400 Trarimciions. 



Family Gentian ace ae. 



°.S'e6aea omta R. Br. [J. F. A. ; J. B. A.] 



Port Cooper : Lyall. Lake Ellesmere : T. Kirk. 



* Liparo phjillum Gunnii Hook. f. 

 Lake Ellesmere. 



J. B. A. includes {-)Genti(tna moufaiia Forst., but almost certainly 

 in error. 



Family Apocynaceae. 



Parsonsia keterophylla A. Cunn. [R. ; J. F. A. ; J. B. A. ; L. C] 



Abundant in the forest. 



Parsonsia capsularis R. Br. var. rosea Cockayne. [R. ; J. F. A. ; J. B. A. \ 

 . L. C] 

 Very common in the forest ; often more abundant than the pre- 

 ceding. (Akaroa is the type-locality of the variety.) 



Family Convolvulaceae. 



Calystegia tuguriorum R. Br. [J. F. A. ; J. B. A. ; L. C] 

 Not uncommon in the forest. 



C. septum occurs in abundance by the waysides and in gardens, but 

 is probably introduced. 



Calystegia Soldanella R. Br. [J. B. A.] 

 On sandy beaches. 



Convolvulus eruhescens Sims. 



Common on dry hillsides, particularly those exposed to the sea-wind. 



Dichondra repens Forst. [J. F. A. ; J. B. A. ; L. C] 

 Less common than the following. 



DichoHclra brevifolia Buch. 



Abundant in dry open ground, and often found in gardens (Cash- 

 mere Hills). The flowers at the tips of the branches are almost sessile. 



Family Boraginaceae. 



{^)Myosotis spathulata Forst. f. [J. B. A.] 



A form from Mount Pleasant has been so identified by Petrie ; but 

 further specimens are required. 



Myosotis pygmea Col. [J. B. A., as M. antarctica (?).] 



GoUan's Bay ; Sugarloaf ; behind Governor's Bav ; usually above 

 1,000 ft. 



Myosotis australis R. Br. var. [J. B. A. ; L. C] 



Lyttelton Hills, southern side, at the foot of cliffs and on rocky 

 ledges, usually about 600-800 ft. This plant has been thus identified 

 by T. F. C. and L. C. ; while Petrie has hesitated to identif}' it with 

 any known species. It is undoubtedly intermediate between M. aus- 

 ■ tralis and M. Forsteri, and where it not for the Aveight of authority 

 against me I should consider it more closely allied to M. Forsteri than 

 to M. australis. It differs from M. australis in the almost prostrate 

 stems, less hispid stem and leaves, shorter racemes ; the newly ripe 

 seeds are polished and shining, dark brown, not black. It differs from 

 M. Forsteri in being much stouter, the pedicels are shorter and do not 



