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Poa trivialis, L., Britain. 

 Glyceria aquatica, Sm., Britain. 



„ fluitans, B. Br., Britain. 



„ maritima, S??t., Britain. 



Since the foregoing was written I have collected the under- 

 noted species, some of which have been identified by Professor 

 Cheeseman, F.L.S., and Mr. G. M. Thomson, P.L.S. Pyrus 

 aucuparia was inadvertently omitted from the above list. 



Salsola kali. /^ ^'^^-^A/ 



Silene armeria. /^'' / 



Dipsacus sylvestris. ^ ' A 



Lepidium draba. I -w 



Cynara cardunculus. juj i L i 



Hieracium subaudum. - -fiiki 



Crepis taraxifolia. 



Art. XXVI. — A Botanical Excursion during Midivinter to 

 the Southern Islands of Neio Zealand. 



By L. Cockayne, Ph.D. 



[R:iacl before the Philosophical Institute of Canterbury, 4th November, 



1903.] 



Plates XI. -XXIV. 



Contents. 

 Introduction. 



I. The Auckland Islands — 



General remarks. — Geology. — Climate. — The plant-formations: 

 (1) Sand-dunes; (2) coastal rocks; (.3) the forest-formations 

 — (a) the rata forest, (b) the Olearia lyallii forest ; (4) low- 

 land tussock ; (5) Pleurophijllum meadow ; (6) subalpine 

 meadow ; (7) subalpine scrub. 

 II. Campbell Island — 



General remarks. — Climate. — Geology. — The plant-formations: 



(1) Stony shore ; (2) Draco nhyllum scrub ; (3) lower tus- 

 sock meadow ; (4) subalpine tussock meadow ; (5) the Rost- 

 kovia formation ; (6) subalpine rocks. 



III. The Antipodes Islands — 



General remarks. — The plant-formations : (1) Maritime rocks ; 



(2) tussock meadow— (a) maritime tussock slopes, (b) flat 

 tussock meadow, (c) inland tussock slopes ; (.3) scrub ; 

 (4) bog: (5) inland rocks ; (6 and 7) stream and swamp. 



IV. The Bounty Islands. 



Y. Effect of Animals upon the Vegetation of the Southern Islands — 

 (1) Indigenous animals ; (2) introduced animals— (a) the Snares, 

 (6) the Auckland Islands, (c) Antipodes Island, (d) Campbell 

 Island . 

 VI. History of the Flora of the Southern Islands. 

 VII. List of the Indigenous Spermaphytes and Pteridophytes of the 

 Southern Islands. 

 VIII. Table showing Distribution of Floral Elements. 

 IX. Bibliography. 



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