296 Transactiotis. — Botany. 



5. Inland Rocks. 



These I had only an opportunity of examining in two 

 places, so can say httle on this head. A sloping rock near 

 the summit of the ridge on its eastern side was covered with 

 a beautiful white-coloured species of Cladonia. Through this 

 grew a few small plants of Cojnosvia ciliatai^?) about 30 cm. 

 tall, Lycopodium fastigiatuvi, and Lycopod. varium, Hymeno- 

 2)hyllum multifidum, Helichrysum prostratn7n, Lomaria al- 

 pina, a little stunted Ligusticnm antipodum, and Aspidiiim 

 vestitum, the whole of these, including the lichen, being also 

 plants of the meadow. 



On the face of a dry vertical cliff were white crustaceous 

 lichens, some fruticose lichens, a few mosses, a plant or two 

 of Colobcmthus muscoides, while on ledges where peat had 

 been formed a tuft or two of the common tussock-grass. 



6 and 7. Stream and Sivamp. 



For convenience' sake, these two formations are taken 

 together, since I had only an opportunity to examine very 

 rapidly the stream flowing down a gully from the meadow 

 and the swampy ground in its vicinity. The only plant noted 

 in the stream was Gallitriche antarctica. Carex appreasa 

 tussock comes to the edge of the water, even extending into 

 It, and filling up the hollow of the gully with great tussocks. 

 Where the ground is a little drier very large grass-tussocks 

 are mixed with the sedge. The ground, so far as I can re- 

 member, was very wet, and the tussocks grew much too 

 densely to permit more lowly plants to grow. But my 

 examination was of the very briefest, the allotted time on 

 shore having almost expired. On the map an extensive 

 swamp is marked as existing in the south of the island. 

 Captain J. BoUons tells me he has crossed over this, and that 

 the vegetation consists of large tussocks and of Aspidiiim ves- 

 tittmi, on the top of which you must walk to make any pro- 

 gress and to escape the knee-deep water. 



IV. The Bounty Islands. 



The Bounty Islands, according to Fairchild, are situated in 

 47° 43' south latitude and 179° 05' east longitude. "The 

 group consists of about twenty islets and rocks ranging from 

 10ft. to 290 ft. in height, and occupying a space about three 

 miles east and west and two miles north and south " (90). 

 They lie 490 miles east of the South-west Cape of Stewart 

 Island. 



Landing on the main island, where the depot is situated, 

 is a matter of some dil'liculty ; nor is walking on the smooth 

 surface of the granite, of which rock all this group is composed. 



