146 THE AUSTRALIAN NATURALIST. 
species found wild in Germany, but not previously recorded’ 
as a wild plant in Australia. It is also interesting, because 
it is not even found represented in the collection grown in 
the Botanic Gardens. We were not very long on the road 
before a change of vegetation was noticed, for as we as- 
cended the Mountain the brush forests became gradually 
thicker and also the various species of eucalyptus and wattles 
were more prominent. 
The most common eucalypts were 
botryvides and #. pilularis, and of the wattles Acacia decur- 
rens and A. Maideniana were the most common. 
In the deep gullies of the mountain slopes several speci- 
mens of Panax Murrayi could be distinguished, as the long, 
straight, slender trunks are very noticeable with the tuft-like 
head of large pinnate leaves, and gives an additional charm 
to the vegetation when seen mingled with the umerous ferns, 
including the ‘“‘Tree Fern,’ Alsophila australis, as well as 
the “‘Cabbage-tree Palm”? Livistona australis, which were 
fairly abundant. 
Several small trees and shrubs such as Cargilla australis, 
Trochocarpa laurina, Sambucus xanthocarpus and Synoum 
glandulosum were specially interesting to the members, who 
had not previously had an opportunity of inspecting these 
plants. Some smaller shrubs were also noted, the most com- 
mon being Leucopogan lanceolatus, with very large leaves 
up to 34 and 4 inches long, and of a beautiful pale-green 
verdure, and the native ‘‘Raspberries,’’ Rubus) rosaefolius 
and &. Moorci were also very common. 
Psychotria loniceroides, a small shrub belonging to the 
family Rubiaceae, was quite common, and looked very 
pretty, as the branches were heavily laden with yellowish 
succulent berries. These are not often seen in such a good 
state as this, as they soon dry, and become striated or 
ribbed when dry. Persoonia mollis, Drimys dipetala, 
Pomaderris apetala, Pittosporum revolutum were all fairly 
common in the gullies or on the slopes of the mountain. Two 
grasses were very common, namely, Oplismenus compositus, 
and a matted grass Panicum pygmacum. 
Several interesting species of lichens were seen, the most 
common being Parmelia cetrata, var. soredvifera and Phy- 
scia species and Oladoria sp., not yet worked up, as well as 
a fungus-like lichen known as Baeomyces fusco-carnea. 
Some fungi were also collected, the most common being 
Thelephora terrestris (2), Hirneola polytricha, the “‘Jew’s 
Bar Fungus,” and a large phosphorescent species of Agari- 
caceae, probably Pleurotus candescens, as well as a minute 
pure white agaric, which is probably a Marasmius, sp. 
H, eugenioides, L. 
