,^1(3 T raiisartiom 



1. Introduction. 



Part II. 



2. Primary causes affecting the character and distribution of the vegetation. 



(A.) The glacial period. 

 (B.) aimate. 



3. The plant formations. 



(A.) General. 



(B.) Steppe-climate formations, 

 (a.) The steppe series. 

 (1.) General. 

 (2.) Succession. 

 (3.) The associations. 

 (a.) Rock. 

 [h.) Fan. 

 (c.) River-bed. 

 {d.) Tussock steppe. 



* Genera.1. 



** Growth-forms. 



*** Physiognomy. 



**** Subassociations. 



■\ Danthonia Raoulii steppe. 

 j\ Danthonia flavescens steppe. 

 iff Dwarf Carmichaelia steppe. 

 tttt Triodia steppe. 

 (e.) Gaya ribi folia association. 

 (/.) Nothofagus cUffortioides forest. 

 {(J.) Lake, swamp, bog, &c. 



* Lake. 

 ** Swamp. 



*** Spkagmwi bog. 



t Growth-forms. 

 {(i.) The rock fell-field series. 

 (1.) General. 

 (2.) The associations. 

 (a.) Rock. 



* Vegetable -sheep subassociation. 

 (6.) Shingle-slip. 



* General. 



** Growth-forms. 

 *** Ecological conditions. 

 t Edaphic. 

 tt Climatic, 

 (r.) Fell-field. 



* General. 



** Growth-forms. 

 (C.) Forest-climate formations. 

 (a.) General. 



(/3.) The rock-forest series. 

 {!.) General. 

 (2.) The associations. 

 («.) Rock. 

 (6.) Shinglc-sHp. 

 (c.) Fell-field. 



* Species, &c. 

 ** Grov/th-forms. 



[d.) Subalpine scrub. 



* General. 



** Composition. 



*** (^rowth-forms. 



(f.) Subalpine totara forest. 



* General. 



** LTpper forest. 

 f Character. 

 tt Composition. 

 ttt Physiognomy. 

 4. Floristic. jttt Ecology. 



(A.) Floristic notes. 

 (B.) List of species. 

 -"■. Literature consulted. 



