Apr., 1923] 
CAMPBELL — AUSTRALASIAN BOTANICAL NOTES 
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One of the numerous rocky promontories was visited. Much of it was 
covered with a pretty dense growth of Melaleuca ericifolia, which bore a 
profusion of beautiful snow-white flowers, reminding me somewhat of some 
of the Californian species of Ceanothus. There were also quite extensive 
pure stands of Casuarina sp. forming small trees. 
The exposed point of the peninsula was quite destitute of shrubs of any 
size, and the nearly flat summit was covered with the prevailing sandy soil 
in which scattered low shrubs and the usual herbaceous plants were growing. 
The most extensive collecting trip was across the divide of the mountain 
backbone of the promontory. The trail is a pretty good one, and we made 
it on horseback. The first part of the trail rose steeply over bare rocks and 
flats of poor sandy soil, covered with dwarf Casuarinas and various low 
shrubs and herbs. There were some very pretty heaths, and a fine orchid. 
Thelymitra, with beautiful sky-blue flowers. After climbing for some time 
at about 1,000 feet elevation, the trail led through the forest, which grew 
moister and more luxuriant as we neared the summit of the pass. 
Along the side of the trail were a good many pretty flowers, perhaps the 
finest being two bright scarlet heaths, Epacris spp. Victoria is expecially 
rich in these beautiful plants, which seem to prefer the cooler and moister 
conditions of eastern Victoria. Yellow Hibbertias and pink Tetratheca 
and Bauera were among the most abundant of these flowers along the trail. 
As soon as the divide was passed the effects of the greater moisture on 
the windward side were apparent, and, as the trail descended, the increasing 
abundance of mosses and ferns gave evidence of the increasing moisture. 
Tree ferns began to be abundant in the gullies, and fine specimens of Todea 
barbara were seen. The banks and the rocky beds of the streams showed a 
rich growth of mosses and liverworts, among them the fine moss, Dawsonia 
superba, collected long ago at the Black Spur, and the beautiful liverwort 
Hymenophytum ( Umbraculum ) flabellatum. 
There was not time to go to the bottom of the trail, where there are to 
be seen Eucalyptus globulus and the evergreen beech, Nothofagus Cunning- 
hamii. Both of these are common Tasmanian species. 
At the entrance to the park there are extensive sand dunes, which have 
been planted with “Marram grass” ( Ammophila arundinacea) , which seems 
to be very efficacious in holding the shifting sand. 
I was unable to visit the Cape Oltway district in southwestern Victoria, 
where there are extensive forests of blue gum and beech ( Nothofagus Cun- 
ninghamii ). 
South Australia 
A large part of South Australia is desert, and the flora is less rich than 
that of the neighboring states, Victoria and West Australia. As my time 
was limited, I was able to obtain only the most superficial acquaintance 
with the flora of this state. South Australia lacks high mountains, the 
Mount Lofty range near Adelaide scarcely exceeding 3,000 feet altitude, 
