216 Transactions. 



Conijerac. 



Agathis australis Salisb. Formerly abundant, becoming less so eacli season. 

 Libocedrus Doniana Endl. Scattered throughout the forests ; never plenti- 

 ful. 

 Podocarpus totara D. Don. Plentiful in hilly forests. 



,, Hallii T. Kirk. Not common in hilly forests. 



,, ferrugineus D. Don. Common in forests. 



,, spicatus R. Br. Not uncommon. 



Podocarpus dacrydioides A. Rich. Abundant in lowlands ; not uncommon 



in hilly bush. 

 Dacrydium cupressinum Soland. Abundant. 

 Daerydium Colensoi Hook. = D. westlcmdicum Kirk. Near Fairburn, one 



tree (full grown) and a few young ones ; Victoria Valley, one tree ? 

 Phyllocladus trichomanoides D. Don. In hilly forests ; not uncommon. 



Orchidaceae. 



Dendrobium Cunninghamii Lindl. On upper branches of trees ; common. 

 BulhophyUuni tuberculatum Col. On upper branches of trees, Kaitaia and 



Fairburn ; probably not uncommon throughout. 

 Bulbophyllum pygmaeum Lindl. On branches and stems of trees ; common. 

 Earina mucronata Lindl. A common epiphyte. 



,, suaveolens Lindl. Less common than above. 

 Sarchochilus adversus Hook. f. On trunks and branches of trees ; common. 

 Spiranthes australis Lindl. In swamps, Kaitaia ; Waipapakauri ; Ranga- 



unu Heads. 

 Tkelymitra ixioides Swz. Kaitaia, common ; near Victoria Valley, rare. 

 ,, longifolia Forst. Moorlands ; common. 



,, intermedia Bergg. Kaitaia ; Fairburn ; not uncommon. 



,, pulcheUa Hook. f. Moorlands ; common. 



,, imberbis Hook. f. Moorlands ; not uncommon. 



Orthoceras strictum R. Br. Not uncommon throughout. 

 Microtis porrifolia R. Br. Plentiful. 



Prasophyllum Colensoi Hook. f. On clay hills ; not uncommon. 

 ,, pumilum Hook. f. On clay hills ; not uncommon. 



Calecina minor R. Br. On clay hill, Kaitaia ; rare. 

 Pterostylis Banhsii R. Br. Abundant in forests. 



Pterostylis graminea Hook. f. Fairburn ; Adcinity of Kaitaia ; not un- 

 common. 

 Pterostylis micromega Hook. f. Kaitaia ; rare. 

 Pterostylis trullifoUa Hook. f. Dry ridges in forest, and on moorland ; 



common. 

 Pterostylis barbata Lindl. Li damp soil among Leptospermurn, near Kaitaia; 



rare. 

 Acianthus Sinclairii Hook. f. Abundant in forests. 

 Cyrtostylis oblonga Hook. f. Scattered throughout the district. 

 Calochilus paludosus R. Br. Kaitaia ; rare. 

 Caladenia minor Hook. f. Moorlands and open scrub ; common. 



„ ,, var. exigua Cheesem. Kaitaia ; Fairburn. 



Chiloglottis cornuta Hook. f. Kaitaia ; Fairburn ; not common. 



,, formdcifera Fitzg. Kaitaia ; rare. 



■Corysanthes Cheesemanii Hook. f. Kaitaia ; Fairburn. 

 ,, Matthewsii Cheesem. Kaitaia ; Fairburn. 



