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130ft. high, ■with the large lumps (from which it derives 
its name) at intervals up the stem; the Brush Box 
Tristuvia confer la) was also growing in fair numbers, and 
many of these were in the course of being strangled by 
parasitic figs; the Carribin ( Sloanea WooUsii) with its 
spiked seed capsules, which lay round abundantly at the 
foot of the falls. There were one or two Red Cedars 
( Cedrela Toona car. australis) along the creek and also 
one huge specimen near the falls, but unfortunately, 
although told of its existence, we were unable to find this 
last in the dense scrub. This type of tree, owing to its 
very valuable timber, has been largely cut out, not only the 
straight, but also the smaller and inferior ones. The 
Morcton Bay Fig (Ficus macrophylla) , also Ficus 
(' ' unnmghamii, and Ficus \Y alkinsiana were very common. 
The Gym pie Stinging Tree (Laportea moroides ), and the 
Shiny Leafed Stinging Tree (Laportea photiniphyUa) 
were also present. There appeared to be only two species 
of palm present in the scrub, the Piccabin (Ar chont o phoenix 
Cunning hamii) and the Lawyer Palm (Calamus Muelleri ) , 
Most of the larger trees were decked with epiphytes, Stag- 
horns (Platyccrium t jrande ), Elk Horns (Platy cerium 
(d iconic), and the Bird’s Nest Ferns (Asplenium Nidus). 
Hare’s Foot Fern (DavaFia pyxidata) and Mare’s Tail 
Fern (Asplcnium adianloidcs) were growing on the cliffs 
and in dead epiphytes, but the Mare’s Tail Fern was by 
no means common. 
Among the orchids were King Orchids (Dendrobium 
speciosum) , Pencil Orchids (Dendrobium BccMeri), Box 
Tree Orchids (Dendrobium uemulum) , Cucumber Orchids 
(Dendrobium cucinnerium) , Drooping Pencil Orchids 
(Dendrobium tereti folium) , and Dendrobium inonophyllum 
also a small Sarcochilus. 
Among the ferns were the Prickly Tree Fern 
(Alsophila Leichhardt ia na) , growing fairly abundantly 
above the falls, and in one place entirely covering a bank 
above the creek. The two beautiful climbing ferns 
Arth ropt eris / e nell a and 1 ’oly podium p ustnlatum , were 
very common, growing on tree stems and rocks. Other 
ferns were Fteris umbrosa (growing amongst the rocks on 
the hillsides), Vsilotum com p'anatum, Fellaea falcata var. 
nano , Fellaea paraxoda , and Cyctophorus serpens. 
On the Saturday, several of the party took a trip to 
Mt. Samson. On this expedition most of the plants 
formerly mentioned were noted. However, there were also 
many new ones. The country passed through was mainly 
covered with rain-forest, although there were also tracts 
of eucalyptus forest. The orchid Dendrobium Kingianum 
was found on 1 some cliffs which were traversed, but it was 
not very common, neither were the specimens very good, 
