THE BASKSIAy BOTASICAL COLLECTORS. 1 33 
It is requisite to explain some local words, which are frequently used, in order 
to attain a more clear idea of the country. 
A Brush is a dark impenetrable looking thicket, consisting frequently of both 
shrubs and herbaceous plants. The. . . [erased] and herbaceous plants on tbt 
banks of rivers, &c., bear also this name. This sort of land is oftentimes of a 
good quahty, owing to being a vegetable mould. 
A Scrub consists of the most part of shrubs of low growth. The soil is of a bad 
quality, containing small gravelly ironstones, and in general rocky. Also small 
detachments of Brushes are so called. I have seen many instances of a Scrub 
running into a Brush. They both may with propriety be called the imderwood of 
the forest. But it is not unfrequent upon the sea-coast for the Scrubs to be void 
of trees. 
Forest land is such as abounds with , and is the only ground which 
is tit to graze. According to the local distinction, the . . . [erased] is the 
discriminating character, and not the trees, for by making use of the former, it 
is clearly understood as different from a Brush or Scrub. 
-I Creek is locally applied to all brooks and small rills, that are deeply seated 
in the ground, and the sides or banks very steep. 
.4 Lagoon is a large pond of stagnant water, and erroneously used instead of 
the latter. It is moreover corrupt^ into Galoon. (Extract from Caley’s MS.). 
Then we have the results of another exploration in “ Extracts from 
.Mr. Cayley’s observations on his journey to the Carmarthan Mountains, 
and his observations respecting the practicability of passing the moun- 
tains in that direction.”* This is signed by King, and was evi- 
dently tvritten for Banks. 
In the “Historical Records” is a copy of Caley’s map of this expedition, 
in which Mount Banks is clearly shown, also a sheet of bearings by 
Caley ‘‘ from Fern-tree Hill and Mount Banks.” 
Mount Banks is also shown in Surveyor Charles Grimes’ Map of 
(?) 1806,1 but the name of the mountain has since been superseded 
by the name Mount King George, which is an injustice to the memory 
of Banks. This has now been rectified; infra, pages 22-3-6. 
Cajey's Repulse. 
Caley’s journey was obviously along the vaUey of the Grose from 
Richmond, and he ascended Mount Banks, which was, at that time, 
certainly a memorable feat. He was not on the Blue Moimtains 
proper, but, owing to some confusion of ideas, Governor Macquarie, 
in his journey over the Blue Mormtains in .January, 181-5, referred 
to a certain pile of stones in the following terms : — 
Near to the 18th mile mark (it is to be observed the measure commences from 
Emu Ford) a pile of stones attracted attention. It is close to the line of road, on 
the top of an abrupt and rugged ascent, and is supposed to have been placed by 
• HiM. Rec^f v, 725. 
t /5., vi, p. 410. 
