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Carex Solandri, Boott. 



Eeduced to C. dissita by Kukentlial, as var. Solandri. No doubt there 

 are transition states between the two plants — in the river valleys of north- 

 west Nelson, for instance, where C. Solandri is particularly abundant, such 

 may be commonly observed. But what I take to be the typical form is a 

 much larger and more slender plant, with longer culms (sometimes over 

 5 ft. in length) that are often prostrate in fruit. The male spikelets (which 

 are seldom more than one in C. dissita) are often as many as four or five ; 

 and the lower female spikelets are usually compound, with long nodding 

 peduncles. These characters recede so much from the ordinary state of 

 C. dissita that I cannot refuse to regard the two plants as distinct. 



Carex dissita, Sol., var. ochrosaocus, Cheesem. 



Kukenthal unites this with the Norfolk Island C. Neesiana, placing it 

 as var. Neesiana of C. dissita. A Norfolk Island specimen of C. Neesiana 

 kindly forwarded to me many years ago by Baron Mueller does not seem 

 to support this view ; but the material is too scanty to form the basis of an 

 opinion. 



Carex ventosa, C. B. Clarke. 



This is simply quoted by Kukenthal as a species unknown to him. 



Carex Cockayniana, Kukenth. 



Dr. Kukenthal now refers this to C. Forsieri. It is very much a matter 

 of personal taste as to whether the two plants should be combined or kept 

 apart. My own opinion is that the claims of C. Cockayniana to be regarded 

 as distinct are quite as good as those of several species universally accepted. 



Carex semi-Forsteri, C. B. Clarke. 



This also is reduced to C. Forsteri by Kukenthal, but I feel sure that his 

 material has been too scanty. As I have pointed out in the Manual, it has 

 much of the habit of C. Forsteri, but the terminal spikelet is invariably largely 

 female at the top, whereas it is wholly male in C. Forsteri. I reproduce here- 

 with Mr. Clarke's original diagnosis, communicated to me in 1901. 



" C. semi-Forsteri, n. sp. : Spicis 5 --9, terminali pro magna parte 

 foeminea, basi mascula, usque ad 4:--6 cm. longis ; glumis foemineis (arista 

 inclusa) cum utriculi subeequilongis ; utriculis anguste ellipsoidei, trigonis, 

 viridibus aut fusco-viridibus, 3^-4 mm. longis, utrinque angustatis, glabris, 

 16-nervatis ; rostro cum utriculi | J parte fere aequilongo dentibus 2 

 linearibus patulis. New Zealand, Stephenson, n. 44, partim ; Hooker, 

 n. 4189 ; Colenso, n. 1622. Kermadec Islands. Shakespear, n. 1662." 



XCII. Graminace^. 



Microlasna polynoda. Hook- f. 



Tauroa (Reef Point), near Ahipara, Mangonui County ;'^^. H. 

 Matthews ! Not previously recorded to the north of Whangarei Heads, 

 where I collected it many years ago. 



XCIII. FiLICES. 



Lomaria nigra. Col. 



Maungataniwha Ranges, Mangonui County ; H. Carse. Not previously 

 recorded from the north of Whangarei. 



