type, fairly heavily mossed, in which the biggest trees were the gnarled, sprawling leptospermums, about 15 to 18 ft. high. In a small clearing, a few yards across, Bill took out from under a rock a bottle in which were the names of previous parties which had climbed the mountain. On his Easter trip Bill had found the metal screw top of the bottle rusted through. So this time he had a new and bigger bottle into which the records were transferred, without examination. The rain kept on, our hands were wet, and we did not wish to risk damage to the records, said to date back to Meston's first ascent of the peak in 1889. We were an hour and 20 minutes on the top. We could not see more than 100 yds. for mist and rain, and we were all too wet and cold for a longer stay. With Bill's help, in climbing, I collected about 35 spp. of plants, including a few mosses and hepatics. George collected a few small insects, and some of the big salmon-pink slugs which were conspicuous on leaves of the trees. I failed to find Rhododendron Lochae, Australia's one species of the genus, which was discovered here by Meston's party. The species is conspicuous in flower, and it would not be surprising if it has been exterminated in its type locality by visiting botanists or others. The second night on Tick Camp we were more comfortable. We had more leaves on the roof and more on the ground, and there was not so much rain. Only three drips disturbed me - one beside my head, one on my middle, and one on my feet. Left Tick Camp on the descent at 8 am on the 7th and reached camp below the mountain at 12:15. Collecting was sadly limited by constant rain and mist. We could see only a few yards most of the time. Most of the flowering plants collected on the slopes and on the summit were in fruit. A few plants were flowering on the slopes; only one - the Dracophyllum - on the summit. A number of spp. on the summit had neither flowers nor fruits. Indications point to the spring months being the best for collecting plants on the summit. One of my side interests in the mountain was the collection of seeds of a native mangosteen, Garcinia Mestoni, endemic there, and supposed to fruit or ripen fruit at this time of year. David Fairchild wants them for planting in connection with experiments being carried out in Florida and Central America. Only one so far sterile tree survives in the Americas from a batch of seed Fairchild received through C. T. White some years ago; and if this tree does flower, it cannot set fruits, for Garcinia is dioecious. I found a mangosteen, possibly Mestoni, common as a substage tree in the forests of Bellenden-Ker from about 2000 to 4000 feet. But it was in flower, and I found only two malformed, probably off-season, fruits with seeds which were not worth collecting. The fruits were pale yellow. Thursday, April 8: The four of us returned to Cairns on Woodward's utility truck. Our week at Bellenden-Ker was quite profitable for limited collecting, yielding 65 mammals, a fair lot of reptiles and insects, and 90 numbers of plants. George and I both have ankles swollen from leech bites, and both of us feel somewhat stiff after our exertions on Bellenden-Ker. Friday, April 9 The strike ended while George and I were on the mountain. This morning the Time steamed in from Townsville and began unloading. Have arranged to get immediate delivery of our cargo when it leaves the ship's slings. Work went on to 10:30 thi