a 
with by the experts who took part, 
but before closing the portion of the 
report allotted to me, I wish to urge 
again the necessity of permanently re¬ 
serving the Schoutens as a national 
park, with the control vested in trus¬ 
tees, an i placed under the care of rang¬ 
ers. The locality is at present nomin¬ 
ally reserved by the Government, hut 
shooting is beyond doubt carried on, 
and even that worse enemy to game, 
the snarer, seeks his prey on this ‘ pre¬ 
serve/’ As secretary of the club, 1 
know that I am only voicing the unani¬ 
mous wish of members and a large num¬ 
ber besides, in stating that a perma¬ 
nent sanctuary for animals and birds 
should be made in Tasmania, and, of 
course, bailiffs should he appointed to 
see that the law is enforced. We are 
sure that no better spot than the Schou¬ 
tens could be found for such a reserve, 
and it should he given to the people 
of the State to visit and camp upon, 
and enjoy themselves as we all have 
done. 
BOTANICAL NOTES. 
(By L. Roclway.) 
Freycinet Peninsula does not offer 
an extensive variety of flowering plants 
to the collector. This is not at all sur¬ 
prising from the nature of the soil. The 
hills are formed of granite, and the 
disintegration of this rock does not 
form a rich soil fit for the support of 
exacting species, and the flats consist 
of a few inches of humus on a subsoil 
of barren sea sand. Yet, though the 
number is limited, some of the plants 
are of exceptional interest. 
The only conifer is the Oyster Bay 
pine. It is not a true pine, hut be¬ 
longs to the Cypress family. Its dis¬ 
tribution in Tasmania is very limited, 
and appears to be confined to the pen¬ 
insula and adjoining mainland. We 
met with isolated trees in most of tin- 
lower country, but no extensive 
patches. The tallest were from 30 to 
40 feet. The other trees were manna 
and peppermint gums. 
An interesting myrtle is widely dis¬ 
tributed—Thryptomene micrantha, a 
pretty little pale green broom-like 
shrub. It is the only member of the 
genus found in Tasmania, and appears 
to be confined to this district. It is 
of exceptional interest, for it is found 
nowhere else in the world. 
Our only Kunzea, K. corifolia, is also 
found here. 
Acacia sophorse occurs on the sand 
dunes, and assumes quite a procum¬ 
bent habit. This is unusual, and does 
not appear to he duo to tho rigors of 
prevailing winds. In similar localities 
in much more exposed places it is erect. 
Possibly the absence of nutritious sub¬ 
soil may be the cause. 
A robust form of the common sow 
thistle appears on the shore. The same 
form occurs at Recherche. Sow thistle 
is generally classed with introduced 
plants, hut this form appears indigen¬ 
ous. The same condition has been 
noted in New Zealand. 
Carnivorous plants are fairly plenti¬ 
ful. The common butterfly plant 
grows about the swamps, and in the 
water develops copious leaves, covered 
with utricles. Droseras are numerous, 
especially the ->igmy species, and D. 
spatliulata appears in some spots. 
One of the prettiest shrubs is the 
euphorbiaceous Phyllanthus gunii, with 
slender branches and elegant pale green 
leaves. Orchids are varied. Our 
only dendrobium', D. striolatuin, grows 
on nearly bare granite boulders. It 
is a striking object with its long, cylin¬ 
drical, hard leaves, which can only be 
likened to porcupine quills. One of 
the party gathered a fine specimen of 
our rare Spiranthes Australis, and an¬ 
other of Lobelia Browniana. 
Blackboy, which is also, unfortunate¬ 
ly, called grasstroe, is here in abun¬ 
dance. Also the rare cutting grass 
Gabnia Microstachya, while on the 
western shore appears the grass Znysia 
Puugens. This grass is distributed from 
North China to Tasmania, hut does not 
appear south of the Schoutens. On 
the eastern shore are a few plants of 
Ilakea rostrata. Tt is very like a coarse 
form of our common but endemic H. 
epiglottis, hut its cone hearing stigma 
removes all chance of confusion. 
On the shores of Wineglass Bay the 
rapid deepening of the water and clean¬ 
liness of the floor, afford a poor collec¬ 
ting ground for seaweed. Of course 
the two kelps, Macrocystis and Lamin¬ 
aria, are here. Also may he gathered 
the interesting fuooid Splacnidium 
rugosum and Hnrniosira, the latter 
with its constant parasite Notheia 
anomala. On this plant, in some places 
was a dense covering of the Myxo- 
phyceous plant Leibleinia, affording a 
