evidence, and also Lissanthe strigosa. Going down the ridge now 
to where it opens out considerably, the blue gum dominates the 
position and on the right, near the steep bank of Workanda Creek, 
are some peppermints, which must be the highest location where 
this species is found. On this rocky north slope, the blue gum 
associates with the peppermint. Some bushes of black nightshade 
(Solatium nigrum), and the rock fern are also in evidence. 
Swinging round westerly near the railway line, the drooping 
sheoak is met with in company with the blue gum and peppermint. 
Silky guinea flower, rock fern, and pest St. John’s Wort are 
also seen. On the return, keeping nearer the railway, the blue 
gum is dominant on a slope facing south, and it has with it some 
hop bush. Then, towards the lower tunnel where the soil is fine 
and deep and free from surface stones, the manna gum becomes 
the prominent tree on the lower slopes. Here the flora is 
altogether different — between the gums the spaces are grassy 
and with small herbs and annuals ; there are no shrubs, and the 
aspect of the forest has completely changed. The slopes now 
are more gentle and, although a few rocks outcrop here and 
there, the soil is still deep and good. A little higher up the 
sandstone is present not far below the surface. A small gully 
is now entered and some blackwoods take advantage of the extra 
moisture and shade. Then, climbing out of this lower part and 
where the drive is reached, the stringybark comes in again. The 
blue gum now joins the stringybark as the top of the gully is 
approached, and guinea flowers again appear and form cushion- 
like shrubs beneath the trees ; golden wattle, too, reappears again. 
Then, at the head of the gully, where it opens on to the plateau 
mentioned above, the blue and pink gum is again observed. 
Taking another track, this portion of the area may be 
investigated with interest. Going immediately north of Long 
Gully Station, the hill may be climbed to its highest point. In 
the lower part the manna gum occurs plentifully and is seen with 
a few stringybarks mixed with it. The native cherry is also 
here and a few blackwoods, while the honeysuckle and Christmas 
bush are seen in flower. The shrub that dominates this slope, 
from the bottom to the top, is the bundled ground heath, and 
this is its typical habitat. It is a remarkable plant in that it 
bears its flowers in bundles which surround the stem from 
ground level for a length of about one foot, and it flowers in 
July (winter). This species is endemic in our State and has 
a preference for shady slopes, as it is not found on the opposite 
side of the gully, where the hillside faces north and is exposed 
to the direct rays of the sun. The blue gum comes in with the 
stringybark near and to the top of the hill, and the manna gum 
is now displaced by the stringybark. Proceeding northerly at the 
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