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E. R. Saunders. 
NEW SOUTH WALES: 
The Blue Mountains and Bulli Pass and Cataract Dam 
Expeditions. The Sydney Botanic Garden. 
Both these excursions proved extremely pleasurable, and the 
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scenic attractions were so great as inevitably to claim a large share 
of attention. One could not, however, but regret that the extent 
of ground to be covered in the drives by motor necessarily left 
little time for leisurely collecting. One’s attention was called to a 
bewildering number of new forms which too often were passed 
rapidly by before one had time to appreciate them. The great 
variety of country passed through makes it additionally difficult in a 
short space to do more than mention a few of the most characteristic 
plants. Along the route from Mount Victoria to Jenolan Caves 
more specimens of the genus Persoonia ( P . linearis, P. ferruginea ) 
were noticed than had been met with previously. The two rolled- 
leaf species of Banksia, B. ericifolia and B. spinulosa, were to be 
seen, also several Leptospermum spp. (L. flavescens, L. scoparimn, L. 
attenuation), the Black Wattle (. Acacia penninervis), and among 
numerous Eucalyptus forms E. viminalis (Manna Gum), E. amyg- 
dalina (Messmate or Peppermint), and E. melliodora (Yellow Box). 
The “sucker” 1 habit of the Eucalyptus was a striking feature at 
many points on the road. Large trees of the River Oak, Casuarina 
CnnningJiainiana, were seen marking the course of a stream. Near 
Jenolan Senecio lautus and S. australis were obtained in flower, also 
the introduced S. macranthus. Of the endemic Leguminous genera 
Dillwynia and Pultencea, D. ericifolia and P. scabra were obtained. 
Hymenanthera dentata, a shrubby member of the Violaceae, was 
another new type. Among smaller plants the Australian Sedge 
(Caustis flexuosa), known locally as “ Curly Wigs,” attracted attention 
owing to the curious appearance produced by the numerous slender 
recurved and interlaced branches. 
At the beautiful view-points, Govett’s Leap and Echo Point, 
a stay of a few minutes was made, and at the latter spot a rapid 
descent some way down the gully and a somewhat slower ascent 
afforded some general impression of the vegetation in these 
mountain gullies, where there is abundant moisture and shelter. 
Here under the shade of the so-called Mountain Acacia (a pinnate- 
1 This term is used locally to indicate the adventitious shoots which bear 
leaves of the juvenile type, and not as with us, shoots thrown up from the 
roots. 
