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No. 2, is to be found a little forest, consisting of Corynocarpus (sometimes 

 18 in. in circumference), Melicytus ramiflorus Forst., Myrsine Urvillei 

 A. D.C., Coprosma Cunninghamii Hook f., Panax arboreum Forst., Cordy- 

 line australis Hook, f., Piper excelsum, Forst., Coriaria ruscifolia Linn., 

 Asplenium lucidum Forst., Coprosma Baueri Endl., Olearia Cunninghamii 

 Hook, f., Pcllaea rotundifolium Hook. f. On beach No. 3 flourish most of 

 the plants mentioned as found on No. 2. Muehlenbeckia complexa Meissn. 

 is the most characteristic on this beach, which is the best developed of 

 the five described. Danthonia semiannularis R. Br., and the naturalized 

 Polycarpon tetraphyllum Linn.. Poa pratensis Linn., and Bromus mollis 

 Linn, also occur. 



The next strip of boulder terrace, between beach No. 3 and beach No. 4, 

 is most interesting for the number and variety of species it contains. 

 Some portions consist of boulders 5 ft. to 8 ft. in diameter, and fairly uni- 

 form in size, and growing among them are Phormium Cookianum L3 Jobs, 

 P. tenax Forst., Dichondra repens Forst., Epilobium insulare Haussk., 

 Hymenanthera crassifolia Hook. f.. Mariscus ustulatus Clarke, Hydrocotyle 

 asiatica Linn., H. novae-zelandiae, Dichelachne crinita Hook. f.. Carex 

 temaria Forst., Astelia nervosa Banks & Sol., Cordyline australis Hook f., 

 Leplospcrmum scoparium Forst., Olearia Solandri Hook f., Scirpus prolijer 

 Rottb... Drosera binata Labill., and the naturalized Ranunculus acris 

 Linn, and Myosotis palustris Lam. are common. Extensive Phormium 

 and Typha angustifolia Linn, swamps occur, which also contain J uncus 

 caespiticius, J. prismatocarpus R. Br.', J. bufonius Linn., J. vaginatus R. Br., 

 Schoenus axillaris Poir., and ponds may form. In this area occur most of 

 the monoliths, the flora of which is utterly distinct from that of the swamp, 

 pond, or damper ground immediately below them. The most remarkable 

 constituent of the monoliths' flora is Dendrobium Cunninghamii, which is 

 growing as a thick sward 6 in. or 7 in. high, and fully exposed to the wind 

 and sun, a fact first noticed by Colenso in this very spot (see "First Journey 

 to the Ruahine Range," p. 11). Four other epiphytic orchids are growing 

 on the rock-faces — Sarcochilus adversus Hook, f., Bulbophyllum pygmaeum 

 Lindl., Earina mucronata Lindl., and E. suaveolens Lindl. — and yellow clumps 

 of Scleranthus biflorus Hook, f., the climbing Polypodium serpens Forst., and 

 Mesembryanthemum australe Sol. In chasms or small clefts or on the tops 

 some soil has formed, and here are to be found Coprosma Baueri Endl., 

 Hymenanthera crassifolia Hook, f., Arthropodium candidum Raoul, Heli- 

 chrysum filicaule Hook, f., Agropyrum scabrum Beauv., Craspedia uniflora 

 Forst., Clematis Colensoi Hook, f., Luzula campestris D. C, Festuca multi- 

 nodis Hack., Poa anceps Forst., Danthonia semiannularis R. Br., Pimelea 

 laevigata Gaertn., Linum monogynum Forst., Trisetum antarcticum Prim, 

 Tillaea Sieberiana Schultz, Aciphylla sguarrosa Forst., Rhagodia nutans 

 R. Br., Thelymitra longifolia Forst., Dichondra repens Forst., Asplenium 

 flabillifolium Cav., Metrosideros robusta A. Cunn. may even occur. 



Above beach No. 3, in wet parts, occur Cotula coronopijolia var. integri- 

 folia Linn., Ranunculus rivularis Banks & Sol., Eleocharis Cunninghamii 

 Boeck., J uncus pallidus R. Br., J. maritimus Lam., J. lampocarpus Ehr., 

 Carex virgata Sol., C. lucida Boott., Azolla rubra R. Br.. Lobelia anceps 

 Linn, f., Nertera depressa Banks & Sol. ; and in the drier parts Olearia 

 Forsteri Hook, f., Prasophyllum Colensoi Hook, f., Urtica ferox Forst., 

 Calystegia septum R. Br., Apium prostratum var. filiforme Labill., Rubus 

 cissoides A. Cunn., Lomaria capensis Willd., and the naturalized Lythrum 

 hfssopifolium, Linn., Sherardia arvensis Linn., Bromus sterilis Linn. 



