208 Transactions. 



Veronica Cockayniana, Cheesem. 



McKinnon's Pass, soutli-west Otago ; U. J. Mattheivs ! F. G. Gibhs I 



Veronica salicornioides, Hook. f. 



Abundant on the Cobb Valley, north-west Nelson, where it commonly 

 attains a height of 6 ft. ; F. G. Gibhs ! Captain Dorrien Smith ! 



Veronica Petriei, T. Kirk. 



Mountains above Lake Harris, Otago ; B.. J. Matthews ! 



Veronica Cheesemanii, Benth. 



Occurs on all the higher mountains of eastern Nelson, as Mount Rich- 

 mond, Mount Starveall, Ben Nevis, Gordon's Nob, &c. ; F. G. Gibhs ! 



Ourisia prorepens, Petrie. 



McKinnon's Pass, south-west Otago ; R. J. Matthews ! 



LV. Lentibulariace^. 



Utricularia protrusa, Hook. f. 



Waiharakeke Stream, near Morrinsville ; P. H. Allen ! Numerous 

 specimens in full flower, being the first obtained in that condition since 

 the original discovery of the species by Mr. Colenso in 1842. 



LXIV. Chenopodiace^. 

 Rhagodia nutans, R. Br. 



Abundant on Mackay's Bluff, near Nelson ; F. G. Gihhs ! 



LXVI. PlPERACE^. 



Peperomia reflexa, A. Dietr. 



I am indebted to Mr. Gerald T. Williams, of Mokoiwi, near Tuparoa, 

 East Cape district, for flowering specimens of this plant. He informs me 

 that it is quite abundant in the valley of the Tuparoa River and its tribu- 

 taries, extending to within four or five miles of the base of Mount Hiku- 

 rangi. These valleys are warm and sheltered, and many coast plants like 

 Corynocarpus, Myoporutn, Entelea, &c., grow there with considerable 

 luxuriance. Peperomia reflexa is found either on prostrate logs or on the 

 trmiks of living trees, sometimes as much as 30 ft. from the ground. Ac- 

 cording to Mr. Williams, it can often be seen clinging to the stems of Metro- 

 sideros florida and other woody climbers. There seems to be no reason 

 why it should be confined to the East Cape district, but so far it has not 

 been found in any other portion of the Dominion. 



LXX. Proeace^. 

 Knightia excelsa, R. Br. 



I am indebted to Mr. A. Allison for specimens of a curious sport, in 

 which the leaves are dichotomously forked near the tips, somewhat after 

 the manner of certain " crested " ferns. They were gathered at Orakei- 

 korako by the Upper Waikato River. 



