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and there is no sign of any previous injuiy. The excellent 

 photograph given to me by Mr. Matthews, which I reproduce 

 herewith (Plate XI). will give a better idea of the mode of 

 branching than any description of mine. 



XC. Restiace^. 

 Lepyrodia traversii. 



Peaty swamps near the outlet of Lake Tongonge, near Kai- 

 taia ; R. H. Matthews ! This is an interesting and most un- 

 expected discovery, the only other locality known on the main- 

 land being the large peaty swamps between Hamilton and 

 Ohaupo, in the Middle Waikato district. 



XCI. Cyperace^. 

 Carex dipsacea. 



Fairburn (Mongonui County) ; H. Carse ! A marked north- 

 ern extension of the range of this species. 



XCII. Gramine^. 



Trisetum cheesemanii. 



Summit of Mount Blairich, Marlborough, altitude 5,000 ft. ; 

 J. H. Macmahon ! 



XCIII. FiLICES. 



Trichomanes elongatum. 



Westport district, at Giles's Creek, and in the lower portion 

 of the Buller Valley ; W. Townson ! 



Lindsaya viridis. 



In several localities in the Westport district, as Giles's Creek, 



Millerton, and road to Charleston ; W. Townson ! 



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Adiantum sethiopicum. 



This also occurs in several localities in the Buller Valley, 

 near Westport ; IF. Townson ! Mr. A. Frood informs me that 

 he has a crested variety in cultivation, found near some small 

 lakes along the sea-coast opposite to Te Kopuru, Northern 

 Wairoa. 



Asplenium umbrosum. 



Banks of the Buller River, near Westport ; W. Townson I 

 The most southern locality known to me. 



15— Trans. 



