8 JOURNAL OF A NATURALIST 
26th.—This morning the weather clearing I continued my 
journey. Ascending the precipitous hill near the bottom of 
which we last night bivouacked, we gained a wood, where I 
noticed a small tree of the Melicytus genus, with very long 
lanceolate leaves (7), apparently a new species; this plant 
has very much the appearance of M. ramiflorus, Forst., 
but differs from that species in the shape and length of 
its leaves, some of which measured 10 inches, and in its 
taller manner of growth, averaging from 12-—18 feet in 
height. On the summit of the hill I gathered a specimen of 
the foliage of a very narrow-leaved Veronica (8), but could 
not find a plant any where in flower. The view from the 
rocky summit of this eminence was very imposing. I noticed 
a tall plant of the order Composite (31), probably a Senecio, 
which was new to me; it grew to the height of 3—4 feet 
among the young Leptospermum. Passing on, over the 
clayey hills, I gathered specimens of a fine Monocotyledonous 
plant (50), which I had not before observed; it flourished 
luxuriantly in this locality. Here, also, my new species of 
Phormium (P. Forsterianum) was very plentiful. Ata short 
distance further on, I found a handsome Pimelea (32) in 
flower, a shrub of 2-3 feet in height, possibly P. Gnidia, 
Vahl. of this fine plant I took several specimens, although I 
hardly knew how to preserve them from want of paper. 
Descending the hill through a slatey defile to the coast, I was 
rewarded with an elegant little monopetalous-flowered plant 
(9), a new species of Plantago (11), and a species of Mnia- 
rum (40) : this last may prove to be M. biflorum, Forst. ; these 
were all plentiful by the side of a little stream. I much 
wished to spend an hour at this place, but Rangitukia, the 
village where we intended halting for the night, and where 
we were to obtain a supply of food, was yet at a distance; 
the day, too, was rapidly passing away; so, with a sigh, 
which only Botanists know, I was obliged to proceed. The 
long stony beach was very tedious; we passed it, however, - 
and turned again inland, up the valley of Waiapu. Our route 
now lay in the bed of the river at present dry, but in winter, - 
