Page:Narrative of a survey of the intertropical and western coasts of Australia, Volume 1.djvu/117

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it, ?at we did not ?ti? ?y ?ffic?ty on .ISIS. ?t he?, ?d ?e w? w? ? plen?l ? ?h?. ?nve?nt ? ?e ?h. It w? now a?ut '?e m?on of ?e r?ny ?, .? eve? ?g born ?e most l?ud?t ap?r?; ?e ?ass, whi?,?ve? ? ?.of ? isl?d, was more ?m six feet ?gh, ?mple?ly ?n?ded us from e? ?er ? we w? w ?e s?t of ?e ?, ?e sides of w?& were ve? ?c?y w?. U?n ?e ?ge of ?e ?h, ?e ?n?, ?e /d?s, ?d a variety of o?er ?pi? trees ? shrubs were ?o?ng, ?d ?e s?d 1ong-stemm? ?vd?l? ? f? flower. The trees upon the hi?s were p?cip?ly a sm? s? ?lypt?, w?ch we cut for ?e- w?, but ?e stem w? gene?y fo?d uu?, a? ?y useless for ?y ?se ex?pting for fu?. ?ong ?e fiowe? ?at were ?ew? about ?e is?d, w? a su?rb shrubby ?.?l?, wi? scarlet flowe?. ?e ?w ?o ne? ?e s?dy beth, but it seem? to prefer the ex?s? p?s ne? ?e ex?ifies ? the s?y proj?ons of ?e ?d where no ?her tree wo?d ?ow. ?e w? of ?is tr? ap? to be ofa clo?gr?n, ?d of a d?ker ?1? ?an ?e sp?ies t?t is usu?ly fo?d u?n ?e n? ?st.