190 Transactions. 



38. Ranunculus insignis Hook. f. 



North Island : Volcanic Plateau Botanical District — Mount Ngauruhoe, 

 on wet lava cliffs. H. Carse. 



This species is not mentioned in my Report on a Botanical Survey of 

 the Tongariro National Park, but it has since been noted by Mr. Allison, of 

 Wanganui, on the south-eastern side of Kuapehu ; by Mr. E. Phillips Turner 

 in the bed of the Maungaturuturu River ; and by Mr. Carse as above. All 

 the same, it appears to be an uncommon plant for the central group of 

 volcanoes in general and the adjacent part of the Volcanic Plateau. 



39. Raoulia glabra Hook. f. 



North Island : Ruahine-Cook Botanical District — On summit and other 

 stony exposed places on the Kaukau Range. L. C. 



In Aston's catalogue of Wellington plants (Trans. N.Z. List., vol. 43, 

 p. 235, 1911) the only localities given for R. glabra are the Rimutaka and 

 Tararua Mountains. 



40. Rubus parvus Buchanan. 



South Island : Western Botanical District — Styx and Arahura Valleys. 

 J. E. Holloway ! 



In the Manual the Taramakau Valley is given as the southern limit of 

 Rubus parvus. It is, however, now known to extend almost to the Fox 

 Glacier, and probably it extends still farther to the south. It appears, 

 indeed, to be fairly common on old river-bed, though perhaps somewhat 

 local, throughout the North-western and Western Botanical Districts. 

 Poppelwell does not record its occurrence in the neighbourhood of the 

 Haast Pass or the River Haast. 



41. Scirpus inundatus Poir. var 



Nortl 

 H. Carse 



North Island : Volcanic Plateau — Wet ground on Waimarino Plain. 



42. Selliera radicans Cav. 



South Island : Eastern Botanical District — (1.) Near the junction of the 

 Porter River and the Broken River, Trelissick Basin : A. Wall ! (2.) On 

 the shores of certain of the small lakes (Marymere, &c.) and the slopes 

 adjacent, near Mount St. Bernard : A. Wall ! 



The Manual gives only quite general information regarding the inland 

 distribution of this extremely common coastal plant. Aston (loc. cit., p. 236) 

 states that it ascends to 3,500 ft. on the Kaimanawa Mountains. Petrie 

 records it (Trans. N.Z. Inst., vol. 28, p. 565, 1896) as " rare inland [Otago] 

 and much reduced in size, as at Lakes Wanaka and Te Anau. Ascends to 

 1,000ft."; and the Manual, p. 395, "ascending to over 2,500ft. at the 

 base of Ruapehu." Wall's specimens agree with Petrie's remarks as to 

 reduction in size. 



43. Urtica ferox Forst. f. 



North Island : Volcanic Plateau Botanical District — On bank of river, 

 Makatote Gorge. H. Carse. 



