Cynoglossum nobile ia Professor Lindley's Gardeners' Chronicle. 

 Three years afterwards Mr. "Will. Seed, of Wellington, proceeded to 

 the Chatham-Islands on behalf of the Customs Department of New- 

 Zealand. The published oflScial Report resulting from this gentle- 

 man's journey (bearing date 21 October, 1861) contains also some 

 interesting ethnological information and many intelligent remarks 

 on the physical aspect, on the resources and on the natural produc- 

 tions of the islands, and is accompanied by a list of the trees observed 

 there. Valuable as all this information proved for phytology, it 

 suggested only more strongly the desirability of effecting a metho- 

 dical search of the plants of this group. Therefore it must be 

 considered a singularly fortunate circumstance, that the gentleman 

 to whom this work is dedicated, on learning through Dr. Julius 

 Haast, the distinguished geographer and geologist of Canterbury, 

 how advantageous to science a close examination of the Chatham- 

 Islands might prove, at once decided to entrust this task to his son, 

 Mr. Henry H, Travers, and with a rare generosity Mr. Travers 

 resolved to bear solely the whole of the expenses arising from this 

 mission. If such acts of munificence were more frequent how 

 delightfully and speedily might many scientific enquiries, for which 

 the opportunities are too often lost, be originated or sustained. Thus 

 the youthful naturalist set out on his voyage in October, 1863, and 

 during a stay of several months on Chatham- and Pitt-Islands accu- 

 mulated the material, which forms the principal foundation of ythis 

 memoir. Moreover, the yoimg gentleman added considerably to our 

 knowledge of the physical geography and zoology of these insular 

 spots. These observations and his anthropological notes will else- 

 where receive due promulgation. But it is only just to offer on this 

 occasion a public acknowledgement of the great kindness experienced 

 by the traveller from Mr. Frederick Hunt, of Pitt-Island, who not 

 only afforded him hospitality and aid in that place, but also perio- 

 dically joined in his excursions through Chatham-Island. Captain 

 Thomas, Revenue Officer, and Mr. Alexander Shand, are likewise 

 entitled to recognition of services rendered to Mr. Travers whilst 

 forming his collections. 



The fullest set of the plants secured was after Mr. Travers's return 

 presented by his father to the Phytological Museum of Melbourne 

 with a view to their elucidation. 



