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Gymnogramme leptophylla Desv. [J. F. A. ; J. B. A. ; T. P. ; L. C. ; A. W.] 

 In open tussock land ; not common. Heathcote Valley : E. Holds- 

 worth ! Lyttelton. 



*Gleichema Cunninyhamii Heward. [J. B. A. ; T. P.] 



Port Levy, about 2,000 ft., on Pigeon Bay side of valley, but now 

 extinct in this locality. Recorded by William Martin behind Le Bon's 

 Bay {Lyttelton Times, "l7th July, 1918). 



Potts records also {-)Gleichenia dicarpa, and J. B. A. {'-)G. circinata. 

 It is unlikely that either occurs. 



Leptopteris hi/menophi/UouIes Presl. [J. F. A. ; J. B. A. ; T. P. ; L. C. ; A. W.] 

 In the darker forests, Cooper's Knobs, Kaituna, Port Levy, &c. 



J. B. A. gives also {-)Todea superba and {-)Schizaea dichotoma ; both 

 are vinlikely species. 



Ophioglossum coriaceum A. (Amn. [J. B. A. ; L. C] 



Lyttelton Hills, near Bridle-path ; hills behind Wainui ; ridge be- 

 tween Le Bon's and Waikerikikeri ; and elsewhere. 



Botrychium. axstraJe R. Br. [J. F. A. ; J. B. A. ; T. P. ; L. C] 



Mount Herbert ; Lyttelton Hills, &c. ; but not often found now. 



{~)Phylloglossum Drummondii is reported by J. B. A., but probably 

 in error. 



Lycopodium varium R. Br. 



Lyttelton Hills (perhaps now extinct) ; Governor's Bay, Caton's 

 Bay, Waikerikikeri, and in several other localities, but not now common. 



Lycopodium fastigiatum R. Br. [R.] 



Common on the mountain-tops in the centre of the peninsula ; also 

 on peak between Cass Peak and Cooper's Knobs. 



'^'Lycopodium volubile Forst. f. [J. B. A.] 



Akaroa : Raoul. Wainui liilltops, above Le Bon's Bay ; Summit 

 Road, near Hilltop Hotel : R. M. L. Mount Herbert : A. W. 



J. B. A. gives also {^)L. Selago and i'^)L. Billardieri. 



Lycopodium. scariosum Forst. f. 



Only noted in the patch of forest beyond Kennedy's Bush. 



*Tmesipteris tannensis Bernli. [J. B. A.] 



Akaroa : Raoul. Okute Valley, Little River : R. ^I. L. 



Class CONIFERAE. 

 Family Taxaceae. 



*Libocedrus Bidwillii Hook. f. [J. B. A.] 



Akaroa to Mount Herbert, above 1,500 ft., and chiefly on the southern 

 sides. 



{~)L. Doiiiana, recorded by J. B. A., does not occur. 



Podocarpus totara D. Don. [J. F. A. ; J. B. A. ; L. C] 



At one time everywhere abundant ; now getting uncommon. 



*Podocarpiis ferriigineiis D. Don. [J. F. A. ; J. B. A.] 



At one time there were a few trees on the peninsula. The only 

 ones I have seen recently are in a small group in Port Levy, on the 

 slopes of Mount Herbert, at about 1,200 ft. Mr. E. Hay has informed 

 me that there is one specimen in his reserve at Pigeon Bay. 



