Some of the small vetch, or pea-like plant, of which the horses are so fond, existed here.

To-day we saw a single quandong tree (Fusanus; one of the sandal woods, but not of commerce) in full bearing, but the fruit not yet ripe.

I also saw a pretty drooping acacia, whose leaves hung in small bunches together, giving it an elegant and pendulous appearance.

This tree grows to a height of fifty feet; and some were over a foot through in the barrel.
The flies to-day were exceedingly troublesome: a sure sign of increasing temperature.

We saw some emus, but being continually hunted by the natives, they were too shy to allow us to get within shot of them.