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native land, sul)jt'ct. tlieinsclvL'S to a sccoml 

 jJMiiisliiiiL'ut, wIk'ii, by oood conifiK't, they fould 

 becoiucj uot only usefnl meniburs oi" society, but 

 atta^EL independent and eoiiSi&aiy^ dBsmi- 



Havin^i' left the BUic Moiintuin range by this 

 splcinlid pa^s, the tV-atiires of the eouutry were 

 uot found to Ije uuiterially changed, excepting 

 tbe ocoasiotial appearance of granitic masses, 

 and se^l*id tst^ pHattts not Seen on tlie 

 Sydney sid^ isf the vaiige. One ^ped^ ipf 

 Banh'ta was very ahuiidaiit, its foiiap^e reseni- 

 bhng that of the rosemary, ( B. rosmarimfolla !) 

 and the subgenus of the Eucalyptus witli white 

 god Opposite lea^re^, wlneh mmmt ^ large qtt^^ 

 tJiy of camphorated oil, was now ahunilantly 

 seett} well as Lohel'm, GiUipfJndhuit, and othi-r 

 flowerinp^ plants. At noon we arrived at Collet's 

 inn, were we refreshed ourselves and hordes, 

 silfegira Imig iide of i^m^-"^^ iiiibs firm the 



Weaiifaj^^joarded Hut.*' 



About two iMM. we proceeded on our journey 

 to vipit Dabt e," an estate, tlie property of our 

 travelling compauiou, Mr. Edward Cox. The 

 iroad liFiid to pass was not of tlteniost agr^t^ 

 abl& diBfim]^«on " <^tb^ ht mm or homt'* 

 Imi^g u descent into deep vullies, and a corres- 

 ]iolKtiug auscent ttp steep acclivities ; hut» fortu- 



