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covered by tli nse forest trt cs, liad ?u veijy sombre 

 clinrartiT. A few trees of the groeii \vntfli\'* 

 (acacia fA*c//rrcH.«!,) profusely covered by golden 

 blossoms, md occasionally si^ 'dlearei^ verdant 

 «pa«e, aldJae gave atiythmglilte «iiimatioii to the 

 scenery. 



The imcloarcd huid has a di^nud appearniire ; 

 the huge hhie giini, ?itriii(iv hwvk, box, and iron 

 bark trees, (all of the Encalyptus genuSj) rose 

 from the tjack bn^ whicli strtKmnded tlMiir 

 ba$e^ lo agreat elevation. On arriving at the 

 small village of LiveriJool,"" after a I'ide of 

 nine miles, but little eidtivatifni ap])C!ared ; the 

 forest-trees and brush still kept their jjlaee, ex- 

 cept iJiat a few <*mis** wei*e becoaiiag cleared. 

 **IiV6t|wr*fe mly a scattered \dllage, containing 

 sonn- neat ho^ises; the colonial hospital is a very 

 s]deti(h'(.l linilding ; and the church, whicli has 

 a tower and clock, is a small but neat brick 

 bmlding. 



Alter pdidn^ tbk' zteat littftt village, sev^al 

 farms, with cleared and cultivated land about 



them, were seen, affording some relief to the 

 dismal character of the Australian jungle. The 

 ** green wattle" trees, loaded witji blossoms, 

 were abundant, attraetinj^ tiumbes^ beautiful 

 insects. This species of acficia is valiu'd as well 

 for its beauty as for the utility of the bark iu 



