TowNsoN. — On Vegetation of Westport District. 425 



Centrolepidf're. 

 Centrolepis ciridis, T. Kirk. On Four-mile Track, Charleston, a 



little above sea-level. 



RestiacecB. 



Leptocarpus simplex, A. Rich. Abundant on mud-flats and wet 



lands along the coast. 

 Hypolcena lateriflora, Benth. Abundant on the pakihis, and 



ascending to 3,000 ft. altitude. 



CyperacecE. 



Mariscus ustidatus, C. B. Clarke. Common on all the sandhills 



on the coast. 

 Eleocharis acuta, R. Br. Common in tidal lagoons and on river- 

 banks. 

 ,, cunninghamii, Boeck. Not uncommon from sea-level 

 to 2,000 fv. 

 Scirpus aucMandicus, var. subcucullata, C. B. Clarke. Brunner 

 Range ; altitude, 4.000 ft. 

 cernuus, Vahl. Abundant ; sea-level to 2,000 ft. 

 inundatus, Poir. Abundant in damp lowland situations. 

 ' sulcatus, Thouars. Watercourses at Waimangaroa. 

 prolifer, Rottb. BuUer Valley. 

 frondosus, Banks and Sol. On all coastal sandhills. 

 lacustris, L. On tidal lagoons. 

 (Jarpha alpina, R. Br. On pakihis, in places growing to a height 



of 2 ft. ; abundant ; altitude, from 2.000-4.000 ft. 

 Schoenus tendo. Banks and Sol. Mount Rochfort ; altitude, 

 from 1,000-2,000 ft. 

 ,, pauciforus, Hook. f. Not uncommon in subalpine 



situations. 

 ,, axillaris, Poir. Westport mountains, up to 2,000 ft. 

 Cladium glomsratum, R. Br. Not uncommon from sea-level to 

 2,000 ft. 

 ,, teretifolium, R. Br. Abundant on pakihis, ascending to 



an altitude of 2,000 ft. 

 ,, gunnii. Hook. f. Common on pakihis. 

 ,, vauthiera, C. B. Clarke. Abundant near the coast. 

 ., capillaceum; C. B. Clarke. On high-level pakihis; 

 abundant. 

 (Jahnia setifolia, Hook. f. Abundant. 



., rigida. T. Kirk. Common on swamp lands along the 



coast. 

 ,, xanthocarpa, Hook. f. Not uncommon on pakihis and 

 river-flats. 



