588 Transactions. — Botany. 



Tkisetum antarcticum, Trinius. — Not uncommon in rather 

 dry stations. Duneclin ; Maungatua ; Mount St. Bathan's ; 

 &c. A variable plant. 



Trisetum subspicatum, Beauv. — Common, at 4,000ft. and 

 upwards, on mountains of N., C, and W. Knrow Moun- 

 tains ; Old Man Range ; Mount Pisa ; Mount Cardrona ; &c. 



Tkisetum youngii, Hook. f. — Not uncommon on mountains 

 of W., at 3,500ft.-5,000ft. Carrick Range ; Mount Bon- 

 pland ; Mount Tyndall ; Clinton Saddle ; &c. 



Olyceria stricta. Hook, f.— Common close to the sea on the 

 E. and S. coasts. Oamaru ; Dunedin ; Catlin's ; Bluff; 

 &c. 



Atropis pumila, Kirk. — Common on the mountains of the C. 

 and N. and the higher lowlands of the E. and S. Mac- 

 rae's ; Waiwera River ; Waipori ; Blue Mountains ; Mount 

 Ida; Carrick Range; &c. Descends to 200ft. in the S., 

 and reaches 4,000ft. in C. 



Eragrostis imbecilla, Hook. f. — Abundant in the drier parts 

 of the E., C, and N. Dunedin; Manuherikia Valley; 

 Maniototo Plain ; Lake District ; &c. 



Eragrostis breviglumis, Hook, f . — Port Moeraki ; Waipahi ; 

 Catlin's. Now a very rare grass, as it is greedily eaten by 

 stock. It grows only in rich alluvial or volcanic lands, 

 and is well worthy of cultivation, as it is a tender, succu- 

 lent grass, yielding a large amount of herbage. 



PoA FOLiosA, Hook. f. — Not uncommon on wet slopes on the 

 mountains of the N., C, and W., at 3,000ft.-5,000ft. 

 Mount Ida ; Mount Pisa ; Mount Cardrona ; Clinton 

 Saddle and Valley, where it descends to 1,500ft. 



PoA ExiGUA, Hook, f . — Old Man Range ; Hector Mountains ; 

 Mount Pisa; Mount Cardrona; &c. (4,000ft.-6,000ft.). 



PoA CESPiTOSA, Forst. — Common and often abundant in the 



drier lowlands of the E. and S. ; more rare, and chiefly in 



sandy stations, in the interior. 

 PoA colensoi, Hook. f. — Common throughout, and ranging 



from near sea-level to 6,000ft. Very abundant on the 



mountains of the C. and N. A most valuable fodder-grass, 



and very variable. 

 PoA LiNDSAYi, Hook. f. — -Common in dry lowland stations in 



the C. and N. Waitahi Valley; Ngapara ; Maniototo 



Plain ; Tuapeka Mouth ; Lake District ; &c. Ascends to 



3,000ft. at Mount Kyeburn. 

 PoA SCLEROPHYLLA, Bcrggreu. — On dry, broken shingle on 



mountains of C. and N.E. Mount Ida; Mount St. 



Bathan's (4,000ft.-6,000ft.). 



