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plant is regular, so we reach No. 57 ; and the ovary not being 

 deeply lobed we proceed to No. 60. The leaves being alternate, 

 we reach No. 61, and the stamens being attached to the petals 

 we arrive at No. 62. The one-celled ovary brings us to No. 

 63, and the fact that there are five sepals to No. 64. Our plant 

 is a herb, so that it must evidently belong to the genus 

 Samolus, and as there is only one species it must be S. littoralis. 

 Of course, if there is a large number of species in the genus, 

 it may be impossible to determine the specific name of the 

 plant from the information in this volume. Recourse must 

 then be had to one of the standard floras of New Zealand 

 {e.g. Cheeseman's, Kirk's, or Hooker's). 



