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XEW ZEALAND PLANTS. 



closely intermixed with the gentians of the European Alps and the 

 rarer southern and little-known novelties Drapetcs, Ourisia. Cya- 

 thodes, AbrotancUa, and Raoulia" 



Further on, sentiment exhausted, the naturalist sought the practical. 

 " But how was I to carry off specimens of these precious prizes, and 

 had I time to gather them ? These mental pictures completely 



FIG. 6. The late Rev. William Coleuso. 



[From a photo in the possession of A. Hamilton. 



staggered me, for I realised my position well. \Ve. had left our encamp- 

 ment that morning, taking nothing with us. so we were all empty- 

 handed, and no New Zealand flax grew there. However, as I had 

 no time to lose, I first pulled off my jacket, a small travelling- coat, 

 and made a bag of that, and then, driven by necessity, I added thereto 

 my shirt, and by tying the neck, &c., got an excellent bag ; whilst 

 some specimens I also stowed in the crown of my hat." 



