378 Transactions. — Botany. 



Typhace^. 

 Typha angustlfolia, L. Common in swamps throughout the 



district. 

 Spargankim angustlfoUum, R. Br. Abundant in wet swamps 



throughout the district. 



Lemnace^. 



Lemna minor, L. Not uncommon in still clear water. 



Naiad ACE^. 



Triglochm striatum, Euiz, and Pavon. Common in brackish- 

 water swamps and by the margin of lakes. 



Potamogeton ch&esemanii, A. Bennett. Common in streams 

 and lakes throughout the district. 



Potamogeton jjolygonifolms, Pourr. Near Ohora. 



Buppia maritima, L. Brackish- water ponds; abundant. 



Zostera marina, L. Common in all the harbours. 



Eestiace^. 



Leptocarpus simplex, A. Rich. Plentiful in brackish- 

 water marshes throughout the district ; also frequently 

 seen on the sand-dunes. 



Hypokena lateriflora, Benth. Swamps near Lake Ohia ; vi- 

 cinity of Ohora ; swamps at Spirits Bay and near Tapoto- 

 poto. 



Cyperace^. 



Cyperus ustulatus, A. Eich. Abundant throughout the dis 

 trict. 



Cyp)e,rus huchanani, Kirk. In immense abundance in the 

 Oruaiti, Oruru, and Awanui Valleys. 



Cyperus tenellus, Linn. f. Not uncommon throughout the 

 district. 



Kyllinga monocepliala, Eottb. Now generally spread through- 

 out the district in moist places. Doubtless introduced. 



Eleocharis sphacelata, Br. Wet swamps and by the margins 

 of lakes ; not uncommon. 



Eleocharis acuta, Br. Common throughout the district. 



Eleocharis ctmninghamii, Boeck. Common throughout the 

 district. 



Eleocharis neo-zealandica, Clarke. Moist sandy flats between 

 Hukatere and Ohora. 



Scirpus fluitans, L. Wet swamps near Ohora. 



Scirpus cernuus, Vahl. (S. riparius, Br.). Common through- 

 out the district. 



Scirpus inunclatus, Poir. Common throughout the district. 



Scirpus nodosus, Eottb. Generally distributed. 



Scirpus lacustris, L. Not uncommon in wet swamps. 



