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 some idea of the Flora of its hores .unit aeighboarlng' country, from which I gathered materials for enparison with the vegetation of Endearour River, situated' at the eastern extreme of its parallel on the opposite 8hore of the continent: theldentity of certain species on 'either coastn together with the inference drawn therefrom', will appear stated, towards the close of this general notice, Very few new genera were the fruits of this third voyage, .but many' undescribed plants of old genera were diovered, and with those that are frequent on the North Coast, and tropical shores of New South Wales, some were remarked that were originally discovered on the South Coast. 'The period again arrived, tha rendered k necessary to depart from the coast, independent of the leaky state of our vessel, which mate- rially haztene our return to Port Jackson, when the cutter 'sas considered. wholly unfit for a fourth voyage, in which the complete Svey of the north-west, and the examination of the 'liiie:ofWeSt coasts wgre contemplated. To effect this importaat"segvii the'colonial government p.urchased a brig ubsequently named the Baart; arid- I-again, ebiipanied -CaPtain King from' port' Jacllibn, ifi 'M.ay, 1821, -'tO those paris of.the coasts thei remaining tinex'plore'd at which we arrived at me close of July, Our very limited ta on those shores, however, was at that eason wherein all vegetation aves suffering under the excess f drought; I had never- heless the means afforded me of ascertaining the general identity of the plants of Prince Ragcat's River, Hanover Bay. and Port George the Fourth, (portions of the coast exploed in 1he voyage) and other parts in the vicinity, that were ex- amined the preceding year, at a like season, but under.cir- cumstances much more favourable. Upon ourre turn to the North-west Coast from the Mauritius, early in 1822, the znly part visited was Cygnet Bay, situate about 2f �

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