10 JOURNAL OF A NATURALIST 
(29) called by the natives, Papapa, I found old flowers ; of the 
other (30) I was not so fortunate. I also observed a small- 
leaved Epilobium (27), and another, a very beaütiful species, 
(10a) without however either flowers or fruit. I subsequently 
found this last-mentioned species growing in rich profusion 
on the banks of the river Wirinaki far away in the interior, 
(vide sp. no. 188). Passing through the woods on the banks 
of the river, I observed some young trees with compound 
leaves (14), which were new to me; I could not then detect 
their parents, but I think I was fortunate enough to find them 
afterwards on the mountains in the interior, (vide, sp. No. 
131) We soon arrived at Wakawitiva, one of the largest 
native towns in New Zealand, where we remained a day or two. 
Dec. 1st.—Early this morning we left Wakawitiva, the 
principal village of the Ngatiporou tribe.—I had pro- 
ceeded but a few yards ere I discovered a very pretty pro- 
cumbent Ranunculus, a new species (15) which grew here 
among the grass. At some distance further was a very fine 
grass (52) which flourished here, and another with black 
joints (53). In a grassy plain, a little beyond the river 
grew a curious little Lobelia (28), which I have reason 
to believe identieal with one formerly discovered by me 
on the sea-shore of the East coast, and sent to you in 1841. 
Here also that pretty little plant, Micromaria Cunninghamii, 
Benth., was very plentiful (10). Proceeding hence towards 
the sea, through a long, irregular, and stony water-course, 
(which road I chose in hopes of meeting with some- 
thing new), I found several mosses, (vide packet, No. 298). 
Emerging from the forest’s gloom we descended to the beach, 
over which we continued our course for a few miles, until we 
arrived at a small village called Wareponga. Here I saw 
a species of Clematis which appeared new; leaves were 
ternate, very coriaceous and glabrous, with the lower half 
only of each leaf greatly crenate. I fear that I must some- 
how have mislaid my specimens of this plant as I cannot 
find them; the fruit, however, I fortunately possess (54). 
On the rocks, in this locality, I noticed a species of Patella 
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