584 Transactions. — Botany. 



Cakex muelleei, Petrie (=C viridis, mihi, a name previously 

 used). — Not uncommon on the mountains of the C. and 

 N.W. Eough Ridge; Clark's Diggings; Carrick Eange ; 

 Nevis Valley ; Cardrona Valley ; &c. Ascends to 4,000ft. 



Carex wakatipu, Petrie. — Common on the mountains of the 

 C. and N.W. Mount Ida ; Mount St. Bathan's ; Hector 

 Mountains ; Ben Lomond ; Mount Cardrona ; &c. (from 

 3,000ft.-5,000ft.). 



Caeex longioulmis, Petrie.— Glory Cove, Stewart Island. 



Carex littorosa, Bailey ( = C. littoralis, Petrie, a name 

 previously used). — Common on mudflats of E. and S. 

 coasts. Dunedin ; Bluff; Paterson's Inlet. 



Carex uncifolia, Cheeseman. — Not uncommon on the moun- 

 tains and in the higher valleys of the N.W. Mount 

 Cardrona (4,000ft.) ; Nevis Valley; Arrowtown. 



Carex resectans, Cheeseman. — Common in the dry plains 

 of the interior. Gimmerburn ; Ida Valley ; Albertown ; 

 &c. 



Carex petriei, Cheeseman. — Not uncommon in the higher 

 valleys of the N. and W. Mount Ida ; Dunstan Moun- 

 tains; Hector Mountains ; Mount Cardrona. Ranges from 

 700ft. at Te Anau to 4,500ft. 



Carex berggreni, Petrie.— Rather rare on the mountains of 

 the C. Mount Pisa (5,000ft.) ; Old Man Range ; Mount 

 •Kyeburn (3,300ft.). 



Carex kirkii, Petrie. — Common on the mountains of the 

 C. and N.W. ; rarer towards the E. Macrae's ; Nevis 

 Valley ; Old Man Range ; Hector Mountains ; Mount 

 Pisa (l,800ft.-4,500ft.). 



Carex thomsoni, Petrie. — Not rare on the summits of the 

 highest mountains of the N.W. Old Man Range ; Hector 

 Mountains ; Mount Pisa. Ranges from 4,500ft. to 6,500ft. 



Carex hectori, Petrie. — Old Man Range (5,000ft.). ' 



Carex Nov^-ZEALANDi.a:, Petrie. — Shores of Lake Te Anau. 



Ehrharta colensoi, Hook. f. — Clinton Saddle, Lake Te 

 Anau (3,000ft.). 



Ehrharta thomsoni, Petrie. — Paterson's Inlet and head of 

 Port Pegasus, Stewart Island. 



MicROL.a:NA stipoides, Br. — Dunedin ; Kelso ; Moa Flat ; 

 Speargrass Flat ; head of Lake Hawea ; Invercargill ; 

 Stewart Island. It has been alleged that this grass will 

 not stand frost, but at the Speargrass Flat stations it 

 grows most luxuriantly, though the frosts are very severe, 

 and last for several months. 



