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One of the chief components, with DracophyUum recurvum, 

 Pimelea buxifolia, Dacrydium Bidivillii, and Phyllocladus alpinus, 

 of the subalpine scrub on the above - mentioned mountains ; 

 altitude, 3,500 ft. and upwards. 



XXXIX. Stylidiace^e. 

 Phyllachne Colensoi. 



Ascends to the summit of Tongariro ; altitude, 6,500 ft. ; 

 T. F. C. 



Oreostylidium subulatum. 



Not uncommon in boggy places on the Waimarino Plains ; 

 altitude, 2,500-3,500 ft. ; T. F. C. 



The most northern locality yet recorded. 



XLIIT. Epacridace^. 

 Epacris alpina. 



Summit of Mount Tauhara, north end of Lake Taupo, alti 

 tude 4,500 ft., the most northern locality known to me ; also 

 plentiful all round the base of Tongariro and Ruapehu, and 

 ascending on the slopes to quite 5,000 ft. ; T. F. C. 



Archeria racemosa. 



Base of Mount Hikurangi, East Cape district ; altitude^ 

 1,000 ft. ; G. T. Williams ! 



DracophyUum recurvum. 



Slopes of Tongariro, Ngauruhoe, and Ruapehu, ascending 

 to over 5,000 ft., and everywhere forming a large proportion 

 of the subalpine scrub ; T. F. C. Summit of Mount Kakaramea ; 

 J. Adams and T. F. C. 



This and Senecio Bidwillii are the two characteristic plants 

 of the district, and in many localities give its vegetation a very 

 peculiar facies. 



Dracophylhim Urvilleanum, var. filifolium. ] 



Subalpine scrub on Tongariro and Ruapehu, also on the 

 open country surrounding the mountains ; altitude, 3,000- 

 5,000 ft. ; T. F. C.j 



XLV.'- Myrsinace2e. 

 Myrsine nummularia. 



Ravines on the western base of Ruapehu ; altitude, 3,500 ft. ; 

 T. F. C. 



