80 POPULAR GEOGRAPHY OF PLANTS. 



striking is Chrysobactron Rossii : to say that it is one of the 

 Asphodel tribe would convey no idea of its appearance to 

 those who only know the English branches of the family : 

 it has tall stiff spikes of deepest orange, set thick with 

 beautiful little blossoms. The spikes are often a span long, 

 and about two inches across. There is another showy plant 

 of the Composite family Pleurophyllum speciosum, like a 

 large Ox-eye Daisy, only purple ; and a very elegant flower 

 of the same family, called Celmisia vernicosa ; the linear 

 glossy leaves are " spread out on the ground like the spokes 

 of a wheel ; the flowers are pure white with a purple eye," 

 and as large as those of the plant last named. " There is 

 a remarkable predominance of such handsome species over 

 such weeds as Grasses and Sedges." 



In Campbell Island, which lies a hundred and twenty 

 miles south of the Auckland Isles, most of the same beau- 

 tiful species occur again ; amongst which the splendid 

 Chrysobactron is conspicuous, studding "the bright green 

 slopes, so as to give them a yellow tinge, visible a full mile 

 from the shore. There is a belt of brushwood forming a 

 verdant line close to the beach, composed of some of the 

 same trees as those in the Auckland Isles, but in a very 

 stunted state. This is only seen on entering the quiet har- 



