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strate stems, putting up numerous short erect flowering- branches, 

 often densely compacted. The flowers are nearly always pure 

 white, but in one or two instances I noticed plants bearing 

 pale lavender-blue flowers. 



Euphrasia cuneata. 



This is an abundant plant on the volcanic plateau in the 

 centre of the North Island. Its most northerly station, so far 

 as I am aware, is on Mount Tauhara, at the north end of Lake 

 Taupo, from whence it stretches eastwards to the Kangitaiki 

 River and the eastern side of the Taupo Plains. South of 

 Taupo it is plentiful on the Waimarino Plains, Rangipo Desert, 

 &c, and on all the mountains — Pihanga, Kakaramea, Tonga - 

 riro, Ngauruhoe, and Ruapehu — ascending to considerably over 

 5,000 ft. 



Euphrasia zealandica. 



Pukeonake Hill, to the west of Ngauruhoe ; altitude, 

 4,000 ft.; T.F.C. 



The most northern station yet recorded. 



LV. Lentibulariace^e. 



Utricularia monanthos. 



Near the summit of Mount Kakaramea, altitude 4,800 ft. ; 

 by the margins of water-holes on the saddle between Ngauru- 

 hoe and Ruapehu, altitude 3,500-4,500 ft. ; also in several 

 localities on the Waimarino Plains, altitude 2,500-3,500 ft.'; 

 T. F. C. 



LX. Plantaginace^e. 

 Plantago uniflora. 



Slopes of Mount Hector, Tararua Range ; D. Petrie ! 



Now collected for the first time since its original discovery 

 on the Ruahine Range by Mr. Colenso more than sixty years 

 ago. 



LXVI. PlPERACE^E. 



Piper excelsum, var. major. 



Not uncommon on Tiritiri Island ; A. Hansen ! 



LXXI. THYMEL.ffiACE.ffi. 



Pimelea buxifolia. 



Very abundant on the slopes of Tongariro, Ngauruhoe, and 

 Ruapehu ; altitude, 3,500-5,500 ft. ; T. F. C. 



One of the characteristic species of the subalpine scrub, 

 and one of th«' commonest. 



