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near til e govemmenthouse. The CaUhtacIii/s omta^ 

 from KinjT; Georpje's Sound, was also in flower; 

 it is an elegant shrub, having a silvery pubes- 

 ence over the leaves, and bears handsome clusters 



Moreton Bay, was also in full liliaom ; its lnroe 

 and elegant pink flowers being full ti\e iuclies 

 in dianicter. Numerous species of Jiuctdj^ptl 

 Baulisiaj &.c. from the interior of the colony, as 



Ax^B^aes^im <m&tt wa^eis ailiriviiig mi 



species of 2}7mcccna, hearing purple flowers, and 

 brought from Moreton Bay, was in blossom. 



About Sydney, however, in January, the 

 beau^ of SmU ik^0mt imSt m som^ idl^m 

 paa^d away; Mdahma w^^^Be^^ L^d&i^er^ 

 mum, JCanthorrea hastile, and other species ; Ca- 

 Uroma scrTafiJolki ; Crovtpholobufjn ; Lambcrtia 

 formosa ; Isopogon aiiethijolius ; J£mkelia major 

 mi t^ktOT ; JBUhfSmCi^ mmdens ; and a fi^w 

 ath&m s^E rmamlQ^t ^so^^rei hhsmim, to 

 animate the scene with their varied tints and 

 brilliancy of appearance. The shrubs of tlie 

 Stapkella mridijiora \\vrii now in fruit; which, 

 when ripe, is of a purplish black colour, hav- 

 ing a «weetif& tasle^ mi k ^gjs&t&t&i mi 9sM 

 ill tjie shops under ^0 popular ttdKt^ of ''Jive 

 coj-mrs:'' tliis name, no doubt* was applied 



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