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Family Coriariaceae. 



Coriaria sarmenlosa Forst. f. | J. B. A. ; L. C] 



Common in the tree form in the forest, and ui the dwarf form in the 

 open. The small form is considered to be more deadly to stock. 



Family Corynocarpaceae. 



Corynocarpus laevigata Forst. [J. B. A.] 



At one time a few scattered s])ecimens ])robably existed along the 

 coast from Dampier's Bay, Lyttelton, to Long Lookout Point, It has 

 been suggested by J. B. A. that it is an escape from cultivation ; but 

 there is nothing in its distribution at Long Lookout Point, the only 

 place where it now occurs, to suggest this. It there extends to a dis- 

 tance of a mile and a half inland from the beach, and has l)een com- 

 paratively abundant over this area. It is said that a grove existing 

 at Macintosh Bay was felled by the owner in order to discourage the 

 Maoris from visiting the place. One plant in Aylmer's Valley, Akaroa, 

 found by Miss Fyfe ! (See introduction for further account of its 

 distribution.) 



Family Icacinaceae. 



Pennantia corymbosa Forst. [J. F. A. ; J. B. A. ; L. C] 

 Common in the forest. 



Family Sapixdaceae. 



Dodonaea viscosa Jacq. f J. B. A. ; L. C] 



Common in the coastal forests -e.^., Gollan's Bay; Rapaki ; Lake 

 Forsyth ; Akaroa. 



Alectryon excel sum Gaertn. [J. F. A. ; J. B. A. ; L. C] 



Gollan"s Bay ; Port Levy ; Birdling's Bush, where it forms a con- 

 siderable proportion of the forest ; and elsewhere. Its southernmost 

 limit on this coast. 



Family Ehamnaceae. 



Discaria foumatou Raoul. [R. ; J. F. A. ; J. B. A. ; L. C] 



Abundant in open country. (Akai'oa is the type-locality.) 



Falnily Elaeocarpaceae. 



Aristotelia racemosa Hook. f. [J. F. A. ; J. B. A. ; L. C] 



Abundant in the forest. 



* Aristotelia f rut icosa Hook. f. [J. B. A.] 



Forest on southern side of Mount Herbert (2,500 ft.) ; only several 

 specimens seen. 



*Elaeocarpus Hookeriaiias Raoul. [R. ; J. B. A.] 



Caton's Bay ; Tikao Bay : S. Page. Aylmer's Valley ; Waikeri- 

 kikeri ; Port Levy. In most places only a solitary specimen or two. 

 (Akaroa is the type-locality.) 



*(^)Elaeocarpus dentatus Vahl. [J. F. A. ; J. B. A.] 



I have not certainly seen this on Banks Peninsula. It occurs in 

 Deans's Bush, near Christchurch ; and a specimen of Elaeocarpus at 

 Pigeon Bay ])robably belongs to this species, but 1 have nf)t seen it 

 in flower. 



