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cushions of Oreobolus pectinatus of varying size up to 1 metre in diameter 

 are plentiful, and through these a small swamp-grass grows. Drapetes 

 Lyallii is common. On the drier patches Ranunculus gracilipes paints the 

 surface yellow with its bright blossoms. In very wet places Sphagnum 

 moss abounds, and in situations like these great irregular patches show the 

 rosettes of Aciphylla pinnatifida. This species differs from all other members 

 of the genus in its habit of sending out underground stolons and springing 

 from these. It thus increases rapidly by vegetative process. Patches 

 from 1 to 2 metres in diameter will frequently be found, all connected under- 

 ground, although the surface rosettes are well apart. In the wetter parts 

 the bogs are almost black in colour, but here and there the dark ground is 

 starred with the dwarf rosettes of Gnaphalium paludosum and covered with 

 small patches of Carpha alpina. Celmisia glandulosa in a stunted form is 

 also common, and where a Danthonia island appears Celmisia coriacea, or 

 C. Lyallii, or both, will be found. Luzula campestris in one or other of its 

 forms, Juncus planifolius, and Viola Cunninghamii are also plentiful, as also 

 are Drosera Arcturi and the xerophytic moss Racomitrium lanuginosum. 



In some places the drier edges of the bogs are dotted with small plants 

 of Brachycome Sinclarii, Epilobium rotundifolium, and Cotula pectinata. 

 In the drier part of the bog — which may be called swamp — the association 

 is confined to Celmisia longifolia var. alpina, Carpha alpina, Brachycome 

 Sinclairii, Ranunculus gracilipes, Gentiana cor,ymbifera, Gnaphalium Tra- 

 der sii, Oreobolus pectinatus, Plantago lanigera var. Petriei, and a small form 

 of Craspedia uniflora. Frequently this latter plant covers many square 

 metres. 



On what is known as Boggy Saddle there'is a patch of dwarf Dacrydium 

 Bidwillii, associated with Draco phyllum, uniflorum, Pentachondra pumila, 

 Pimelea prostrata, Styphelia pumila, Dracophylluni prostratum, and Suttonia 

 nummularia. In some places Euphrasia Dyeri and E. zealandica are common, 

 and the margins of bog-pools are brightened with the pretty blue flowers 

 of Utricularia nionanthos. Veronicas are sparingly found along the margins 

 of the swamps, the following having been noted : V. lycopodioides and 

 V. buxifolia, including the var. prostrata. A peculiar form of Veronica like 

 V. loganioides is also plentiful, but it may be only a juvenile form of 

 V. lycopodioides, although it has kept its open-leaved form in cultivation 

 in my garden for about four years. The swamp and bog associations on 

 Mount Tennyson do not differ materially from those above described, which 

 are typical of these mountains. 



Conclusion. 



The investigation of the flora of these mountains has so far resulted in 

 the listing of no less than 360 species, spread over 151 genera and sixty 

 orders. 



Several new or comparatively rare species and forms have been found, 

 such as, — 



Ranunculus Poppelwellii n.s. Petrie. Closely related to R. Berggreni, but, 

 according to Petrie, quite distinct. 

 - novae-zealandiae Petrie. Reported from only two localities in Cheese- 

 man's Manual. 



Aciphylla sp. Near to A. Traillii, but considered distinct by Cockayne. 



pinnatifida Petrie. Discovered here by me about the same time as it 



was found by Mr. Crosby Smith on Princess Range. 



