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Corysanthes cheese manii. Hook. f. Amongst Fagus roots in pa- 

 kihi forest on " Waite's pakihi " : far from 

 common. 



„ oblonga. Hook. f. Abundant in shady woods. 



„ rividaris, Hook, f . In damp fores:s ; not uncommon. 



,. rotundifolia. Hook. f. Not uncommon on the rock- 



faces where the tributaries of the Buller run 

 through narrow gorges. 



,, triloba. Hook. f. On the sea-slopes near to Cape 



Foulwind, under shelter of tree-ferns and nikau 

 palms. 



„ macrantha. Hook. f. Abundant between Mokihinui 



and Karamea on the road by the beach and in 

 Fox's River. 

 Gastrodia cunninghamii. Hook. ^ Not uncommon from sea-level 

 to 1,000 ft. 



Iridece. . 



Lihertia ixioides, Sprang. Abundant. 



,, pidchella, Spreng. Abundant from sea-level to 3.000 ft. 



Ldiacew. 



Bhipogonum scandens, Forst. Abundant in lowland forests. 

 Enargea marginata, Banks and Sol. Common in mountain forests. 

 Cordyline banksii, Hook. f. Abundant on all river-fiats. 

 ,, australis, Hook, f . Ascending to 2,000 ft. 

 „ indivisa, Steud. On all the coastal mountains ; form- 

 ing beautiful groves on the slopes of Mount 

 Frederic at an elevation of from 2,000-3,000 ft. 

 Astelia linearis. Hook. f. On the mountains between 2.000 ft. 

 and 4.000 ft. ; fairly plentiful. 

 „ cunninghamii, Hook. f. Not uncommon ; mostly terres- 

 trial. 

 ,, banksii, A. Cunn. Lower Buller Valley. 

 ,, trinervia, T. Kirk. Near to Westport. 

 ,, solandri, A. Cunn. Common throughout. 

 ,, nervosa. Banks and Sol. Common from sea-level to an 



altitude of 4,000 ft. 

 ,, nervosa, var. montana. Kirk. On coastal ranges from 

 2,000-4,000 ft. 

 Dianella intermedia, Endl. A common' plant on the pakihis ; 



ascending to 2,500 ft. 

 Phormium tenax, Forst. Abundant ; sea-level to 4,000 ft. 



,, cookianum. Le Jolis. Abundant. 



Bidbinella hookeri, Benth. and Hook. Not uncommon in upland 

 logs. 



