Handbook of the New Zealand Flora

1864

Rare Book Collection, Landcare Research New Zealand, Lincoln

London: Lovell Reeve

Hooker relied on his own plant collection and the efforts of other collectors in the field to produce his later Handbook of the New Zealand Flora (1864), a ‘compendious’ and more compact account of the plants of New Zealand. This publication, however, was imperfect, with descriptions lacking to some flowering plants, and meagre sketches of fungi and crustaceous lichens. This copy is particularly significant as it once belonged to Sir James Hector (1834-1907), geologist, surgeon, and one of Hooker’s correspondents. The annotations – some extensive on the interleaved blue paper – are by John Buchanan – and are excellent examples of ‘Buchanan on Hooker’.