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Island. The prevalence of the Myrtaceous plant gives a lurid 
hue to the landscape. Of the fine Dracophyllum only the 
younger leaves are green, the older ones turn red and brown, 
and then drop off in immense numbers; so that on pene- 
trating the woods they are gloomy in the extreme, from the 
prevalence of fallen foliage, and the general absence of the 
sun’s cheerful rays. Few of the plants are fragrant; the 
Asphodelous plant above-mentioned is, also the white-flowered 
Veronica, whose scent resembles that of our Jasmine, while 
the alpine Hierochloe, like the species of our northern hemis- 
phere, diffuses a most delicious odour. Of fetid plants there 
are not a few, among such the Coprosmas stand pre-eminent; 
the Araliacee too are disagreeable, and so are the Gentians, 
when drying. 
After quitting Lord Auckland’s Islands, the expedition 
visited Campbell’s Island, in S. lat. 523°, and anchored in the 
South Harbor. Here they remained only three days, but 
made the best use of their time in collecting the vegetable 
productions, which, as may be inferred from the geographical 
position, are, in many respects, similar to what prevail in 
the group they had left. Campbell’s Island is, however, 
much smaller and very rugged, its mountains attaining a 
height of 1,200 feet; yet some additional species were 
gathered, especially Mosses. The two caulescent Ferns are _ 
abundant here also. “The valleys were, unfortunately," - 
writes the botanist, “completely devastated down each side 
of South Harbor, where we lay, by fires that had been kin- _ 
-dled by the sailors. The windward side of the island pre- e 
sents many anomalies. In particular, it may be mentioned 
that, probably owing to the heavy south-west gales, it is 
totally devoid of every thing approaching;to a shrub, and 
many plants which, on ascending the leeward side of the 
island, are only seen on arriving at the summits, here descend 
to within a hundred feet of the sea: such as the little Bora- 
 gineous plant (Myosotis ?), several grasses, &c.: thus the 
two sides of the island exhibit very different distributions, 
.—. from local circumstances.” LENT 
