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that exist between portions of the three 
countries, by genera closely allied, and 
forming links in the connexion in the same 
family. Thus, of Magnoliacee, South 
America has its Wintera, New Zealand 
its Drimys, and Van Diemen’s Land a 
Tasmannia, Of Onagrarie, the two for- 
mer countries furnish their Fuchsias, whilst 
Australasia has its Epilobia. As belong- 
ing to the Atherospermee of Mr. Brown, 
Chili and New Zealand have each a Lau- 
relia, and the type of M. Labillardiére’s 
genus Atherosperma is frequent in the 
humid woods of Van Diemen’s Land. 
Of Ericeg ; whilst Gaultheria exists in 
both Van Diemen's Land and New Zea- 
land, Andromeda occupies the bogs in the 
higher latitudes of South America. Again, 
in Rosacee—Rubus, and Acena, both more 
abundant on the continent of South Ame- 
rica, have representatives also in the other 
two countries. 
As belonging to Escalloniee, R. Br., 
the type of the Order whence it derived 
its name, a large genus of Peru and Chili, 
has another, very closely allied to it, enti- 
tled by M. Alph. De Candolle, Quintinia, 
both in New Zealand and New South 
Wales, whilst Anopterus (Labill.) inhabits 
the damp shady forests of the southern 
parts of Van Diemen’s Land, 
Further, as belonging to the allied fami- 
ly Cunoniacee—Weinmannia, a genus 
chiefly of South America and the islands 
thereto contiguous, is represented in New 
Zealand by genuine species, as well as by 
Leiospermum, Don; and Ackama, A. C.; 
whilst the Order is shown in the cooler 
parts of Australasia, by Callicorma, Ano- 
dopetalum (A. C. MSS. ined.), Ceratope- 
talum, and others. 
Of the Order Araliacee, abounding in 
plants of remarkable habit, and found ge- 
nerally in South America, both Panaz and 
Aralia are to be observed in dark and 
humid woods, on the coasts of New Zea- 
land and New South Wales ; whilst Ruta- 
cee, so frequent and so diversified in genera 
on the two continents, has just barely an 
existence in New Zealand, viz. in Meli- 
cope, where to Fors:er's species, another 
SPECIMEN OF THE BOTANY OF NEW ZEALAND. 
is added. Another instance of affinity will 
suffice. The genus Astelia, an Epiphyte 
of Juncee, inhabits rocks and trees in Van 
Diemen’s Land, in New Zealand, and in - 
the colder and higher parts of South Ame- _ 
rica; and an instance occurs of the same — 
plant, viz. Goodenia repens, Br., being in- 
digenous to the sandy shores of these se- 
veral countries. There are, however, cer- 
tain families of plants, frequent on the in- —— 
terjacent islands of New Zealand and the 
Australasian continent, that are wholly i 
wanting in South America. Witness | : 
Epacridee, which, as Mr. Brown has justly — * 
observed, constitutes one of the peculiari- ; 
ties in the vegetation of the more tempe- : 
rate parts in the latter great country; while i 
in New Zealand nine plants have been ob- : 
served, and of these the species of Dra- l 
cophyllum are very striking in the drier | 
forests, 
The same remark applies to the genera 
Pimelea, Pittosporum, to certain of Ho 
loragee, and to those genera of Orchidee, 
Thelymitra, Orthoceras, Microtis, Acian- —— 
thus, Pterostylis, and Gastrodia. 
Certain genera, common to Europe, fur- 
nish species peculiar to those islands. The 
following may serve as examples, viz. Sa- 
molus. Veronica, Anchusa, Lobeha, Se- 
necio, Viscum, Hydrocotyle, Tillea, My- 
riophyllum, Coriaria, Geranium, Linum, 
Drosera, Ranunculus, and Clematis. i 
Finally, the following short list will show, — 
that identically the same species of plants 
are occasionally indigenous, both to Great 
Britain, and to those remote islands of the 
southern ocean, viz. Sargassum vuga 
Agardh. ; Rhodomela pinsin a an 
Laurencia obtusa, Lamour.; 
corneum, Lamour. ; Halymenia fi urcellala, 
Ag.; Parmelia pulverulenta, -— = 
perlata, Ach.; Cetraria glauca, in 
Sticta aurata, Ach.; Cenomyce nnnm 
na, Ach.; Ramalina farinacea, A , 
Usnea florida, Ach.; Collema p 
L.; C. tremelloides, Ach. ; plage 
tifolium, Hedw.; Hymenophyllum Li ; 
bridgense, Sm.; Scirpus lacustris, ad * 
Eleocharis acicularis, Br.; Js 
cea, Br.; Juncus filiformis, L.; J. fats : 
