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As a rule the stringy-bark and iron-bark grow most 
luxuriantly on the southern slopes of these ranges : where 
at all exposed to the sun the trees are smaller, and they 
are seen but rarely in situations exposed to its full glare. 
The forest from Reedy Flat to Ensay is composed 
almost entirely of apple-tree, box, and white-gum, stringy- 
bark appearing sparsely on the southern slopes. 
All around Ensay we saw beautifully rounded hills, 
richly clad with grass that in the evening sun appeared of 
a brilliant sap-green and emerald-green color. The 
white-gums in the flats (which here take the place of the 
red-gum of the lower country) with their olive-green 
foliage, the rich colors of the well-grassed hills behind 
them, and the alternations of the colors due to the effects 
of light and shade, made pictures at every point which 
were delightful. 
All the way from Tambo to Ensay we noted an improve¬ 
ment in the character of the country ; the grass was 
greener, the foliage of the trees was brighter, and the 
streams murmured and sparkled in their beds as we drew 
nisrher to their sources. 
There appears to be a very large extent of country in 
the neighborhood of Ensay which should offer great 
attractions for settlers, who could combine the rearing: of 
stock with the cultivation of the land. 
From Ensay to the point where the road crosses the 
River Tambo the country is good. The forest is com¬ 
paratively thin, and is composed of box-trees, with apple- 
trees principally on the northern slopes of the ranges, and 
stringy-bark on the southern slopes. Binnak (white- 
gum) and a few yellow-box trees were seen on the flats 
and low down on the slopes. A few she-oaks appeared 
on the hills, and many very beautiful cherry-trees. 
