Petbie. — On the Flowering-plants of Otago. 589' 



PoA rusiLLA, Berggren. — Common in the E. and S. ; rarer in 

 the interior. Dunedin ; Maungatua ; Catlin's ; Kyebnrn 

 Crossing ; Cambrian ; &c. Ascends to 2,500ft. Dr. 

 Berggren's figure of this plant represents a small depau- 

 perated form of the species. 



PoA INTERMEDIA, Buchanan. — Dry rocky stations in the C. 

 Black's; Hamilton's; &c. I doubt if this is distinct from 

 P. colensoi, Hook, f., which is a very variable plant. 



PoA PYGM^A, Buchanan. — Plateau on top of Mount Pisa 

 (6,000ft.). 



PoA KiRKii, Buchanan. — Not uncommon in mountain valleys 

 and on mountain slopes in the E., C, and W. Maungatua 

 (2,500ft.) ; Eock and Pillar Range ; Hector Mountains ; 

 Humboldt Mountains. A variable plant. 



PoA MANiOTOTO, Petrie. — Common on dry salty plains and 

 river- terraces of the centre. Kurow ; Bendigo ; Mount 

 Pisa; Maniototo Plain (l,200ft.-3,000ft.). 



PoA coLLiNsii, Kirk (MS.). — Nevis Valley; Nenthoru. This 

 may be a form of Poa kirkii. 



ScHEDONORUS LiTTORALis, E. Br., var. TRiTicoiDES, Beuth. — 

 Common on sandhills of E. and S. coasts. 



Festuca scoparia, Hook. f. — Common on cliffs of the E. and 

 S. coasts. Brighton ; Catlin's ; Stewart Island. I have 

 not observed this north of Brighton, where it is abundant 

 on spray-washed cliffs. 



Festuca duriuscula, L. — Most abundant at 1,000ft. and up- 

 wards, both on the dry plains and on the hills and moun- 

 tains of the interior. West Taieri ; Hyde ; Maniotota 

 Plain ; Macrae's ; Tarras ; Hawea Flat ; &c. This species 

 has been confounded by some botanical w'orkers and most 

 settlers with Poa ccespitosa, Forst. It is a much more 

 valuable grass than the latter, which is eaten only when 

 very young. Together with Agropymm scabrum and Poa 

 colensoi, it forms the main sustenance of the great flocks 

 of sheep depastured on the uplands of the South Island. 

 It can be readily distinguished from Poa caspitosa by the 

 somewhat rough culm. The culm of the latter is always 

 perfectly smooth. 



Agropybum scabrum, Br. — Common throughout the district, 

 and especially in the dry terrace plains and lower moun- 

 tain slopes of the central district. Dunedin ; Clyde ; Ida 

 Valley ; &c. The most nutritious grass in the colony, and 

 one of the most difficult to eat out. Being greedily eaten 

 by stock as well as by rabbits, it is seldom allowed to 

 flower, but it holds the ground well in spite of this. 



