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suggests that further visits should be paid to this district 

 for the special object of collecting specimens of the flora, as it 

 does not appear that any one has yet done so with that definite 

 object in view. 



We found the month of February too late in the year, since 

 most of the plants flower much earlier, and it is impossible to 

 be certain as to some species without studying the inflorescence. 



The following are the most interesting specimens we col- 

 lected : — 



Eryngium vesiculosum. (New Zealand Handbook says East 

 Coast.) 



Mr. Kirk says, " This is a noteworthy addition to the list 

 of Nelson plants, and a marked extension of its range west- 

 ward." It is growing abundantly on the sea-coast near the 

 inlet. 



Veronica elliptica. (Handbook : Canterbury and Otago.) 



This has not hitherto been recorded from this province, 

 and is, Mr. Kirk states, a " quite unexpected discovery to be 

 found growing so far north." I found it growing on the rocks 

 on the sea-shore to the north of the inlet. One plant was in 

 flower, the colour being a very handsome light-blue. The 

 Handbook gives the colour as white, but blue is, I believe, 

 also_ found. It is altogether a handsome shrub, and worthy of 

 cultivation. 



Plantago . . . (?) 



I uoticed only oue specimen, a curious form of Plantago. 

 The inflorescence was imperfect, and, through rain, was in bad 

 condition when I reached Nelson; consequently Mr. Kirk was 

 unable to identify it. He says it may possibly be Plantago 

 brownii, but from its position it may eventually be found to 

 be quite new. Doubtless a more extended search would reveal 

 many more and better specimens. 



Pimelea longifolia. 



Specimens of this shrub were collected many years ago by 

 Mr. Travers in Nelson District, but since then there is no 

 record of its having been observed. It is growing on the 

 eastern side of the inlet, and is a handsome shrub, partaking 

 somewhat of the appearance of Pimelea gnidia. 



Phyllocladus trichomanoides . 



This species of the so-called celery-leaved pine is reported 

 in vol. xiv. of the Transactions as growing in the Maitai Valley, 

 Nelson. The present specimen is a remarkable westward ex- 

 tension of the species. A good -sized tree was growing on 

 Mr. Harvey's land. 



