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since determined it to be a distinct, and probably a new spe¬ 
cies, ranking between P. crassifolium, Banks , and P. um- 
bellatum . Here, while resting on the turf, I noticed the 
great prevalence of smut ( Uredo , sp.) in the common indi¬ 
genous grasses; and also the great profusion of Edwardsia 
microphylla , which every where abounded. At the northern 
parts of the Island, this tree is by no means common, nor do 
I recollect ever having seen a single plant in any other lo¬ 
cality, than close by the sides of rivers, and on headlands 
near the sea. A large erect species of Ranunculus I also 
found in this spot. Towards evening I brought up, in rain, 
at Te Ariuru, a large village in Tokomaru Bay; a spot, 
which, by the botanist, will ever be contemplated with the 
most pleasant association of feeling—for here it was that 
Sir Joseph Banks and Dr. Solander botanized, in October, 
1769. This Bay was called Tegadoo, by Cook. I was 
obliged to remain at this village a day or two, in consequence 
of the very violent gale of wind and rain, which commenced 
on the night of my arrival, and which completely imprisoned 
me within the canvas-w r alls of my tent. On the ebbing, how¬ 
ever, of the tide, I ventured to the rocks just below me, which, 
composed of a very hard stone, abounded with petrified 
marine fossils. In tumbling them over in the rain, I was re¬ 
warded with a truly elegant species of Patella , which, not 
finding described, I have named P. Solandri ,* in commemo¬ 
ration of Dr. Solander. 
On the morning of the 4th, I again resumed my journey. 
* Patella Solandri; Shell, oval, anteriorly truncated, much de¬ 
pressed, faintly striated longitudinally, diaphanous, fragile, covered with 
a thin epidermis; inside, smooth, glossy; vertex, very much anteriorly 
inclined, sub-acute, produced, slightly recurved; margin , entire, obso- 
letely crenulated within; colour, bluish-green, concentrically streaked 
with brown, beautifully blotched, or tortuously undulated, with same 
colour towards margin; 5-7 lines long, 4-5 lines broad. Hah. Adhering 
to the under side of large smooth stones; Tokomaru (Tegadoo) Bay, E. 
coast, N. Island, New Zealand. W. C. MSS., ined. 
