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ningham’s plant; as it was neither in flower nor fruit, I 
did not take any specimens: it may, however, prove a 
new species. Through the kindness of Mr. Chapman, 
I obtained, from a spring in the neighbourhood, several 
specimens of a Siliceous matter, deposited by the waters 
of the spring on twigs, leaves, &c. lying in it. During 
my stay I procured fine specimens of two large species 
of Curculio; the head and snout of one, without its 
antennae, being more than two inches in length; the 
other had a peculiar flabelliform tail, somewhat like 
that of a small shrimp. The lake contains an abundance 
of small crayfish, which are very good eating. Here 
are, also, two small species of fish, called by the natives 
Kokopu, and Inanga; and a black bivalve shell fish, a 
species of (Jnio; the whole of which are common in 
most of the fresh water streams in New Zealand. 
On the 13th of January I left Te Ngae. Crossing 
the lake, I landed at the N.W. extremity, and once 
more resumed my journey. I soon entered the dense 
forest, through which the road to Tauranga lies, in 
which we continued travelling until sun-set. In this 
forest, in a low, wet, and dark spot, I obtained another 
new and peculiar species of Lomaria (X. nigra , n.sp., 
W . C .); and on the stony banks of Mangarewa, a small 
river running in a deep ravine, I discovered an elegant 
species of Lindscea (X. viridis, n. sp. W. C.). In travel¬ 
ling this day, I carelessly plucked a fern which grew 
pendulous from a tree, believing it to be Aspleniumfal- 
catum, Forst.; happening, however, to preserve the 
fragment, I have since examined it, and find it to be a 
distinct and new species. This I have named A. Fors - 
terianum , in honour of that celebrated botanist, whose 
name should ever be had in remembrance by all persons 
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