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triloba, and Chiloglottis comuta. A few specimens of Elaeocarpus Hooker- 

 ianus and Blechnum fluviatile are also seen. In more or less open spots, 

 where old mine-workings once existed, the association consists of Ranunculus 

 hirtus, Erectites prenanthoides, Gnaphalium luteo -album, Epilobium alsinoides, 

 E. rotundifolium, Lagenophora petiolata, Celmisia longifolia, Blechnum 

 penna marina, Gaultheria depressa, Geranium microphyllum, Poa Colensoi, 

 Gunnera mixta, and Leptospermum scoparium, with patches of Raoulia 

 glabra and the moss Racromitrium lanuginosum. Scattered throughout 

 this association the following introduced species were noted : Holcus lanatus. 

 Prunella vulgaris, Cnicus lanceolatus, Veronica serpylifolia, V. arvensis, Tri- 

 folium repens, and the common Gryptostemma calendulaceum. In ponds 

 the following association is common : Callitriche verna, Cladium Vauthiera, 

 and Potamogeton Cheesemanii. 



At a greater altitude Nothofagus fusca becomes more plentiful, and a 

 few specimens of N. cliffortioides put in appearance. Podocarpus Hallii 

 is fairly plentiful, and here and there specimens of Nothopanax simplex 

 and Coprosma foetidissima are found, especially in the damper places. On 

 the decaying logs and among the humus of the forest floor there is a wealth 

 of the orchids Caledenia bifolia, Gastrodia Cunninghamii, and Adeno- 

 chilus gracilis. The following ferns are also found : Polypodium australe, 

 P. diversifolium, Asplenium bulbiferum, Hymenophyllum multifidum, H. Tun- 

 bridgense, Blechnum capense, and B. membranacea. On dry banks Arthro- 

 podium candidum, Lycopodium volnbile, and L. ramulosum are sparingly 

 found. Dotted along the tracks patches of Helichrysum bellidioides, TJrtica 

 incisa, and Oxalis magellanica are common. At 1,400 ft. altitude Pratia 

 angulata makes its appearance, while the principal floor-covering is Histio- 

 pteris incisa and Hypolepis tenuifolia. Carpodetus serratus at this elevation 

 becomes more abundant and of larger dimensions. As we emerged from the 

 forest my notes record Senecio Lyallii in full bloom on the bank of a creek, 

 and the stones covered with Raoulia, lutescens. 



Goiv's Creek. 



The associations of this forest are practically the same as that of the 

 Waikaia forest. 



East Dome Forest. 



The forest here is not of great dimensions. It commences at an elevation 

 of about 700 ft. above sea-level, and skirts the base of East Dome. The 

 beech-trees are similar to those in Waikaia Valley, but variation in the form 

 and particularly in the size of the leaf is perhaps more marked. On the 

 margin of the forest the following mixed association is found : Podocarpus 

 totara, P. Hallii, Cordyline australis, Discaria toumatou, Dracophyllum 

 longijolium, Carpodetus serratus, Pittosporum tenuifolium, Griseliuia litto- 

 ralis, Drimys colorata, Corokia cotoneaster, Olearia virgata, Suttonia divari- 

 cata, Fuchsia excorticata, Sophora rnicrophylla, Leptospermum scoparium, 

 Coprosma linariifolia, C. crassifolia, Olearia avicenniaefolia, Aristotelia 

 racemosa, A. Colensoi, Podocarpus spicata, Pseudopanax crassifolium, Notho- 

 panax simplex, Gaya Lyallii, and Nothopanax Edgerleyi. The following 

 creepers are fairly common : Rubus australis, R. subpauperatus, Calystegia 

 tuguriorum (abundant), Muehlenheckia australis, Parsonsia heterophylla, 

 P. capsular is, and Clematis indivisa. 



Among the smaller plants along the edge of the forest and in open parti 

 the following are typical : Hypolepis tenuifolia, Potentilla anserinoides, 

 Aspleniuni bulbiferum, Polystichuni vestitum, Pteridium esculentum, Acaena 



