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conscious JI must have omitted others 
equally deserving of recognition. Among 
these that have come to my recollection are 
Miss L. G. Gibbs, Mr George Biggar, 
of Croydon, Professor Wall, of Canter- 
bury College, Mr W. W. Smith, of 
the ‘Taranaki public gardens, and Me 
H. H. Allan, of Christchurch, who 
has just been awarded his Doctorate on his 
thesis upon the vegetation of Mt. Peel, 
South Canterbury, all of whom have been 
prominent collectors in the mountains 
where many of our interesting native plants 
are alone to be found. It is certain that 
Ll have omitted the names of others, and to 
them I can only express my apologies. 
May I say in conclusion that it has been 
a great pleasure to me to have been associ- 
ated with Messrs Hart and Darton in their 
work during the past year, and if the writ- 
ing and publication of this series of articles 
has been of any service to them, and re- 
sults in a wider interest being taken in a 
subject which, as I have said, there is 
reason to suppose is gaining in_ public 
favour, then I am amply rewarded for any 
httle trouble I have taken. 
CO DZS 
