Carse. — Flora (if the Maiujuinn Coiiiitii. 217 



Corysanthcs oblonga Hook. f. On damp clay banks tliroughout. 



Corysanthcs rivularis Hook. f. Faiiburn, in wet part of open I'orest ; not 

 common, 



Corysanthcs rotundifoHa Hook. f. On rocks and creek-banks ; not un- 

 common. 



Corysanthcs triloba Hook. f. Kaitaia ; rare. 



Gostrodia sesamoides R. Br. In shaded gully near Kaitaia, rare ; edge of 

 swamp, Tauroa. 



Iridaccae. 



Libertia ixioides Spreng. Ahipara. T. F. C. 



,, grandiflora Sweet. Throughout the district, biit local. 

 ,, jmlcheUa Spreng. In hilly forests ; not common, 



Liliaceae. 



Rhi^wgonum scandens Forst. Plentiful throughout. 



Cordyline terminalis Kunth. Represented by two plants in Mrs. Reed's 



garden at Ahipara, originally growing on the cHf?s behind the house. 

 Cordyline Banhsii Hook. f. In places plentiful, but absent from large 



areas'. 

 Cordyline australis Hook. f. Abundant in lowlands, 



,, pumilio Hook. f. Ridges in forests and on moorlands ; common. 

 Astelia Cunninghamii Hook. f. Usually epiphytic ; abundant. 



,, Banhsii A. Cunn. Cliffs, Hohoura and Rangaunu ; not common. 



,, trinervia T. Kirk. Chiefly in kauri forests ; abundant. 



,, Solandri A. Cunn. Abundant in forests. 

 Astelia nervosa Banks & Sol. = A. grandis Hook. f. Not uncommon ; 



usually in kauri forests. 

 Astelia sp. ined. A very small plant, not yet identified, ripe fruit not 



having been seen. On trunks and branches ; not uncommon. 

 Dianella intermedia Endl. Common on dry banks. 



Phormiurn tenax Forst. Lowland swamps, abundant ; hilly bush, occa- 

 sional plants seen. 

 Arthropodium cirrhatum R. Br. High ranges and sea-clif?s ; common. 



Juncaceae. 



Juncus pallidus R. Br. Fairburn ; Broadwood ; rare. 



„ pauciflorus R. Br. Ahipara ; Kaitaia ; probably not uncommon. 



,, effusus Linn. Abundant, especially in low-lying country. 

 Juncus maritimus Lam. var. australiensis Buchan. Brackish-water marshes, 



common ; inland swamp near Kaitaia. 

 Juncus hufonius Linn. Abundant in wet places, 

 Juncus tenuis Willd. A troublesome weed ; has spread greatly. Probably 



an immigrant. 

 Juncus planifolius R. Br. Plentiful in wet places. 

 Juncus lampocarpus Ehr. Has spread rapidly during the last thre^jaX-foiir 



years. A doubtful native. /^-\C«\C 



Luzula campestr is D.C. Scattered; nowhere common. /\y os i 



Palmae. 

 Rhopalostylis sapida Wendl. & Drude. Abundant. 



