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the expedition was fully accomplished, that of ascertaining 
the precise bearing of the South Magnetic Pole, and though 
it could not be supposed that such a voyage should be rich 
in vegetable productions, and although these were almost 
wholly derived from two islands; yet, their character is highly 
interesting. Our bold voyagers penetrated as far as 78° 
S. latitude, 7 degrees farther than Capt. Cook was able to ac- 
complish, and nearly 4 degrees beyond the no less enterprising 
Weddell; they discovered, and ran along a vast extent of new 
continent, covered with everlasting snow, yet presenting to 
the view mountains of vast magnitude, from 9, to 12,000 
feet in elevation, and one of them an active volcano! 
On the 20th of November, eight days after quitting the 
Derwent, and in S. lat. 51° long. 166°, the ships reached 
Lord Auckland's Islands, where they remained till the 12th 
of December. "This gave ample time for botanical investiga- 
tions, and the opportunity was not wasted. About one hun- 
dred and twenty species of plants were added to the Herba- 
rium (exclusive of Alg@,) and most copious notes and drawings 
were made from the recent specimens, together with minute 
observations on their distribution according to altitude, &c. 
Some remarkable genera grow at Lord Auckland's Islands, and 
two Ferns, which, from their caulescent stems, though they 
are small compared with the tropical Zree-ferns, may almost 
be called arborescent. Among the Mosses, are three unde- 
scribed species of Andrea, a fine Conostomum, Bartramia, 
two Hookerie, &c. A bird's eye view of the principal island 
presents about an equal distribution of wood, shrub and 
pasture-land; but with the mountains nowhere rising to 
Such a height as to be destitute of grass to their very 
summits. - 
On landing, what may be considered the maritime zone, 
extending from the beach to the border of the woods, a very 
narrow belt, afforded Ranunculus, Cardamine, Stellaria, two 
Acene, Portulaca, Lobeliacea, Callitrichea, Bulliarda? and 
three Composite, two of which are also found on the hill-tops, 
Gentiana, Myosotis, Polygonea, Veronica, Plantago, Amarantha- 
