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fituated at the extremity of each petal, which pro- 

 ceeds from the root of the plant. 



It was no fmall effort, after two days hard 

 walking, to reach the harbour where our Hups 

 were lying. We arrived at its northern extre- 

 mity, whence we faw the veffcls at a great dis- 

 tance. The difficulty of the road had made us 

 give up every hope of getting fo far that even- 

 ing, when fortunately we found a boat which 

 carried us on board. 



Cretin, one of the officers of our fhip> had 

 been fent by the Admiral along w r |th the geo- 

 graphical engineer, in the launch, to reconnoitre 

 Storm Bay. On their return, they related 

 that, after having proceeded feveral myriameters 

 into a channel which we had left on the flar- 

 board hand when we entered the bay, every 

 thing concurred to juftify the opinion that this 

 was a ftrait. The different places where they 

 founded had afforded throughout very good an- 

 chorage. 



I did not go far from the fhip the two follow- 

 ing days. My mornings were employed in de- 

 fcribing and preparing the abundant collection 

 h I had made in my laft excurfion. 



The environs which I vifited in the afternoon 

 procured me various plants of the family of the 

 crchis. Some of thefc I put into the hands o( 

 the painter to be drawn. 



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