Cockayne. — Some Hitherto-unrecorded Plant -habitats. 51 



Art. II. — Some Hitherto-unrecorded Plant-habitats (VII). 

 By L. Cockayne, Ph.D., F.L.S. 



[Read before the. Philosophical Institute of Canterbury, 4th October, 1911.] 



This paper is divided into three sections, the first containing the usual 

 general plant-habitats, the second devoted to the neighbourhood of the 

 Franz Josef Glacier, and the third to the plants of the Omeroa Saddle. 



My list of plants in Dr. J. M. Bell's report on the Franz Josef Glacier 

 is, as is therein indicated, most incomplete. With the addition of the 

 species here published and those recorded only for the Omeroa Saddle the 

 total is increased from 287 to 356, while a fair idea may be gained of the 

 vascular flora of that part of Westland from the sea-shore to an altitude 

 of 1,200 m. Doubtless there are still many mountain species not re- 

 corded, since, so far as the higher land was concerned, I was only able 

 to visit the fell-field, &c, on the right-hand side of No-go Creek, where 

 the slopes are very steep and much broken, and the vegetation merely in 

 patches. 



The Omeroa Saddle is situated on a spur which is crossed by the bridle- 

 track leading from the Franz Josef to the Fox Glacier. Its altitude is 

 about 330 m. There is a small amount of open boggy ground, but the 

 bulk of the vegetation is forest. The occurrence of certain subalpine 

 shrubs is remarkable for so low an altitude, but it must be borne in mind 

 that every Westland lowland river-bed contains a percentage of plants 

 which are generally to be found only at a higher altitude. 



To Messrs. W. Willcox, D. L. Poppelwell, W. Wilson, and C. Foweraker 

 I am much indebted for various specimens mentioned below. Mr. Poppel- 

 well further has sent me full lists of his collections on the Garvie, Eyre, 

 and other mountains, but these are so extensive and important that it is 

 better that he himself should publish them. 



I. Species from various Localities. 



Alsophila Colensoi Hook. f. 



South Island : (1.) Nelson — Forest near Reefton ; L. C. (2.) Canter- 

 bury — Forest, Makarora Valley ; L. C. 



Anisotome Haastii (F. Muell.) Cockayne and Laing. 



South Island : Canterbury — Herb-field of Mount Ernest, head of 

 Lake Wanaka. The Misses Ewing ! 



Anisotome intermedia Hook. f. 



South Island : (1) Otago — Curio Bay, near Waikawa, on cliff ; L. C. 

 (2.) Westland— Big Bay ; L. C. 



Australina pusilla Gaud. 



South Island : Canterbury — Remains of forest near Waimate. C. 

 Foweraker ! 



