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be mentioned another beautiful species of Fagus (132), with 
small, broad, adpressed, coriaceous and biserrate leaves 
which grew plentifully in the immediate vicinity of the lake, 
and possesses, especially in its young state, most elegant 
foliage. Unfortunately, however, I could not find a single 
flowering specimen, although I assiduously sought for such, 
and hired natives to climb the trees in quest of them; a 
few capsules of the preceding year were all I could procure. 
The natives wished me to believe that this tree did not bear 
fruit every year, asserting that they had also remarked, that 
when this tree bore fruit, other trees did not! "They call it 
Tawai. It grows from 30—50 feet in height, and is not so 
robust as the large-leaved species. Here also the oval-leaved 
kind grew abundantly, attaining a considerable size and 
height. A graceful shrub, of the order Composite (122), 
with suborbiculate leaves, and sub-sheathing petioles, I 
found near the water's edge, but in dry spots ; and 
secured flowering specimens and fruit. 'This shrub grows. 
in rather a straggling divaricated manner, from 2—3 feet in 
height. I am much gratified in having a fine young plant 
now living from seed sown by me on my return from my | 
journey. On the sandstone rocks I found a beautiful minute 
Lobelia (263), a perfect little gem. It was scarce, and grew 
where it could only have been nourished by the spray and 
waves of the lake. Here also, among the rocks, was a 
species of Plantago with lanceolate leaves (126), new 
to me. A fine Hydrocotyle (123) I found in the same 
locality. Just above, on the banks, I gathered specimens in 
fruit of a peculiar (Araliaceous ?) tree (125), which was com- 
mon here: it grew in a straggling manner to the height of 
25—30 feet. A large and new species of Coprosma (120), a 
small tree from 10—14 feet high, I also obtained in fructifica- 
tion ; witha few fine Mosses (118, 156, &c.) Rummaging 
about among the dry and more elevated rocks, I found 
a pretty little fern (270), a species of Asplenium [A. 
Colensoi, n. sp. ms.]; and, on the top of the little pro- 
montory on which the village was situated waved a very 
