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aud myself are noted, with the exception of those fornierlr 

 collected by Mr. T. Kirk mentioned in Cheeseman's " Manual 

 of the New Zealand Flora." This range, 20 km. in hngth and 

 868 m. in altitude, runs almost due north from Kawakapatu 

 Bay, Foveaux Straic, and is of special phy togeographical interest, 

 since it is the nearest high land of the South Island to Stewart 

 Island. Although the height of the Longwoods is not great, 

 the open land on the summit contains a rather rich subalpine 

 vegetation. Mr. Crosby-Smith and myself were unfortunate 

 during a visit last November to the range, since it rained heavily 

 all day, and the mist on the summit was so thick as to make it 

 inadvisable to proceed far from the track. Consequently, it 

 was impossible to take more than the briefest notes, or to make 

 a collection of any importance. Fortunately, Mr. Young has 

 since then commenced to collect the plants of his neighbourhood, 

 and he is also supplying most excellent details as to the stations, 

 so that with his assistance I hope to publish before long a detailed 

 account of the plant formations of this interesting district. 



In all cases where I have seen an authentic specimen, even 

 if collected by myself, a mark of exclamation is used ; when 

 there is no such mark I have not seen a specimen. In one or 

 two instances habitats are given, which are noted in Cheeseman's 

 Manual, but from which he had personally seen no specimens. 

 I have also given in a few instances MS. names rather than leave 

 a plant unrecorded. Where any doubt as to an identification 

 exists a mark of interrogation is appended. 



FiLICES. 



Lomaria banksii, Hook. f. 



Banks Peninsula, near Akaroa Lighthouse. L. C. ! 



Lycopodiace^. 

 Lycopodium ramulosum, T. Kirk. 



Abundant on moist floor of stunted forest on Mount Remark- 

 able, Stewart Island. L. C. ! 



Taxace^. 

 Libocedrus doniana, Endl. 



Between ColUngwood and West Wanganui Inlet. H. J. 

 Matthews. 



Dacrydium biforme (Hook.), Pilger. 



Longwood Range. Crosby-Smith and L. C. ! 



