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the upper plantations where we took up our residence for the 

 night." The next day was spent in leisurely travel ; they stayed 

 overnight at a village close to Kealakekua, and on the ninth day 

 returned aboard the ''Discovery." 



Excursion to Manna Loa. 



During the long stay at Kealakekua Menzies and a large party 

 made "another excursion into the country for the purpose of as- 

 cending Mowna Roa ;" this trip occupied a number of days. 



After concluding with Kamehameha the political business of 

 the voyage (see Alexander), Vancouver sailed to Kauai and 

 Niihau, and left the Islands, after discovering Bird Island (Ni- 

 hoa), on March fifteenth. 



Summary of Vancouver's Life 



George Vancouver was born 1758; entered the English navy at 

 the age of thirteen; and accompanied Captain Cook on Cook's 

 second and third voyages of discovery. In April, 1791, Vancou- 

 ver began his great expedition to the northwest coast of -America. 

 He visited Australia, New Zealand, Tahiti and Hawaii. The 

 Hawaiian visits have been described. After the third exploration 

 of the northwest coast he returned to England, October, 1794, and 

 reached tlie Thames Oct. 20, 1795. He immediately set about the 

 publication of his narrative, but died May 10, 1798. His brother 

 John, assisted by Captain Puget, completed and published the 

 "Voyage of Discovery" in 1798. 



Menzies Botanical Work. 



The collections made by Menzies were deposited in the her- 

 barium of the British Museum and in the Kew Herbarium; some, 

 by exchange, at the New York Botanical Garden. His name is 

 perpetuated in the scientific names of a number of Hawaiian 

 plants — Ahntilon Menziesii; Asplenium Menziesii; Astelia Men- 

 ziesiana; Bonamia Menziesii; Brezveria Menziesii; Cibotium 

 Menziesii; Coprosma Menziesii; Coreopsis Menziesii; Cyrtandra 

 Menziesii; Kadua Menziesiana; Lyco podium Menziesii; Panda- 

 ntis Menziesii; Raillardia Menziesii; Scaevola Menziesiana; 

 Schiedea Menziesii; Selaginella Menziesii; Sida Menziesiana. 



10. The Two Visits of Captain Broughton. 



Arrival at Kealakekua Jan. 8, 1796. 

 More Domesticated Plants and Animals. 



The British sloop "Providence," commanded by Captain Wil- 

 liam Robert Broughton, followed Vancouver in the Pacific. 

 Broughton's route of exploration which included the Asiatic 



