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(lure bcTicatli and arouiul ihvm ; liill^ of niodertito 

 I'lcvatiuii, witli ^^lopiiig- declivities, and woodeil 

 oil tlieir summits, divide tlw plains, and give a 

 pleasmg va^ietj ito itw prospecii wMle fitstSsnit 



view to the liorizon : occasional patclies of 

 land under cultivation with grain, innnmerafjlc 

 herds of cattle grazing, and flocks oi* sheep, 

 atfceMed by tlieir shepherds, gave aiailJJta&m to 

 the verdaat yet browned by the 



parching summer heals. 



The following morning wc crossed the |dains, 

 through a still beautii'ul country, passing the 

 farms of Messrs. Howey, Rossi^ andMwe, ttW 

 which Wbllaiidillj liv^ €o?w» m & ^im 

 stream ; after a ride of Kiitie miles, the weather 

 being unfavouralde, wo sought shelter, and re- 

 ceived a kind reeej^tion at " Cardross," the farm 

 of Mr. Kiughorue. 



On IJie mdj «ev«$!ai o< Uiaft el«gaitfrspee!«6 df 

 liii^Mfwal^pUiSj the ^,mannifeni, or manna-tree, 

 Were seen, having just produced flower-buda ; 

 hut no nnuina was yet scereti'd tVoui the trees. 

 Since leaving the Blue Mountain range, not a 

 aijigle 3hrub of the Waw?atah or tdip-tree 

 (Td^ ipsMs^) Itm hmk Ttmm^ ; and I 

 heard from several ])erson9 that the attempts as 

 yet made to rear it in the gardens in this part of 



