Collected a few plants in the Gap while the billy boiled. A fairly dense shrubby undergrowth in the savanna-forest is dominated by Agonis 19028, and contained pink-flowered Boronia 19031. Returning to the main road, we called on Mr. and Mrs. Bert Connell, who live in part of the old radio hut, and were immediately invited to occupy the rest of the hut as our Iron Range base. We will have floor space of about 40 x 20 feet, a place in a big garage for our blacks, and a range in an outhouse for the cook. A very fine set up, especially if the weather continues wet. Saturday June 5: This evening we are comfortably settled in the old radio but at Iron Range. Were transported here by Doug and Barry Fisher, each carrying about 1½ tons on his truck. Carrying rate, 1/6 per ton per mile, plus coupons for gas consumed. North of the Jardine we were in country in which motor vehicles are still run on gas scrounged from military dumps. Sunday June 6: Started collecting with an excursion through the rainforest of the flood plains, across the bridge and downstream from camp. The rainforest strip along the river is about 1/4 mile in width; beyond that, with the rise of the ground, bloodwood savanna-forest comes in. My farthest point was about 1/2 mile down the river. Floodplain of deep, fertile-appearing loam, cut by deep watercourses entering from the savanna. Forest very tall. Many giant trees which must be 150 ft. tall and a good 6 ft. in diameter above the buttresses. Some species, including a fig, now losing its leaves, have enormously developed buttress roots. The size of the canopy trees, and the prevalence of pig rootings, are the most striking features of the forest. It seems poor in species. Floods of last wet season, inundating the plain to depths of 6 to 10 or 12 feet, have swept the ground clear of leaves. There are very few herbaceous species in the undergrowth. Most of the trees and undergrowth plants are sterile. Apart from Calamus, of which I saw 3, possibly 4, species, climbing plants are few. Most of the few epiphytes live high on the great trees. All in all, the floodplain forests, on first view, are disappointing. Monday June 7: The weather seems to have taken up. Only a few very light showers have fallen since we arrived here on Sunday. Days pleasant; night quite cool. Another disappointing day in the rainforests for me. Got away from the floodplains and spent the morning in the rainforests of the lower ridges within 3/4 mile of camp. Leaving the streams, which run only in the rainy months of the year, and are quite full now, the rainforest diminishes rapidly in height and volume. Out 100 yards or so it could hardly be called rainforest. A stand of regrowth or marginal community polewoods, with occasional large trees; probably subject to burns in dry years. Two days in the rainforests have yielded me 44 numbers, mostly spp. of the undergrowth. Have marked, for early attention with the axe, youngish specimens of several of the large forest trees which are now in flower or fruit.