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feeds on the fruit of the little Severn tree, which is so 

 excessively bitter, as to impart its quality to the meat." 



Clumps of several acres of little trees called Quinine, 

 with elliptical leaves, and slightly resembling orange trees, 

 were seen towards Croydon, and it was pointed out from 

 the coach, that the western side of the stem nearly always 

 shows a strip of dead wood. There was no opportunity of 

 definitely identifying the species or investigating the state- 

 ment which, however, was seen to be correct in many 

 instances. 



ALMA-DEN TO FORSAYTH. 



The distance from Alma-den to Forsayth (Oharlestown) 

 is 143 miles south-westerly, and as the journey was made 

 by train only very limited collecting could be done during 

 the wait at a few of the platforms, and the list of plants 

 identified is small. At forty-three miles the Lynd River 

 was crossed. This stream, which flows north-westerly, 

 was discovered and named by Leichhardt in May 1845, and 

 was followed by him to its junction with the Mitchell, 

 which he also discovered and named. For the first twenty 

 miles the flora is much the same as that seen around 

 Alma-den, but towards the valley of the Lynd, fresh species 

 gradually appear, though there is no decided change in the 

 vegetation the whole way to Forsayth. 



The geological formation passed over consisted largely 

 of granite during the early portion of the journey, but 

 beyond the forty-six mile-post, sheets of basalt were 

 encountered for about twenty-five miles, examples of 

 amygdaloidal structure being common hear the Mount 

 Surprise railway station, (1,487 feet). From about the 

 seventy-two mile-post onwards the country alternates 

 between granite, slate and some sandstone near Wirra 

 Wirra. 



