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Sketched by Dr. Hooker
"Balsam-bog" plant (Bolax Glebaria). Falkland Islands. Page 263.
CHAPTER XI.
Natives of Furgia.—Weapons.—Birds.—Climate.—Meteorological Abstract for October.—Prevailing Winds.—"Williwaws."—Tides.—Permanent Mark at the Mean Level of the Sea.—Sail from St. Martin's Cove.—Burdwood Bank.—Beauchêne Island.—Anchor in Port Louis.—English Barque, Governor Halkett.—Her Majesty's Ship Philomel.—Trees from Hermite Island planted.—Result of Observations.—Tides.—Permanent Marks to indicate the Mean Level of the Ocean.
