHGETATION IN THE Care Bangs-Buackrettows Caves Arma. With the 
axtensive draining of the low-lying swampy portions of this area aud the clear. 
ing of the drained land and of the adjacent ridges, the appearance of the country 
has heen profounly altered since Kuropean oseupation. Near Cape Banks, how- 
ever, and close to the south end of Lake Bonney and again close to Blackfellows 
Caves some patches of very dense scrub still remain, through which meander 
shallow watercourses not yet effectively drained, The undergrowth is xo dese 
that it is difficult to make one’s way through it, unless along a cleared track, In 
this vegetation, the Red Mite (Yrombiculxm samboni Womersley) is now abun- 
dant and readily attaches itself to amyone lingering amongst the thick) under- 
growth. Introduced rabbits feed round the edges and many of these haye mites in 
their ears, xn area to which they seem to make, The rabbit has evidently heew re- 
sponsible for a great increase in this pest. It is likely that during the native oocu- 
pation they were much less numerous, as marsupial and rodent hosts were pro- 
bably far fewer than the rabbits are now. 
The trees in this dense scrub consist chiefly of Stringy-bark (Hucalyptus ob- 
lique) with Blackwood (Acacu melanorylon) and occasional Native Cherries 
(Execarpus cupresstformis) sand Swamp Gum (Hucalyptus ovata) and shrubs 
such as Silky Tea-tree (Leptospermum pubescens), Black Tea-tree (Melalewse 
pubescens), Melalewea squarrosa and smaller shrubs and undergrowth, In the 
swampy patches, the fern Blechnum capense may be found with Cutting Grass 
(Gahnia trifida) and a tall slender form of the grass Agrostis evenaceg. On the 
limestone rocks round the edge Grevillea iWicifalia trails over the ground and the 
undershrubs Lasiopetalum and Pomdderris may be found 
