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durable billows to our feet, both shelter and food were any 
tiling but obtainable. 
The next morning, the weather clearing, I resumed my 
journey. Ascending the precipitous hill before me, and en¬ 
tering a small wood, I discovered a slender tree of the Meli- 
vytus genus, with very long lanceolate leaves, some of which 
measured 10 inches in length; making the third species of 
that genus hitherto found in these islands. The view from 
the rocky summit of this hill was most extensive, and very 
imposing. Here, on its peak, I gathered a specimen of a 
very narrow leaved Veronica y which may possibly prove to 
be a new species; unfortunately, it was neither in flower nor 
fruit. Descending this hill, and proceeding onwards, I found 
my uew species of Phormium* (P. Forsterianum , MSS., 
ined.y) growing plentifully. On the clayey hills in this loca¬ 
lity, 1 found a handsome Pimelea , a shrub 2-3 feet in height. 
Descending to the beach, through a deep and narrow slaty 
defile, I w r as rewarded with specimens of an elegant little 
monopetalous campanulate-flowered plant; a peculiar species 
of Plantago, with small leaves, which was quite new to me; 
and a plant of the Myosotis genus, probably M. Forsterii , 
Endl. This beach was long and stony, and very tedious 
w alking, the inclination seaward being so great, and the loose 
stones of which it was composed having their angles washed 
round, or nearly so. Arriving at the embouchure of the 
Waiapu River, I turned inland by its northern bank, and 
proceeded up the valley of Waiapu. My route now lay 
through the bed of the river, a considerable part of which 
was at present dry, but in winter (judging from the ap¬ 
pearance of the vegetation and stones about me) a mighty 
torrent. I noticed young trees of the Edwardsia genus being 
very plentiful here, but whether differing from the tw o already 
known New Zealand species, I could not, at this season, d-e- 
* I intend, at some future day, giving a descriptive account of this 
very elegant and useful, and very distinct, species of Phormium , 
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