Out in the open: a budget of scraps of natural history gathered in New Zealand
Description: "A few words of explanation are offered in reference to some of the papers: the visit to Hikurangi in May, 1878, offered a rare opportunity of seeing Maoris at home, at a period when a large section of the race had withdrawn from intercourse with Europeans. "Natural Domains" was written early in 1878, with the faint hope of calling public attention to the wisdom of making provision for the future by timely reservations of land for the important purposes indicated. "Fern Leaves" was the outcome of many wanderings in both islands: this was supplemented by a systematic Catalogue of Ferns, following Hooker's admirable arrangement, written for the use of those collectors to whom botanical terms were for the most part a snare and a stumbling-block."--preface.
Collection: DOCUMENTARY HERITAGEDescription: "A few words of explanation are offered in reference to some of the papers: the visit to Hikurangi in May, 1878, offered a rare opportunity of seeing Maoris at home, at a…