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debted to Mr. Cunningham: COLUMN 1: Natural Orders, Jussieu. COLUMN 2: Linn. Sex. Syst. COLUMN 3: Name used by Colonists. COLUMN 4: Ordinary Dimensions. Height in feet. COLUMN 5: Ordinary Dimensions. Diameter at the Base. Coniferae : Dacrydium sp.? : Huon Pine : 40 to 60 : 2 feet to 5 feet. Coniferae : Podocarpos aspleniifolia, Labillardiere : Adventure Bay Yew, or Pine : 40 to 50 : 12 to 16 inches. Cunoniaceae : Weinmannia, sp. : Native Beech : 20 to 25 : 4 to 5 inches. Amentaceae : Fagus : Native Birch : 40 : 12 to 14 inches. Proteaceae : Cenarrhenes nitida. Labillardiere : Stinking Native Laurel : 20 to 25 : 8 inches. Hypericineae : Carpodontos lucida. Labillardiere : Snowdrop Tree : 25 to 30 : 4 to 6 inches. Mimoseae : Acacia melanoxylon. Brown. : Blackhearted Wattle, or Native Ash : 40 : 8 to 10 inches. Atherospermeae : Atherosperma moschata. Labillardiere : Sassafras : 30 to 35 : 5 to 8 inches. Diosmeae : Zieria arborescens : Rue Tree : 12 to 16 : 3 to 4 inches. Escalloneae Brown. : Anopteros glandulosa. Labillardiere : Rose Bay : 15 to 20 : 3 to 5 inches. Annonaceae : Tasmania Australis. Brown. : Spice Bark, or Tasman's Bark : 20 to 25 : 4 to 6 inches. January 21 to 24. On the 24th, having nearly expended our time and having ascertained the forms of the shoals and completed the soundings of the channels in the entrance of this truly remarkable harbour, we left Pine Cove on our return: having a favourable wind we ran through Kelly's Channel and anchored in Outer Bay, between Entrance Island and the bar, in order to complete our water at the stream that runs over the beach, and to obtain some sights on the Island for the rates of the chronometers. On anchoring, several natives were seen on the beach calling to us, but the wind was too fresh to allow of our communicating with them that day. January 25. But early the next morning, our boat being sent on shore with our empty baricas and some casks for water, our party was amicably received by a tribe of natives, consisting of six men and four old women; they came forward unarmed, but as we afterwards found, their spears were concealed close at hand. Some presents were distributed amongst them, of which the most valuable, in their estimation, were empty wine-bottles, which they called moke, this word was however used by them for water also, so that it was doubtful whether the word meant the article itself or the vessel that c
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