328 MR. T. KIRK ON A BOTANICAL 
Amongst the novelties are a charming “Tyiodia,” from the hills 
above Carnley Harbour; a Ranunculus from the same place (not 
R. aucklandicus); a Stellaria allied to S. decipiens; another 
“Triodia” from Antipodes Island; a handsome Aralia, similar 
to my A. Lyallii, but with petioles like those of garden rhubarb ; 
a fine Celmisia of the vernicosa type, but with broad leaves; a 
small Pleurophyllum ; a grand herbaceous Senecio, the heads of 
which reminded me of S. candicans; a curious Gentiana, Poa 
sp., and some others, besides a few additions, as Carpha, Phor- 
mium, Samolus, &c. Unfortunately I was badly sea-sick the 
whole time; so that my specimens did not fare so well as could 
have been wished; but this did not interfere with my getting 
about. 
The Snares are covered with vegetation, although there is 
but little variety; but imagine the effect of two such grand 
plants as Olearia Lyallii and Senecio Muelleri in mass! Both 
attained the height of 25 feet; the latter, with a trunk 1 to 2 
feet in diameter, is surely the largest member of the genus. 
Some of the leaves of the Olearia were 7 inches long ; the flowers 
are like those of S. Colensoi, destitute of ligulate florets; and 
there is but little to distinguish the two except the large, more 
ovate, less acuminate leaves, and more open habit of O. Lyallü : 
one grand specimen on Ewing Island was 30 feet high, and 
another on Point Ross was nearly as large. What appeared to 
bethe same plant occurred on the south head of Carnley Harbour, 
where it was a low shrub; but I was unable to land. 
Antipodes Island is simply the crater of an extinct volcano ; 
its largest shrub was Ooprosma cuneata (identified in the absence 
of flowers); the only others observed were C. ciliata and C. re- 
pens. Fifty-four plants were collected. On the Snares only 
twenty-nine, several of which were introduced. Cattle, sheep, 
and goats have been introduced in all these islands: rabbits 
have been turned out on Macquarie Island and at Port Ross. 
The cattle greedily devour Stilbocarpa on Antipodes Tsland, 
eating even the rhizomes; so that some of our choicest things 
will soon be thinned. 
A remarkable gentian was abundant on Antipodes Island, 
forming dense masses, 6 to 12 inches high and 1 to 2 feet in 
diameter; the subprocumbent stems gave off numerous erect, 
strict branches. Some specimens exhibited yellow stems and 
leaves, with white flowers; others red stems and leaves with 
white flowers streaked with red ; so that in both forms alike the 
